Management

James Sykes

James Sykes B.Sc. (Geology) CEO and Director

James brings more than 15 years of mineral exploration and discovery experience to the team, most notably from prominent roles in high-grade uranium and rare earth element successes.  Over the past decade, he has been directly and indirectly involved with the discovery of over 500 M lbs. of U3O8 in the Athabasca Basin, having helped generate billions of dollars in shareholder appreciation.  James is also the CEO of Metal Energy Corp.


Stephen Stewart

Stephen Stewart M.Sc., MBA Chairman of the Board

Stephen is the founder and Chairman of Ore Group, a private company focused on natural resource discovery and development. He is also the Chairman of public companies: Orecap Invest, QC Copper & Gold, American Eagle Gold, Baselode Energy, Mistango River Resources, Metal Energy, and a Director of Awale Resources.

Stephen is the Founder and Chairman of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund, the largest mining-focused charitable organization supporting mining engineering and geology education.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and a Master of Science from the University of Florida.


Cameron MacKay

Cameron MacKay M.Sc., P. Geo Vice President of Exploration and Development

Cameron has over 9 of experience as an exploration geologist in the Athabasca Basin. Prior to joining Baselode he was the Senior Exploration Geologist with Purepoint Uranium Group Inc. where he played an integral role in delineating the high-grade uranium Spitfire prospect.

Cameron holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geological Sciences from the University of Saskatchewan and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.


Joel Friedman

Joel Friedman CFO

Joel is a finance professional with over 13 years of experience working in the mining and cannabis industries. Most recently, Joel served as the CFO of Khiron Life Sciences Corp, prior to this, he was Vice President, Finance at CannTrust Inc., and Director of Finance at Primero Mining Corp.  and senior finance roles at Banro Corporation and Iamgold Corporation. Mr. Friedman began his career at Deloitte in the Real Estate and Resources group, where he worked with a variety of publicly listed clients throughout the mining lifecycle, from exploration to multi-asset operators. Mr. Friedman holds a CPA, CA and Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University, Canada.