Corporate
Directors & Management
The Duncastle team has extensive experience in mineral exploration with an exceptional blend of financing, technical, project management, and legal expertise.
As a Manex Group company, Duncastle Gold Corp. benefits from shared expertise in corporate finance, public company administration, investor relations, technical and geological services. Since the formation of MANEX in 1997, companies within the Manex Group have raised over C$300 million in exploration financing. Currently there are seven mineral exploration companies headquartered in its Vancouver offices.
Lawrence Page, B.A., LL.B., Q.C.
Chairman & Director
Lawrence Page obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1964 and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1965 where he has practiced in the areas of natural resource law and corporate and securities law to the present date. Through his experience with natural resource companies and, in particular, precious metals development, Mr. Page has established a unique relationship with financiers, geologists and consultants and has been counsel for public Companies which have discovered and developed producing mines in North America. Specifically, he has been a Director and Officer of Companies which have discovered and brought into production the David Bell and Page Williams mines in Ontario, the Snip, Calpine/Eskay Creek and Mascot Gold Mines in British Columbia, as well as the discovery of the Penasquito Mine in Mexico.
Mr. Page is the principal of the Manex Resource Group of Vancouver which provides administrative, financial, corporate, corporate finance and geological services to a number of public companies in the mineral resource sector. He currently serves as a director of six public companies, including Bravo Gold Corporation, Duncastle Gold Corp., Bravada Gold Corporation, Quaterra Resources Inc., Southern Silver Exploration Corp. and Valterra Resource Corporation.
Michael Rowley, BSc, RPBio
President & Director
Mr. Rowley obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia in 1990 and has eighteen years executive experience in the mining and mineral testing industries. He was the President and director of Duncastle Gold Corp.’s predecessor company Dundee Mines Ltd. and led its organization and acquisition of mineral properties up to its qualifying transaction in 2007. As VP Operations and later President of Duncastle Gold Corp., the resulting TSX Venture listed mineral exploration company, his responsibilities include property acquisitions, exploration management, and community engagement including First Nations relations. Prior to his role with Duncastle he was President and director of Blue Sky Mines Ltd. where he led the development of a recycling technology based on mining industry techniques through to full-scale operation. Currently he is also a director of Bravada Gold Corporation, and an officer of Sierra Mountain Minerals Inc. He is the co-author of numerous technical papers and obtained two patents on mine water treatment. Other roles in mining technology development and corporate management include long-term roles as President of NTBC Research Corp. and Vice-President of Biomet Mining Corp.
Mahesh Liyanage, CA
CFO
Mahesh Liyanage joins the Company with over 15 years of experience in public practice and industry. He is a Chartered Accountant and has headed finance and audit teams nationally and internationally. He started his career with BDO Burah Hathy Sri Lanka and held a supervisory role leading audits in manufacturing, banking, and natural resource industries. Before moving to McDonald’s Fiji as head of finance he served as controller for a garment manufacturing company which catered to the North American market. In McDonald’s Fiji he pioneered the implementation of accounting systems and revitalized office structures, document flows and inter-department relationships in order to achieve excellence and profitability. Mahesh Liyanage is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia as well as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Society of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka and Fiji Institute of Accountants.
Arie Page
Corporate Secretary
Ms. Page obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 and her Bachelor of Laws degree in 2004 from the University of British Columbia and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2005. Ms. Page currently serves as a corporate secretary to several public resource companies in the minerals sector.
Victor Jones, BSc, MBA
Director
Victor J.E. Jones brings to the company a diverse experience in mineral exploration finance and joint venture negotiations for companies operating in BC, Nevada, Mali, Ghana and South Africa. Currently Mr. Jones is Chairman, CFO and Director of Great Quest Minerals. He has held numerous senior executive and Board positions in public and private exploration companies and is currently chair of a TSX.V exploration company with projects in BC and Mali. A graduate of McGill University he has a background in venture capital and technology as well as with listings on Toronto and London AIM exchanges. His experience will now complement the Board of Duncastle to advance its two strategic BC projects.
Douglas Warkentin, PEng
Director, Audit Committee Member
Mr. Warkentin is a Metallurgist with over 20 years of experience in the mining industry. He graduated from UBC with a degree in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering, and has been a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC since 1992. He is the co-author of numerous technical papers and obtained two patents on mine water treatment. He has been a principal in several companies providing process development services and new environmental technologies to the mining industry. He is currently Senior Metallurgist for Kemetco Research Inc. of Vancouver (formerly BC Research Inc.).
Derek L. Page, BBA, MBA
Director & Audit Committee Chair
Mr. Page was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University in 1989, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia in 1992. From 1989 to 1994 Mr. Page was active in the mineral exploration industry in Canada, conducting extensive field work in such areas as Eskay Creek and Bronson Creek in Northwest British Columbia, and the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. In 1994 Mr. Page joined Colliers International, where he worked until 1997 as a Commercial Real Estate Broker. In 1997 Mr. Page joined Oxford Properties Group, where he is currently Director, Real Estate Management. In this capacity he manages the Vancouver office of the company, overseeing 25 staff and the operations and financial performance of a $500 million commercial real estate portfolio. Mr. Page is currently a Director of Valterra Resource Corporation and Duncastle Gold Corp. and CFO of Bravada Gold Corporation.
Scott B. Hean, BA, MBA, ICD.D
Director & Audit Committee Member
Mr. Hean is currently Chief Financial Officer of Quaterra Resources Inc. (QTA on TSX-V and QMM on NYSE-Amex). Previously, for 5 years he was CFO for Manex Resource Group and had held senior management and executive positions with Bank of Montreal as Senior Vice President and Managing Director responsible for financing in the natural resources sectors in North America and with J.P. Morgan of New York, primarily financing junior oil and gas companies in the United StatesHe is a Director of Sabina Silver Corporation (SBB traded on the TSE) and a number of TSX – Venture companies. He is the current Chair, Bill Reid Foundation Services Ltd and has served on numerous other not-for-profit Boards, including Outward Bound and B.C. Children's Hospital. Graduating from Simon Fraser University (B.A.) in 1973 and from the Ivey School of Business (M.B.A.), London, Ontario, in 1975, Mr. Hean, graduated from the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education Program (ICD.D) in 2006.
