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Who we are

Mines D’Or Orbec (TSXV:BLUE) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. Orbec holds a 100% interest in the Muus Project comprised of the Muus, Muus East, Nisk, Fancamp and Embry Properties. Together, these properties include a total of 450 claims covering 24,978.66 hectares. The Muus Project is located in the southern part of the James Bay area of the Province of Quebec, about 30 km south of Chapais and 50 km southwest of Chibougamau within the eastern end of the Abitibi Greenstone belt.

The Muus Project is very prospective for gold, as well as for Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (“VMS”) deposits, with associated base and precious metals. A series of prominent ductile and brittle fault‐sets and splays transect the Project, including the Guercheville Deformation Zone (“GDZ”), which is associated with numerous past and currently producing precious‐ and base‐metal mines and deposits in the District, including the recently discovered Nelligan gold deposit and Monster Lake.

Our Muus property is on strike with the Nelligan (8.3 Moz Au at 0.96g/t) discovery!

Vision

To be a world-class mining exploration company, creating exceptional value for shareholders through the discovery and development of high-quality mineral deposits.

Values

Orbec is guided by the following principles;

  • Respect – We will operate with respect for the communities we operate in and with respect for the environment.
  • Safety – We will strive to create a safe and equal opportunity working environment that will provide the highest level of care for workers, contractors and consultants.
  • Teamwork – We will work collaboratively with both external and internal shareholders to achieve a common goal.
  • Transparency – We intend to operate with the highest ethical standards and business practices and our dealings with our shareholders will be transparent and honest.
  • Integrity – We will operate with the highest level of integrity. We will do what we say we will do, fulfill our commitments and deliver results to our shareholders.

A quality team with properties in an area with an exciting future!

Meet the Team

Strong Management Team

John Tait

CEO/Director

John Tait

Mr. Tait has been involved in mining exploration for over 25 years, highlighted by his tenure as President of Southern Star Resources Inc. (which became Gold Eagle Mines Limited that was sold to Goldcorp Inc. in 2008 for roughly C$1.5 billion). Mr. Tait has also been an Officer and Director of several exploration companies throughout his career.

Cindy Davis

CFO

Cindy Davis

Mrs. Davis possesses over 15 years of experience, providing accounting, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and management advisory services to a diverse portfolio of Canadian reporting issuers through Marrelli Support Services Inc. She has served as Chief Financial Officer for a number of junior resource reporting issuers. Mrs. Davis is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Accounting and Economics from the University of West Indies in Jamaica.

Chad Williams

CHAIRMAN

Chad Williams

  • Founder and Chairman of Red Cloud Mining Capital
  • Former CEO of Victoria Gold Corp.
  • Former Head of Mining Investment Banking at Blackmont Capital

Accomplished Board of Directors

David W. Christie

DIRECTOR

Kettina Cordero

DIRECTOR

Kettina Cordero

Ms. Cordero is currently Vice President – Investor Relations at Thesis Gold Inc. She has over 15 years of expertise in investor relations and corporate communications within the mining industry. Her career spans the range from small-cap to large-cap organizations in the precious and base metals sectors. She has held key roles with industry leaders, including Pan American Silver Corp., Alexco Resource Corp., Capstone Copper Corp., and Aris Mining Corporation. Ms. Cordero holds a Diploma in Commerce and Production from Instituto Superior BBZ in Lima, Peru, and earned the Certified Professional Investor Relations designation from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) in 2012. Ms. Cordero is also Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of Women in Mining BC.

Paolo Cattelan

DIRECTOR

Paolo Cattelan

Mr. Cattelan is Vice President of Business Development and a Dealing Representative at WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), where he leads a dynamic team responsible for fostering strategic relationships with mining companies, brokers and investors. He specializes in facilitating private placements and connecting investors with issuers to carry out structured / charity flow-through financings in the Canadian mining sector. Mr. Cattelan has a Civil Engineering degree and an MBA in International Finance from McGill University.

Prior to joining WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), Mr. Cattelan enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career in engineering and construction, holding senior executive roles with industry leaders including SNC-Lavalin, Bantrel/Bechtel and AECOM. His extensive experience spans Mining, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Infrastructure industries, where he played important roles in executing large-scale, high-impact projects.

Advisors

Stephen Kibsey

ADVISOR

Stephen Kibsey

Stephen, who was born in Sept-Iles, Québec, has over thirty years of experience as an investment professional and currently does ESG coaching and mentoring for various organizations. He worked for 21 years at one of Canada’s largest investment institutions (CDPQ) as analyst, portfolio manager, business unit risk manager, and more recently as a vice-president in the Investment Stewardship group. He also held the position of vice-president of Canadian equities during his ten years at one of Canada’s largest corporate pension funds (BIMCOR). Stephen has for many years been at the forefront of responsible investment through his involvement with the creation of the Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate and the Sustainability Ecosystem at Concordia University. He lectured at the Goodman Institute on risk management in investment portfolio construction and Sustainability Finance and Accounting at McGill University and Queen’s University. Stephen was a member of the Mining Association of Canada-Community of Interest Panel which gave feedback on the Toward Sustainable Mining protocols for 9 years and was one of the founding members of the Finance and Sustainability Initiative in Montreal.  He sat on the Investment Committee and Risk Sub-committee of the McConnell Foundation in Montreal for 6 years.  Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science in Physiology, a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining, a MBA, a SIPC, and was a CFA from 1991 to 2019. He has been recognized as a Brendan-Wood Top Gun portfolio manager from 2008-2010.

Michael Jalonen

ADVISOR

Michael Jalonen

Michael, born in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, had an over 30-year career as a respected mine analyst, specializing in precious metals, with Bank of America Securities and was regularly ranked as a leading mining analyst in North America.  He travelled throughout the world, visiting and reporting on over 100 gold, silver, and copper mining and development projects.  He holds a BSc (Honors) in geology from the University of Windsor, an MBA from the De Groote School of Business, and is a designated CFA. While at Bank of America, Michael implemented investment recommendations, provided coverage, analyzed, and researched 20 companies in the North American senior, mid-tier, and intermediate precious metal producer group as well as 5 senior precious metal royalty and streaming companies.  He created detailed operating and financial models on a mine by mine basis with long-term forecasts for companies under coverage, which led to valuation analyses to estimate company and asset values.  He regularly published multiple industry thematic reports including five annual sector primers (including a royalty and streaming industry primer) and quarterly reports on merger and acquisition activity in the global gold sector.

Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, B.Sc. M.A.

ADVISOR

Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol

  • Over 45 years of world-wide experience in gold exploration and mining
  • Has also efficiently managed due diligence of gold projects at every stage of exploration, development, and production for investment funds and corporate acquisitions
  • Has held senior corporate positions on several publicly listed companies (TSX, TSX-V, ASX, AIM, and ASE), having served as a CEO / President, VP-Exploration, Technical Director, and Independent Director.

Jean-David Moore

ADVISOR

Jean-David Moore

Jean-David (“JD”) Moore has over 20 years of experience advising mineral exploration and development companies and is a significant investor in the sector, holding stakes in more than 50 junior miners across Québec and Canada, including over 7 million shares of Orbec. He serves as a director of Bullion Gold Resources, Dios Exploration, Fokus Mining, Green Canada, and PTX Metals, and was a director of Vanstar Mining Resources until its acquisition by IAMGOLD in 2024. JD holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Forestry Engineering from Université Laval, is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs Forestiers du Québec, and has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Jean-Patrick Lariviere

DIRECTOR

Jean-Patrick Lariviere

Mr. Lariviere has more than 20 years in banking, investment banking and corporate finance. Jean-Patrick has led a successful career as an investment banker and was managing partner of the Canadian operations of Oaklins investment bank, which focused on mid-market corporate finance mergers and acquisitions services. He has directly managed and oversaw hundreds of transactions involving capital raise, divestitures, fundraising, and various strategic corporate finance assignments for his clients. Prior to his work with Oaklins, JP was a banker with UBS and Landsbankinn where he oversaw Canadian operations for various structured products. He is currently president of Sekurcorp a private equity fund focussed on acquiring and managing defensive security services and equipment companies.

Phil Girard

DIRECTOR

Phil Girard

• Entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in management and business development in technology
• Areas of expertise: strategic planning, business development, providing strategic solutions, creating business initiative and identifying opportunities.

Environmental, Social, and Governance "ESG"

Sustainability Policy
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Climate Change Policy
View

Corporate Governance

Audit Committee Charter
View
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
View

Where Earth's Turmoil Carved a Golden Future — Uncover the Orbec Discovery.

Who we are

Mines D’Or Orbec (TSXV:BLUE) is a TSX Venture Exchange listed mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. Orbec holds a 100% interest in the Muus Project comprised of the Muus, Muus East, Nisk, Fancamp and Embry Properties. Together, these properties include a total of 450 claims covering 24,978.66 hectares. The Muus Project is located in the southern part of the James Bay area of the Province of Quebec, about 30 km south of Chapais and 50 km southwest of Chibougamau within the eastern end of the Abitibi Greenstone belt.

The Muus Project is very prospective for gold, as well as for Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (“VMS”) deposits, with associated base and precious metals. A series of prominent ductile and brittle fault‐sets and splays transect the Project, including the Guercheville Deformation Zone (“GDZ”), which is associated with numerous past and currently producing precious‐ and base‐metal mines and deposits in the District, including the recently discovered Nelligan gold deposit and Monster Lake.

Our Muus property is on strike with the Nelligan (8.3 Moz Au at 0.96g/t) discovery!

Vision

To be a world-class mining exploration company, creating exceptional value for shareholders through the discovery and development of high-quality mineral deposits.

Values

Orbec is guided by the following principles;

  • Respect – We will operate with respect for the communities we operate in and with respect for the environment.
  • Safety – We will strive to create a safe and equal opportunity working environment that will provide the highest level of care for workers, contractors and consultants.
  • Teamwork – We will work collaboratively with both external and internal shareholders to achieve a common goal.
  • Transparency – We intend to operate with the highest ethical standards and business practices and our dealings with our shareholders will be transparent and honest.
  • Integrity – We will operate with the highest level of integrity. We will do what we say we will do, fulfill our commitments and deliver results to our shareholders.

A quality team with properties in an area with an exciting future!

Meet the Team

Strong Management Team

John Tait

CEO/Director

John Tait

Mr. Tait has been involved in mining exploration for over 25 years, highlighted by his tenure as President of Southern Star Resources Inc. (which became Gold Eagle Mines Limited that was sold to Goldcorp Inc. in 2008 for roughly C$1.5 billion). Mr. Tait has also been an Officer and Director of several exploration companies throughout his career.

Cindy Davis

CFO

Cindy Davis

Mrs. Davis possesses over 15 years of experience, providing accounting, financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and management advisory services to a diverse portfolio of Canadian reporting issuers through Marrelli Support Services Inc. She has served as Chief Financial Officer for a number of junior resource reporting issuers. Mrs. Davis is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Accounting and Economics from the University of West Indies in Jamaica.

Chad Williams

CHAIRMAN

Chad Williams

  • Founder and Chairman of Red Cloud Mining Capital
  • Former CEO of Victoria Gold Corp.
  • Former Head of Mining Investment Banking at Blackmont Capital

Accomplished Board of Directors

David W. Christie

DIRECTOR

Kettina Cordero

DIRECTOR

Kettina Cordero

Ms. Cordero is currently Vice President – Investor Relations at Thesis Gold Inc. She has over 15 years of expertise in investor relations and corporate communications within the mining industry. Her career spans the range from small-cap to large-cap organizations in the precious and base metals sectors. She has held key roles with industry leaders, including Pan American Silver Corp., Alexco Resource Corp., Capstone Copper Corp., and Aris Mining Corporation. Ms. Cordero holds a Diploma in Commerce and Production from Instituto Superior BBZ in Lima, Peru, and earned the Certified Professional Investor Relations designation from the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) in 2012. Ms. Cordero is also Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of Women in Mining BC.

Paolo Cattelan

DIRECTOR

Paolo Cattelan

Mr. Cattelan is Vice President of Business Development and a Dealing Representative at WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), where he leads a dynamic team responsible for fostering strategic relationships with mining companies, brokers and investors. He specializes in facilitating private placements and connecting investors with issuers to carry out structured / charity flow-through financings in the Canadian mining sector. Mr. Cattelan has a Civil Engineering degree and an MBA in International Finance from McGill University.

Prior to joining WEALTH (WCPD Inc.), Mr. Cattelan enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career in engineering and construction, holding senior executive roles with industry leaders including SNC-Lavalin, Bantrel/Bechtel and AECOM. His extensive experience spans Mining, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Infrastructure industries, where he played important roles in executing large-scale, high-impact projects.

Advisors

Stephen Kibsey

ADVISOR

Stephen Kibsey

Stephen, who was born in Sept-Iles, Québec, has over thirty years of experience as an investment professional and currently does ESG coaching and mentoring for various organizations. He worked for 21 years at one of Canada’s largest investment institutions (CDPQ) as analyst, portfolio manager, business unit risk manager, and more recently as a vice-president in the Investment Stewardship group. He also held the position of vice-president of Canadian equities during his ten years at one of Canada’s largest corporate pension funds (BIMCOR). Stephen has for many years been at the forefront of responsible investment through his involvement with the creation of the Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate and the Sustainability Ecosystem at Concordia University. He lectured at the Goodman Institute on risk management in investment portfolio construction and Sustainability Finance and Accounting at McGill University and Queen’s University. Stephen was a member of the Mining Association of Canada-Community of Interest Panel which gave feedback on the Toward Sustainable Mining protocols for 9 years and was one of the founding members of the Finance and Sustainability Initiative in Montreal.  He sat on the Investment Committee and Risk Sub-committee of the McConnell Foundation in Montreal for 6 years.  Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science in Physiology, a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining, a MBA, a SIPC, and was a CFA from 1991 to 2019. He has been recognized as a Brendan-Wood Top Gun portfolio manager from 2008-2010.

Michael Jalonen

ADVISOR

Michael Jalonen

Michael, born in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, had an over 30-year career as a respected mine analyst, specializing in precious metals, with Bank of America Securities and was regularly ranked as a leading mining analyst in North America.  He travelled throughout the world, visiting and reporting on over 100 gold, silver, and copper mining and development projects.  He holds a BSc (Honors) in geology from the University of Windsor, an MBA from the De Groote School of Business, and is a designated CFA. While at Bank of America, Michael implemented investment recommendations, provided coverage, analyzed, and researched 20 companies in the North American senior, mid-tier, and intermediate precious metal producer group as well as 5 senior precious metal royalty and streaming companies.  He created detailed operating and financial models on a mine by mine basis with long-term forecasts for companies under coverage, which led to valuation analyses to estimate company and asset values.  He regularly published multiple industry thematic reports including five annual sector primers (including a royalty and streaming industry primer) and quarterly reports on merger and acquisition activity in the global gold sector.

Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol, B.Sc. M.A.

ADVISOR

Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol

  • Over 45 years of world-wide experience in gold exploration and mining
  • Has also efficiently managed due diligence of gold projects at every stage of exploration, development, and production for investment funds and corporate acquisitions
  • Has held senior corporate positions on several publicly listed companies (TSX, TSX-V, ASX, AIM, and ASE), having served as a CEO / President, VP-Exploration, Technical Director, and Independent Director.

Jean-David Moore

ADVISOR

Jean-David Moore

Jean-David (“JD”) Moore has over 20 years of experience advising mineral exploration and development companies and is a significant investor in the sector, holding stakes in more than 50 junior miners across Québec and Canada, including over 7 million shares of Orbec. He serves as a director of Bullion Gold Resources, Dios Exploration, Fokus Mining, Green Canada, and PTX Metals, and was a director of Vanstar Mining Resources until its acquisition by IAMGOLD in 2024. JD holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Forestry Engineering from Université Laval, is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs Forestiers du Québec, and has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Jean-Patrick Lariviere

DIRECTOR

Jean-Patrick Lariviere

Mr. Lariviere has more than 20 years in banking, investment banking and corporate finance. Jean-Patrick has led a successful career as an investment banker and was managing partner of the Canadian operations of Oaklins investment bank, which focused on mid-market corporate finance mergers and acquisitions services. He has directly managed and oversaw hundreds of transactions involving capital raise, divestitures, fundraising, and various strategic corporate finance assignments for his clients. Prior to his work with Oaklins, JP was a banker with UBS and Landsbankinn where he oversaw Canadian operations for various structured products. He is currently president of Sekurcorp a private equity fund focussed on acquiring and managing defensive security services and equipment companies.

Phil Girard

DIRECTOR

Phil Girard

• Entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in management and business development in technology
• Areas of expertise: strategic planning, business development, providing strategic solutions, creating business initiative and identifying opportunities.

Environmental, Social, and Governance "ESG"

Sustainability Policy
View
Climate Change Policy
View

Corporate Governance

Audit Committee Charter
View
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
View

Where Earth's Turmoil Carved a Golden Future — Uncover the Orbec Discovery.

Head Office

215 Spadina Ave.
Suite 330
Toronto, ON M5T 2C7

Contact

[email protected]

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