Board & Management

Pete Moorhouse – Managing Director

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Applied and Environmental Geology – University of Leicester

Mr Moorhouse is an exploration geologist with 17 years’ experience of mineral exploration in Australia, Southern Africa and Europe. He possesses extensive experience within the junior uranium sector, having worked on multiple uranium projects globally including leading exploration for ASX listed uranium explorer and developer Alligator Energy (ASX:AGE) from IPO for 10 years.

Mr Moorhouse gained significant uranium exploration experience through his time at Alligator Energy in the role of Exploration Manager where he assisted in advancing their flagship Alligator Rivers Uranium Project in Northern Territory and secondary uranium assets in South Australia.

Mr Moorhouse has significant competencies in both the evaluation and execution of exploration, resource drilling programs, feasibility studies, and engagement with traditional owners. Mr Moorhouse has evaluated a large number of global uranium projects. Alongside traditional Exploration Manager responsibilities, Mr Moorhouse has acted as a liaison with the broader capital markets for Alligator Energy and his most recent role with Aeon Metals (ASX: AML). 

Mr Moorhouse has worked in geology for a number of resource focussed companies including BMEx Ltd, Impact Minerals (ASX: IPT), Mega Uranium (TSX:MGA) and Laramide Resources (ASX:LAM). 

Mr Moorhouse is not considered to be an independent director by virtue of his executive position within the Company.

Blake Steele – Non-Executive Chairman

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree from the UBC Sauder School of Business, Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada) and Chartered Business Valuator (Canada)

Most recently he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Azarga Uranium Corp. (Azarga), a TSX-listed uranium development and exploration company.  Under Mr. Steele’s stewardship, Azarga grew into an advanced stage multi-asset company and, in February 2022, enCore Energy Corp. (TSX.V:EU) completed the acquisition of Azarga for ~C$200M.  The transaction created a leading US-focused uranium development company with a market cap of ~C$500M and estimated resources totalling 99Mlbs U3O8.

Mr Steele began his career with Deloitte & Touche, where he worked in both the audit and financial advisory practices. Prior to joining Azarga he worked at SouthGobi Resources (TSX:SGQ) as Director of Finance and prior to that as Manager, Corporate Development. 

Odile Maufrais – Exploration Manager

Mrs. Maufrais is an exploration geologist with over 15 years’ experience and an extensive understanding of the uranium exploration and mining industry, having worked at ORANO, one of the largest global uranium producers for 12 years on various assignments in Canada, Niger, and France.

Critically, Odile has significant Athabasca Basin-specific experience, being involved on over 15 greenfield and brownfield uranium exploration projects located throughout the Basin. Her most recent roles for ORANO comprised leading various uranium exploration campaigns and being an active member of the ORANO research and development team, which involved the trialing and streamlining cost effective drilling techniques on Athabasca Basin uranium projects. She also played a key role in the update of the National Instrument 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the Midwest Main and Midwest A deposits. Mrs. Maufrais holds a Master of Science from Montpellier II University, France.

Mrs. Maufrais will initially work directly with the Company’s joint venture partner, CanAlaska, to provide technical direction and operational oversight of all facets of exploration on the Geikie, North Millennium and Marshall projects.

Ben Donovan – Company Secretary

B.Comm (Hons), ACG (CS)

Mr Donovan is a chartered secretary and an associate member of the Governance Institute of Australia. He is also a director and principal of Argus Corporate Partners Pty Ltd which provides company secretary, corporate advisory, and consultancy services to a number of companies.

Mr Donovan has extensive experience in listing rules compliance and corporate governance, having served as senior adviser at the ASX in Perth for nearly three years, including as a member of the ASX JORC Committee and is currently a director and company secretary of several ASX listed and public unlisted companies involved in the resources and technology industries.

Mr Donovan is currently a non-executive director at Koonenberry Gold Ltd (ASX:KNB) and Tambourah Metals Ltd (ASX:TMB).

Cory Belyk – Non-Executive Director

Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan, Certificate of Negotiation (Harvard Law), Member of the associations of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan and British Columbia

Mr Belyk is a geologist with 30 years of experience in exploration and mining operations, project evaluation and business development. His depth of experience is a result of work on a global scale including Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Australia.

Mr Belyk has extensive global uranium experience and is currently CEO and Executive Vice President of Canadian uranium explorer and project generator CanAlaska Uranium Ltd (TSX-V:CVV) and was previously employed by Cameco Corporation where his focus was on global activities related to Cameco’s project evaluation, business development, and international exploration activity with direct oversight and accountability for offices in Mongolia and Australia. Mr. Belyk was a member of Cameco’s exploration management team during the recent Fox Lake and West McArthur uranium discoveries.

Additionally, Mr Belyk has held leadership roles at COGEMA (now Orano) and Uranerz Exploration and Mining Ltd.

Matthew O’Kane – Non-Executive Director

Bachelor of Economics and Finance, an MBA. Graduate Diploma of Mineral Exploration Geoscience. CPA (Australia)

Mr. O’Kane is an experienced executive and company director with over 25 years’ experience in the mining and mineral exploration, commodities, and automotive sectors. He has held senior leadership roles in Australia, Asia and North America, in both developed and emerging markets, from start-up companies through to multinational corporations.

He has served on the Board of mining and mineral exploration companies in Canada, Hong Kong and Australia. He was a member of the Board of Azarga Uranium Corp. from 2013 until its sale to Encore Energy Corp. in February of 2022. He is currently a director of two ASX listed exploration and development companies.