Ernest Mast has 30 years of experience in various technical and executive roles in the mining industry, across a wide range of commodities, geographies and development stages. Mr Mast is the former President, CEO and director of Doré Copper Mining Corp. and currently sits on the board of directors of Scottie Resources Corp., Libero Copper Corp., and First Lithium Minerals Corp. Prior roles include President and Chief Executive Officer at Primero Mining Corp., Vice President of Corporate Development at Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, Vice President of Operations at New Gold Inc. and President and CEO of Minera Panama S.A., Inmet Mining Corporation’s subsidiary, developing the $6B Cobre Panama project.
Mr Mast is a member of l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in metallurgical engineering from McGill University. Mr Mast also received post-secondary business training at Henley College in the UK and at the Universidad Catolica in Chile.