Technical Leadership
Mikko Nenonen, Exploration Manager
Mr. Nenonen adds a strong background in of all aspects of mineral exploration in Finland, particularly in the Lapland region . Since 2018, Mikko has worked as a geologist on a variety of gold, nickel-copper and vanadium projects for consulting service provider Magnus Minerals Ltd., including two years as a part-time project geologist to FireFox managing many aspects of both the exploration programs and stakeholder engagement. Prior to his work with Magnus, Mikko garnered gold experience exploring the Kittilä region of Lapland with Agnico Eagle Finland.
Richard Goldfarb, PhD, Technical Advisor
Dr. Goldfarb has more than 40 years of experience as an exploration geologist, researcher and professor who has authored over 220 geological publications and given more than 200 keynote addresses and workshops in 31 countries. He is a world-renowned expert on the geology of gold deposits with an emphasis on orogenic gold. He rose to prominence during a 30+ year career as a Senior Research Geologist at the US Geological Survey. Dr. Goldfarb’s specialty is target generation and optimization in greenfields exploration for orogenic gold.
In addition to operating a well known geological consultancy, he is a Distinguished Overseas Professor at the China University of Geosciences and a Research Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. He is a Fellow and former President of the Society of Economic Geologists.
John Robins, Geologist, Technical Advisor
John Robins is a geologist, prospector, and entrepreneur with over 35 years experience in the mining industry. In 2025, he was the recipient of PDAC’s Viola R. MacMillan Award for his leadership excellence in mineral exploration financing. He also received AME’s Murray Pezim Award in 2022 for his significant contribution to the financing of exploration and development projects, as well as the Spud Huestis Award in 2008 for having made significant contributions to mineral exploration in British Columbia and Yukon.
Mr. Robins has been involved in several notable discoveries, including: the 5M oz Coffee Gold deposit in Yukon, the Three Bluffs gold deposit in the Committee Bay greenstone belt, the Aviat / Churchille diamond districts of Nunavut, and the Great Bear project in north-western Ontario. Through his entrepreneurship, John has been instrumental in over CDN$3B in M&A activity and has generated over $1B in direct and indirect mineral expenditures throughout Canada, Latin America, and Australia. Notable recent successes include the sales of Great Bear Resources Ltd. to Kinross Gold Corp. for $1.8B, Great Bear Royalties Corp. to Royal Gold Inc. for $200M, and Kaminak Gold Corp. to Goldcorp for $510M.
John’s outstanding strategic guidance, technical expertise, strong industry relationships, and steadfast adherence to ethical practices, underpin his status as a leading steward of the junior mining industry. He currently acts as Chairman of K2 Gold Corp. and is also a Strategic Advisor to Prospector Metals Corp., Kodiak Copper Corp., CopperEx Resources Corp., ValOre Metals Corp., and Defense Metals Corp.
Alf Björklund, PhD, Technical Advisor
Dr. Björkund brings more than 50 years of experience in geoscientific research & application to mineral exploration in Scandinavia, Russia, Brazil, Portugal & Canada. Trained as an exploration geochemist, he is also a former chief geochemist for the Geological Survey of Finland. He has been a Professor of Geology at Abo Akademi University. He is a part owner, co-founder, and CEO of SES Finland Ltd and chairman of the Board for Magnus Minerals.