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.