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Mr. Manz, B.A.Sc. (Geological Engineering), MBA, has been involved with the mining sector for the past 17 years, has been instrumental in the creation and refinancing of several North American gold producers, and has successfully raised in excess of $700 million for junior and mid-tier resource companies.
Mr. Manz was the principal financial officer of Royal Oak Mines during its inception. In this capacity, Mr. Manz was directly involved in the acquisition, merger, financing and financial turnaround of several distressed Canadian gold mines which resulted in Royal Oak being a debt-free, cash-flow-positive 300,000 oz/year gold producer at the time of his departure. Subsequently, Mr. Manz became the President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlas Corporation, a NYSE listed gold and industrial minerals company. While with Atlas, Mr. Manz raised US $66 million, which allowed the company to recommence mining at its 50,000 oz/year Nevada gold mine, and funded the acquisition and development of additional mining assets in Nevada and Oregon. Mr. Manz also served as Vice President of Gerald Metals, one of the world's largest metal merchanting companies, where he was responsible for the refining and purchasing of precious metals, the design and implementation of commodity and currency hedging programs, and the arrangement of and participation in project, working capital and bridge loans for mining projects throughout the world. | 