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Orogen is a royalty and mineral exploration company engaged in the business of royalty creation and acquisition. Our vision is to maximize investment returns while managing risks to create value in a sustainable manner.
Orogen’s foundation is built on prospect generation. The Company leverages its geological and financial expertise to identify and advance high‐quality exploration projects. The Company monetizes these projects to generate royalties and recuperate its investment through transactions with industry or joint venture partners. This approach allows the Company to generate discovery opportunities while minimizing project risks and maximizing financial sustainability with the ultimate goal of royalty creation for the Company.
Orogen also augments its royalty portfolio with selective royalty acquisitions. Our industry knowledge and relationships help identify and evaluate quality mineral projects that have a high probability of becoming cash‐flowing royalties.
Orogen deploys capital in a disciplined manner with a focus on strong risk‐adjusted returns.
OUR ASSETS
Orogen holds royalty interests in a number of projects in North America including the following flagship projects:
Ermitaño gold deposit located in Sonora, Mexico ‐ 2.0% net smelter return (“NSR”). Production commenced in Q4‐2021.
Silicon gold project in Nevada, U.S.A ‐ 1.0% NSR.
Additional information on all royalties can be found here.
Orogen has also generated a portfolio of gold and copper assets in three key geological terranes including:
British Columbia
Western United States including Nevada
Northwestern Mexico
Our projects are optioned or sold for cash and/or equity consideration, and royalties.
Orogen’s current portfolio of optioned and available projects can be found here.
Paddy has over 15 years’ experience in public company management serving on the boards of Abacus Mining Corp., Redstar Gold Corp., Niblack Mining Corp., Cobre Exploration Ltd., and Spanish Mountain Gold. Before joining Orogen, Paddy was the President and CEO of Niblack Mining Corp. which successfully merged with Committee Bay Resources in 2008. During his tenure, Paddy developed an extensive network of contacts throughout the institutional and retail investment community. Paddy was the President & CEO of Evrim Resources before it merged with Renaissance Gold to form Orogen Royalties.
Marc Tran is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with over 20 years of finance leadership experience with public organizations. He has successfully completed over $100M of financing for mining projects and is an experienced strategic executive in transforming and scaling growth staged companies. He also has a strong background in project financing, M&A, compliance, regulatory management, corporate governance and marketing. Mr. Tran also holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.
A professional business administrator with over 20 years’ experience in Corporate and Information Technology governance. Rosana holds a Business Administrator bachelor degree and built her career in the information technology area working for international public companies, with demand management, process review and budget management. Since 2012 she has been specializing as Corporate Secretary. She is a a Chartered Governance Professional, an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute.
Marco brings 14 years' experience as an analyst, fund manager, and executive in the metals and mining industry. He spent 11 years as an analyst and portfolio manager with Equinox Partners LP in New York, managing the firm’s investments in metals and mining, and evaluating exploration, development, production and royalty companies. Since 2018 he has been a director and member of the audit committee for Orezone Gold Corporation. More recently he was the CEO of Adia Resources, a private diamond exploration company. Marco holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Laurence joined Orogen in 2017 after graduating from the University of Alberta, Canada with a PhD in Economic Geology. He also holds an MA in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK. Laurence brings his understanding of Northern Cordilleran geology and mineral deposits to Orogen.
Ignacio has 14 years experience in mineral exploration, project generation, mapping sampling and both diamond and RC drilling, mainly in porphyry, skarn and epithermal projects. He graduated from the University of Sonora with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology. He has worked for Orogen since 2013.
Luz Elena has 13 years’ experience in administration of mining exploration. She has a Bachelor’s Degree of Business and Finance from ITESM (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), Campus Guadalajara. Luz Elena has worked for the Company since 2005.
Paddy has over 15 years’ experience in public company management serving on the boards of Abacus Mining Corp., Redstar Gold Corp., Niblack Mining Corp., Cobre Exploration Ltd., and Spanish Mountain Gold. Before joining Orogen, Paddy was the President and CEO of Niblack Mining Corp. which successfully merged with Committee Bay Resources in 2008. During his tenure, Paddy developed an extensive network of contacts throughout the institutional and retail investment community. Paddy was the President & CEO of Evrim Resources before it merged with Renaissance Gold to form Orogen Royalties.
Marc Tran is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with over 20 years of finance leadership experience with public organizations. He has successfully completed over $100M of financing for mining projects and is an experienced strategic executive in transforming and scaling growth staged companies. He also has a strong background in project financing, M&A, compliance, regulatory management, corporate governance and marketing. Mr. Tran also holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.
Paddy has over 15 years’ experience in public company management serving on the boards of Abacus Mining Corp., Redstar Gold Corp., Niblack Mining Corp., Cobre Exploration Ltd., and Spanish Mountain Gold. Before joining Orogen, Paddy was the President and CEO of Niblack Mining Corp. which successfully merged with Committee Bay Resources in 2008. During his tenure, Paddy developed an extensive network of contacts throughout the institutional and retail investment community. Paddy was the President & CEO of Evrim Resources before it merged with Renaissance Gold to form Orogen Royalties.
Marc Tran is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with over 20 years of finance leadership experience with public organizations. He has successfully completed over $100M of financing for mining projects and is an experienced strategic executive in transforming and scaling growth staged companies. He also has a strong background in project financing, M&A, compliance, regulatory management, corporate governance and marketing. Mr. Tran also holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary.
A professional business administrator with over 20 years’ experience in Corporate and Information Technology governance. Rosana holds a Business Administrator bachelor degree and built her career in the information technology area working for international public companies, with demand management, process review and budget management. Since 2012 she has been specializing as Corporate Secretary. She is a a Chartered Governance Professional, an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute.
Marco brings 14 years' experience as an analyst, fund manager, and executive in the metals and mining industry. He spent 11 years as an analyst and portfolio manager with Equinox Partners LP in New York, managing the firm’s investments in metals and mining, and evaluating exploration, development, production and royalty companies. Since 2018 he has been a director and member of the audit committee for Orezone Gold Corporation. More recently he was the CEO of Adia Resources, a private diamond exploration company. Marco holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Laurence joined Orogen in 2017 after graduating from the University of Alberta, Canada with a PhD in Economic Geology. He also holds an MA in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK. Laurence brings his understanding of Northern Cordilleran geology and mineral deposits to Orogen.
Ignacio has 14 years experience in mineral exploration, project generation, mapping sampling and both diamond and RC drilling, mainly in porphyry, skarn and epithermal projects. He graduated from the University of Sonora with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology. He has worked for Orogen since 2013.
Luz Elena has 13 years’ experience in administration of mining exploration. She has a Bachelor’s Degree of Business and Finance from ITESM (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), Campus Guadalajara. Luz Elena has worked for the Company since 2005.
Justin is an internationally experienced business development executive with multi-commodity expertise in the natural resources sector. Most recently he served as Vice-President for Rio Tinto Exploration in the Americas with the responsibility to formulate and execute commercial strategies for acquisitions and divestments. Prior to this, Justin served in various legal roles for Rio Tinto Exploration and Placer Dome, including General Counsel for Rio Tinto Exploration North America and Kennecott Minerals Company where he managed the legal and commercial affairs of these companies. Justin also serves as a director of a private Canadian nature resource company.
Mr. Butler was a co-founder, officer and director of Altius Minerals Corporation, a leading diversified mineral royalty company, from 1997 to 2010. He was then President and CEO of Callinan Royalties Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by Altius in 2015. Currently he is a non-executive director of Millrock Resources, which is based in Alaska, Adia Resources in Canada and Aurum Global Exploration, which is based in Ireland and active in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Butler was also co-recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the P. J. Gardner Institute at Memorial University on behalf of Altius Minerals Corporation and is an Honorary Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Bob has worked as an exploration geologist and in senior management for major and junior mining companies for the past 35 years. This experience has been largely in Nevada, where he has been directly involved in the discovery or resource development of five gold deposits, notably the Long Canyon deposit with Pittston Nevada Gold, New West Gold and Fronteer, and the Twin Creeks, Lone Tree, Trenton Canyon and Valmy deposits with Santa Fe Pacific Gold. For the past 20 years, Bob has served in corporate management and executive positions, where in addition to his technical and leadership roles in exploration, he has been involved in corporate financing activities, investor relations, and presenting technical and corporate information to the markets. Most recently Bob was the President and CEO of Renaissance Gold.
Tim is highly skilled, experienced and award winning General Manager with a broad range of expertise in mining operations throughout the USA, Canada and Australia. He has a proven track record of professionalism in leading teams to succeed in start-ups and shut-downs as well as effecting change to improve production, costs and safety performance. In addition, Tim ran the acquisition program for Homestake Mining Corporation, Canada that included: evaluation of potential acquisitions and due diligence review for major business transactions. Tim has over 40 years of experience principally in gold operations at Homestake, Barrick Gold Corporation and most recently at Goldcorp, where he served as General Manager of the Marigold Mine and as Chief Operating Officer of Pershing Gold. Tim served as a Director of Renaissance Gold before it merged to form Orogen Royalties.
Justin is an internationally experienced business development executive with multi-commodity expertise in the natural resources sector. Most recently he served as Vice-President for Rio Tinto Exploration in the Americas with the responsibility to formulate and execute commercial strategies for acquisitions and divestments. Prior to this, Justin served in various legal roles for Rio Tinto Exploration and Placer Dome, including General Counsel for Rio Tinto Exploration North America and Kennecott Minerals Company where he managed the legal and commercial affairs of these companies. Justin also serves as a director of a private Canadian nature resource company.
Mr. Butler was a co-founder, officer and director of Altius Minerals Corporation, a leading diversified mineral royalty company, from 1997 to 2010. He was then President and CEO of Callinan Royalties Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by Altius in 2015. Currently he is a non-executive director of Millrock Resources, which is based in Alaska, Adia Resources in Canada and Aurum Global Exploration, which is based in Ireland and active in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Butler was also co-recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the P. J. Gardner Institute at Memorial University on behalf of Altius Minerals Corporation and is an Honorary Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Bob has worked as an exploration geologist and in senior management for major and junior mining companies for the past 35 years. This experience has been largely in Nevada, where he has been directly involved in the discovery or resource development of five gold deposits, notably the Long Canyon deposit with Pittston Nevada Gold, New West Gold and Fronteer, and the Twin Creeks, Lone Tree, Trenton Canyon and Valmy deposits with Santa Fe Pacific Gold. For the past 20 years, Bob has served in corporate management and executive positions, where in addition to his technical and leadership roles in exploration, he has been involved in corporate financing activities, investor relations, and presenting technical and corporate information to the markets. Most recently Bob was the President and CEO of Renaissance Gold.
Tim is highly skilled, experienced and award winning General Manager with a broad range of expertise in mining operations throughout the USA, Canada and Australia. He has a proven track record of professionalism in leading teams to succeed in start-ups and shut-downs as well as effecting change to improve production, costs and safety performance. In addition, Tim ran the acquisition program for Homestake Mining Corporation, Canada that included: evaluation of potential acquisitions and due diligence review for major business transactions. Tim has over 40 years of experience principally in gold operations at Homestake, Barrick Gold Corporation and most recently at Goldcorp, where he served as General Manager of the Marigold Mine and as Chief Operating Officer of Pershing Gold. Tim served as a Director of Renaissance Gold before it merged to form Orogen Royalties.
Justin is an internationally experienced business development executive with multi-commodity expertise in the natural resources sector. Most recently he served as Vice-President for Rio Tinto Exploration in the Americas with the responsibility to formulate and execute commercial strategies for acquisitions and divestments. Prior to this, Justin served in various legal roles for Rio Tinto Exploration and Placer Dome, including General Counsel for Rio Tinto Exploration North America and Kennecott Minerals Company where he managed the legal and commercial affairs of these companies. Justin also serves as a director of a private Canadian nature resource company.
Mr. Butler was a co-founder, officer and director of Altius Minerals Corporation, a leading diversified mineral royalty company, from 1997 to 2010. He was then President and CEO of Callinan Royalties Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by Altius in 2015. Currently he is a non-executive director of Millrock Resources, which is based in Alaska, Adia Resources in Canada and Aurum Global Exploration, which is based in Ireland and active in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Butler was also co-recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the P. J. Gardner Institute at Memorial University on behalf of Altius Minerals Corporation and is an Honorary Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Bob has worked as an exploration geologist and in senior management for major and junior mining companies for the past 35 years. This experience has been largely in Nevada, where he has been directly involved in the discovery or resource development of five gold deposits, notably the Long Canyon deposit with Pittston Nevada Gold, New West Gold and Fronteer, and the Twin Creeks, Lone Tree, Trenton Canyon and Valmy deposits with Santa Fe Pacific Gold. For the past 20 years, Bob has served in corporate management and executive positions, where in addition to his technical and leadership roles in exploration, he has been involved in corporate financing activities, investor relations, and presenting technical and corporate information to the markets. Most recently Bob was the President and CEO of Renaissance Gold.
Tim is highly skilled, experienced and award winning General Manager with a broad range of expertise in mining operations throughout the USA, Canada and Australia. He has a proven track record of professionalism in leading teams to succeed in start-ups and shut-downs as well as effecting change to improve production, costs and safety performance. In addition, Tim ran the acquisition program for Homestake Mining Corporation, Canada that included: evaluation of potential acquisitions and due diligence review for major business transactions. Tim has over 40 years of experience principally in gold operations at Homestake, Barrick Gold Corporation and most recently at Goldcorp, where he served as General Manager of the Marigold Mine and as Chief Operating Officer of Pershing Gold. Tim served as a Director of Renaissance Gold before it merged to form Orogen Royalties.
We strive to minimise our impact on the environment by undertaking each exploration program with minimal disturbance.
Orogen carries out progressive reclamation of surface disturbance activities such as the establishment of camps, drilling, trenching and access construction:
Disturbed sites are left free of refuse and re-seeded (where applicable) to encourage re-vegetation.
Drill sites are, to the extent possible, restored to their original contours and re-seeded to facilitate revegetation.
Drill cuttings collected in sump are backfilled, restored to their original contours and re-seeded (where applicable).
Rehabilitated access roads are restored to their pre-existing condition and are re-seeded to encourage re-vegetation. Erosion-prevention measures are installed on new access roads and are also re-seeded to encourage re-vegetation, unless local stakeholders prefer to keep the roads open for their own use.
Orogen’s goal is to create, nurture and support a diverse workforce and environment. The Board of Directors and management takes full ownership of the Company’s approach to diversity, inclusion and their outputs. The Company’s aim is to attract and retain talent that have an appropriate mix of diversity, skill and expertise. All appointments are based on merit, experience, skill and contribution with due consideration given to the benefits of diversity.
Having active exploration projects in Mexico, U.S. and Canada means building relationships with a wide range of people. People are identified based on their traditional territory, their technical capability and their extent of interest for information and involvement.
We value the trust and respect of the communities where we work, and to the extent possible, we support local engagement in the form of services and labour.
Engagement varies greatly with each project. Traditional knowledge and archeological surveys may be included as part of the engagement process. Engagement is tailored to the needs of the communities and varies from regular updates of activities to formal meetings and presentations.
The exploration side of our business encounters a range of potential hazards. The most common risks at this stage are transportation related to and from an exploration program, drilling operations, field operations (slips, falls, forest fires, wildlife encounters), aircraft operations and security (depending on the jurisdiction).
At Orogen, we use safety training, daily risk assessments and toolbox meetings, incident and near miss reporting as ways to assess, prevent, and where possible eliminate, potential risks to the health and safety of our workers. We promote a culture of health and safety that flows from management to field crews. Every member is empowered to take charge of their own health and safety as well as for fellow team members.
We measure our health and safety performance and participate in industry forums and surveys as a baseline for continuous improvement.
