DOUGLAS NEWBY

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U.S. GOLD CORP.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-08-15	We intend to appoint Douglas Newby as a member of our Audit Committee, assuming he is elected to serve as a director. Douglas Newby is being nominated to join our board of directors at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Newby has a 35-year career in financial analysis, corporate finance and corporate management specializing in the international mining industry. He has served as President of Proteus Capital Corp., a corporate advisory firm that he owns, since 2001.
2020-09-14	Douglas Newby has been serving as our director since September 2019. Mr. Newby has a 35-year career in financial analysis, corporate finance and corporate management specializing in the international mining industry. He has served as President of Proteus Capital Corp., a corporate advisory firm that he owns, since 2001. In October 2019, Mr. Newby was appointed Chief Financial Officer of USA Rare Earth, LLC, a privately-held U.S. company that is establishing resilient, 100%-domestic U.S. supply chains for critical minerals including lithium and rare earths. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of PolyMet Mining Corp., a Canadian company developing a large copper-nickel project in Minnesota, from 2005 to 2017, and also served as a member of the board of directors of PolyMet Mining, Inc. during this period. Mr. Newby was actively involved in all aspects of the company’s development, including developing a strategy for a complex environmental review process that was successfully completed during his tenure, resulting in state and federal permits being issued. Mr. Newby also managed financial reporting, internal controls, and raising more than $300 million in equity and debt and establishing and maintaining a strategic relationship with Glencore plc. Previously, Mr. Newby was Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Western Goldfields Inc., where he arranged finance for and negotiated the acquisition of the Mesquite gold mine from Newmont Mining in November 2003. Western Goldfields subsequently formed a core part of the formation of New Gold Inc. He started his career as an institutional investment analyst and corporate finance specialist in London and New York. He has a B.Sc.(honors) degree in mathematics from Kings College London. Mr. Newby is qualified to serve on our Board because of his more than 35 years of evaluation, financing and executive management of mines and mining companies around the world.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2019-08-15

We intend to appoint Douglas Newby as a member of our Audit Committee, assuming he is elected to serve as a director. Douglas Newby is being nominated to join our board of directors at the Annual Meeting. Mr. Newby has a 35-year career in financial analysis, corporate finance and corporate management specializing in the international mining industry. He has served as President of Proteus Capital Corp., a corporate advisory firm that he owns, since 2001.

2020-09-14

Douglas Newby has been serving as our director since September 2019. Mr. Newby has a 35-year career in financial analysis, corporate finance and corporate management specializing in the international mining industry. He has served as President of Proteus Capital Corp., a corporate advisory firm that he owns, since 2001. In October 2019, Mr. Newby was appointed Chief Financial Officer of USA Rare Earth, LLC, a privately-held U.S. company that is establishing resilient, 100%-domestic U.S. supply chains for critical minerals including lithium and rare earths. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of PolyMet Mining Corp., a Canadian company developing a large copper-nickel project in Minnesota, from 2005 to 2017, and also served as a member of the board of directors of PolyMet Mining, Inc. during this period. Mr. Newby was actively involved in all aspects of the company’s development, including developing a strategy for a complex environmental review process that was successfully completed during his tenure, resulting in state and federal permits being issued. Mr. Newby also managed financial reporting, internal controls, and raising more than $300 million in equity and debt and establishing and maintaining a strategic relationship with Glencore plc. Previously, Mr. Newby was Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Western Goldfields Inc., where he arranged finance for and negotiated the acquisition of the Mesquite gold mine from Newmont Mining in November 2003. Western Goldfields subsequently formed a core part of the formation of New Gold Inc. He started his career as an institutional investment analyst and corporate finance specialist in London and New York. He has a B.Sc.(honors) degree in mathematics from Kings College London. Mr. Newby is qualified to serve on our Board because of his more than 35 years of evaluation, financing and executive management of mines and mining companies around the world.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01