JAMES HESKETH - Corporate Board Profile

SOLITARIO RESOURCES CORP.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2017-05-24	Mr. Hesketh has been nominated to serve as a new director of Solitario. He is presently serving as President, CEO, and Director of Aintree Resources, Inc., a start-up exploration company listed on the TSXV, which owns an advanced stage gold exploration property near Tonopah Nevada. From March 2008 to December 2016 Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Atna Resource, Ltd, a TSX listed company that operated two gold mines in California and Nevada. Prior to that, Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Canyon Resources Corporation (2005-2008), a NYSE MKT listed mining company, which was merged with Atna Resources in 2008. Prior to joining Canyon, Mr. Hesketh served as Principal Mining Engineer and Vice President of NM Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc. (2000-2004) engaged in structured lending to the global metals and mining industry. Mr. Hesketh has proven leadership skills and broad based industry experience ranging from mergers and acquisitions to mining finance, to mine permitting, development, construction and operations, both domestically and internationally and under U.S. and international regulatory regimes. In evaluating Mr. Hesketh’s qualifications to serve as a director, the Board of Solitario believes that his formal training in engineering and economics combined with over 35 years of broad based industry experience and leadership makes him uniquely suited to serve on the Board. Mr. Hesketh holds a BS in Mining engineering and an MS in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2018-04-30	Mr. Hesketh has been a director of Solitario since July of 2017. He is presently serving as President, CEO, and Director of Viva Gold Corp. an exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, which owns an advanced stage gold exploration property near Tonopah Nevada. From March 2008 to December 2016 Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Atna Resource, Ltd, a TSX listed company that operated two gold mines in California and Nevada. Prior to that, Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Canyon Resources Corporation (2005-2008), a NYSE American listed mining company, which was merged with Atna Resources Ltd. in 2008. Prior to joining Canyon, Mr. Hesketh served as Principal Mining Engineer and Vice President of NM Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc. (2000-2004) which engaged in structured lending to the global metals and mining industry. Mr. Hesketh has proven leadership skills and broad-based industry experience ranging from mergers and acquisitions to mining finance, to mine permitting, development, construction and operations, both domestically and internationally and under U.S. and international regulatory regimes. In evaluating Mr. Hesketh’s qualifications to serve as a director, the Board of Solitario believes that his formal training in engineering and economics combined with more than 35 years of broad based industry experience and leadership makes him uniquely suited to serve on the Board. Mr. Hesketh holds a BS in Mining engineering and an MS in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2019-04-29	Mr. Hesketh has proven leadership skills and broad-based industry experience ranging from mergers and acquisitions to mining finance, to mine permitting, development, construction and operations, both domestically and internationally and under U.S. and international regulatory regimes. Mr. Hesketh holds a BS in Mining engineering and an MS in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2020-04-28	Mr. Hesketh holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining engineering and an Master of Science in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2021-04-28	Mr. Hesketh holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining engineering and a Master of Science in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2022-04-29	Mr. Hesketh holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and a Master of Science in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2023-04-28	Mr. Hesketh has been a director of Solitario since July of 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and a Master of Science in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.
2024-04-26	Mr. Hesketh has been a director of Solitario since July of 2017. He is presently serving as President, CEO, and Director of Viva Gold Corp., a gold development and exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and the OTCQB market exchange, which owns an advanced stage gold exploration property near Tonopah Nevada, a position he has held since February 2017. From March 2008 to December 2016, Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Atna Resources, Ltd., which operated two gold mines. Prior to that, from 2005 to 2008, Mr. Hesketh served as President, CEO and Director of Canyon Resources Corporation, a formerly NYSE-American listed mining company, which was merged with Atna Resources in 2008. Prior to joining Canyon, Mr. Hesketh served as Principal Mining Engineer and Vice President of NM Rothschild & Sons (Denver) Inc. from 2000 to 2004, which engaged in structured lending to the global metals and mining industry. Mr. Hesketh has proven leadership skills and broad-based industry experience ranging from mergers and acquisitions to mining finance, to mine permitting, development, construction and operations, both domestically and internationally and under U.S. and international regulatory regimes. In evaluating Mr. Hesketh’s qualifications to serve as a director, the Board believes that his formal training in engineering and economics combined with more than 40 years of broad-based industry experience and leadership makes him uniquely suited to serve on the Board. Mr. Hesketh holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering and a Master of Science in Mineral economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.