Quinton is an economic geologist with 40+ years of operating and investment experience in the precious metals mining industry. He earned a PhD in Geology and Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines. He worked as an exploration geologist for major global mining firms including Homestake Mining (now Barrick Gold), Newcrest Mining, and Newmont Mining. He later led several exploration-focused mining firms as an executive. Dr. Hennigh joined Crescat in 2021 as a member of the investment team. Quinton now acts in an advisory role. Since 2023, he has also served as Chairman and CEO of San Cristobal Mining (SCM), a Crescat activist investment and leading worldwide producer of silver and zinc. SCM’s acquisition of Minera San Cristobal from Sumitomo in 2023 and the advancement of its Isidorito silver deposit in Bolivia are among Quinton’s outstanding career achievements. He has made valuable contributions to other successful projects that include Kirkland Lake Gold’s acquisition of the Fosterville mine in Australia and the discovery and advancement of various tier-1 mineral assets worldwide, including New Found Gold’s Queensway discovery in Newfoundland, Eloro Resources’ Iska Iska silver/polymetallic deposit in Bolivia, Snowline Gold’s Valley deposit in the Yukon, and Goliath Resources’ Surebet gold discovery in British Columbia among others.

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