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“We approached Keith at the start, and thankfullyhesaidyes,” James says. “He brought with him all of his mining engineers, all of his labourers, all of his contacts – he brought in some excellent, extremely qualified people. He’s been an invaluable asset during the development stages of the project.” The company’s CFO, Viktoriya Griffin, has also been a key contributor, James says. She’s a dedicated and knowledgeable Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience in her field. She started with the company doing their books part time, but her contribution was so important that they soon asked her to join in a larger role. “All the grants, all the financials – she’s put it all together,” James says. “She’s been fantastic. She’s probably going to bring in more money into the project than me eventually. She deserves a lot of thanks.” James is also thankful for the company’s investors, with whom he has built very strong personal relationships: “The vast majority have been incredibly supportive,” he says. “They’ve had a lot of faith in the long-term strength of the project. Even when we’ve bumped into regulation hold- ups, they’ve been incredibly patient and allowed us to work through them.” “Normally in a junior mining company, when you experience hold-ups, it creates a lot of nervousness,” he continues. “But we put out a lot of news, we kept everyone updated, I made myself available to answer questions – and we received a lot of loyalty in return. People trusted that once we got things going the stock would really jump, and that did happen.” OCT - NOV 2021