About Us
Overview
Tungsten Reserve Corp. is a Canadian tungsten and molybdenum company focused on the restart of past-producing assets in British Columbia.
The Company is anchored by the MAX Processing Facility, an existing brownfield processing facility with key infrastructure in place that operated at commercial scale through 2011 and provides an established foundation for renewed production.
The Company’s approach is centered on a capital-efficient restart strategy, leveraging existing processing infrastructure rather than pursuing greenfield development. This enables a more direct path to production through the integration of nearby feed sources, including the MAX Mine and the Jersey Emerald tungsten deposit.
Tungsten Reserve Corp. is positioned to supply critical metals to Western markets, with exposure to both molybdenum and tungsten—key inputs for defense, industrial, and energy applications. The Company’s asset base, infrastructure, and jurisdiction provide a practical foundation for near-term production and longer-term growth.
Leadership and Management
DAVID DesLAURIERS
Co-principal of DLE Group, a merchant bank focused on deal origination across resources, energy, and special situations since 2004. DLE has founded or co-founded numerous public and private mining and energy companies operating in 30+ countries — collectively raising over $2.5B in the past 10 years and achieving combined market capitalizations of $10B+, with notable trade-sale and JV exits to industry majors.
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BLAIR JORDAN
Public-company CEO and capital markets executive with prior senior roles at Credit Suisse (New York, London, Tokyo) covering strategic and specialty metals, including tungsten and rare earths. Most recently led the restructuring of a failing Nasdaq company from $4M to a $2B+ market cap, raising $800M ($575M in its 2025 round). Currently serves on the boards of Goldgroup Mining (TSXV: GGA) and Standard Uranium (TSXV: STND). MBA from Chicago Booth; LL.B from the University of British Columbia.
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Anna Skowron
Anna Skowron, CPA, CA, is a senior finance executive with more than 15 years of experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, capital markets, regulatory compliance, governance and transaction execution.
Ms. Skowron has significant U.S. public-company experience, including serving as CFO and principal financial and accounting officer for Nasdaq-listed issuers. Her experience includes SEC reporting, preparation and certification of periodic filings, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal controls, audit oversight, financial governance and supporting companies through strategic transactions and corporate transitions.
She also has experience with mining, metals and energy-related businesses, including responsibility for consolidated North American financial reporting within ArcelorMittal and senior finance roles with emerging public companies in the resource and advanced-energy sectors. Her background includes supporting capital-markets initiatives, acquisitions, financings, exchange listings and the development of public-company financial and reporting infrastructure.
Ms. Skowron holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Accountant in Ontario.
Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy is a mining development executive with over 15 years of experience in project evaluation, financial modelling, technical studies, construction financing and commercial execution. He has worked with public and private mining companies across base metals, bulk commodities, rare earths and tungsten, helping advance projects through feasibility, financing, construction and operations.
Mr. Murphy has been involved in more than US$350 million of construction financings and has managed major operational contracts valued at over US$500 million. His experience includes capital and operating cost modelling, project due diligence, valuation, offtake strategy, logistics planning and contractor procurement.
Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President, Business Development at Alufer Mining, where he helped advance the Bel Air bauxite project in Guinea through feasibility, financing, construction and production, including the negotiation of its US$205 million debt, equity and offtake financing package. He later worked on site during commissioning and ramp-up, overseeing product quality and key operational contracts.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Murphy worked in corporate finance at Canaccord Genuity, focusing on natural-resources companies.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Warwick.
Connor Malek
Connor Malek is an exploration geologist with more than 15 years of experience in mineral exploration, geological interpretation and field-program execution. His experience includes geochemical sampling, geological mapping, drill-program support and the evaluation of mineral projects across a range of commodities and deposit settings.
Mr. Malek has operated an independent geological consultancy since 2018, providing exploration and technical support to mineral-resource companies. Previously, he worked with TerraLogic Exploration and NexGen Energy, where he contributed to exploration programs in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin. Earlier in his career, he gained field and production experience in Western Australia, including soil geochemistry programs and underground and open-pit geotechnical work.
Mr. Malek holds a B.Sc. with High Honours in Geology from the University of Saskatchewan, with a minor in Geomatics.
John Mirko
John Mirko is a mining entrepreneur and explorationist with more than 50 years of experience in mineral discovery, project evaluation, permitting, mine development, construction and operations. He has worked internationally across a range of commodities and has founded and managed several public and private resource companies.
Mr. Mirko has direct experience with the MAX molybdenum mine, having served as a director during its development and initial operating period. During this period, Mr. Mirko oversaw the permitting, underground development, mill construction, commissioning and commercial production. The project was British Columbia’s first new metal mine in approximately a decade, and the development team received the Association for Mineral Exploration’s E.A. Scholz Award for mine development.
His broader experience includes prospecting, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, property acquisition and evaluation, project management, service-contract tendering, mine rehabilitation and the construction of mine sites, camps, roads and airfields.
Mr. Mirko’s direct knowledge of MAX’s geology, underground development, infrastructure and operating history provides the Company with highly relevant practical guidance as it advances redevelopment and return to production.
Jonas Rigaux
Jonas Rigaux is an exploration and field-operations professional with experience in prospecting, geological mapping, geotechnical support, soil sampling and the coordination of remote field programs in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
Since 2019, Mr. Rigaux has operated Tamarack Exploration, providing contract exploration and prospecting services to mineral exploration companies. His previous experience includes field assignments with Kingfisher Metals and Aurora Geosciences, supporting geological, geotechnical and sampling programs.
Mr. Rigaux serves as a Director of both the Association for Mineral Exploration and the Public Land Use Society. In his role as Operational Manager, he supports field execution, contractor and crew coordination, site logistics and the implementation of exploration and project work programs.
Mr. Rigaux holds a bachelor’s degree in Geological and Earth Sciences from Vancouver Island University.
Underground Mining and Development Team
Led by Darrell Steenhoff and Brian Mills, experienced British Columbia underground mining professionals whose capabilities include mine development, production mining, rehabilitation, dewatering, underground construction, supervision and operational support.
Both principals previously worked at the MAX molybdenum mine and bring direct knowledge of its underground workings, ground conditions, infrastructure and historical mining practices.
Darrell Steenhoff has more than 20 years of underground mining experience, with particular expertise in underground development and construction. His experience includes conventional and mechanized mining, rehabilitation of existing workings, tunnelling and the supervision of underground crews and contractors.
Brian Mills has approximately 30 years of mining experience as a miner, shift boss, superintendent, mine manager and mining contractor. As President of Genex Mining, he led substantial underground work at MAX between 2006 and 2011, including mine rehabilitation, development and production activities during the mine’s construction and operating period.
Their previous operating experience at MAX provides the Company with invaluable knowledge and expertise through an established underground team possessing direct site knowledge.
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