Warwick Smith

About

Warwick Smith, is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Director of American Pacific Mining Corp. (CSE: USGD) (OTCQX: USGDF), a Canadian precious and base metals explorer and developer focused on opportunities in the Western United States. | < > | Mr. Smith is a seasoned venture capitalist with decades of experience in business leadership, corporate finance, and M&A with a focus on the resource sector since 1999. | < > | As an industry expert, Mr. Smith has been featured in both business and trade press. His media interviews include BNN Bloomberg (TV), Bloomberg, CTV 2, Benzinga (incl. Benzinga TV), Yahoo! Finance, Global Finance Magazine, The Northern Miner, The Mining Journal (UK), S&P Global Platts and S&P Global Market Intelligence (Commodity Insights), CBC News Network (TV), The Globe And Mail, Kitco News, Global Mining Review, TraderTV.LIVE, Argus Media, and Mining Weekly, to name a few. | < > | At just 30 years old, Mr. Smith was a founding shareholder of Riverside Resources Inc. before becoming Co-Founder and CEO of Western Pacific Resources Corp. (TSXV: WRP) at age 33, where he successfully negotiated the transaction to acquire the Deer Trail Mine (now operated by MAG Silver) while concurrently closing $18M in capital. | < > | As CEO and Director of American Pacific Mining, Mr. Smith negotiated the transaction to purchase the past-producing Madison Copper-Gold Mine in Montana, a then joint venture, earn-in agreement with mining major Rio Tinto Group, a transaction that was subsequently nominated for Deal of the Year by S&P Global Platts at its 2021 and 2022 Global Metals Awards. For the same transaction, Mr. Smith was nominated in 2022 for CEO of the Year. In addition to six S&P Global Platts Metals Awards nominations, American Pacific has also received awards finalist nods from Resourcing Tomorrow and Mining Magazine. | < > | He continues to be a significant early investor in both technology and mining companies. | < > | Copper Mining Expert | Gold Mining Expert | Junior Mining Expert | Mining Tariff Expert | Canada and U.S Mining Expert | Western USA Mining Expert