EXECUTIVE TEAM
Management & Key Personnel
Jan M. Alston
B.A., LL.B., President & C.E.O.
Mr. Alston was born in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Alston attended the University of Alberta where he obtained a BA in 1978 and an LLB in 1981. Mr. Alston has been involved in public junior natural resource companies for over 40 years. He practiced law in the 1980’s in the areas of business law, oil and gas, securities regulation and corporate finance. Mr. Alston has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta from 1982 to present (Inactive list). He led the management team as President, Chief Executive Officer, director and co-founder of Purcell Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. After sixteen years, Purcell in 2005 sold two-thirds of its oil and gas assets for more than $150 million and spun out Tenergy Ltd. From November 2005 Mr. Alston was Chief Executive Officer and director of Tenergy Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed natural gas exploration and production company, until its sale in March 2006 for $92 million. Since 2011, he has been working to advance CMX’s Clayton Silver Project.
Jan M. Alston
B.A., LL.B., President & C.E.O.
Mr. Alston was born in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Alston attended the University of Alberta where he obtained a BA in 1978 and an LLB in 1981. Mr. Alston has been involved in public junior natural resource companies for over 40 years. He practiced law in the 1980’s in the areas of business law, oil and gas, securities regulation and corporate finance. Mr. Alston has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta from 1982 to present (Inactive list). He led the management team as President, Chief Executive Officer, director and co-founder of Purcell Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. After sixteen years, Purcell in 2005 sold two-thirds of its oil and gas assets for more than $150 million and spun out Tenergy Ltd. From November 2005 Mr. Alston was Chief Executive Officer and director of Tenergy Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed natural gas exploration and production company, until its sale in March 2006 for $92 million. Since 2011, he has been working to advance CMX’s Clayton Silver Project.
Glen R. Alston
B.Comm., Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Alston attended the University of Calgary where he obtained his B. Comm. in 1986. He has greater than 32 years of experience in executive and management roles with public junior mining exploration companies. Mr. Alston has been a senior officer and director of several junior companies, as well as being involved in many different aspects of the junior mining business, including stock exchange listings, corporate finance activities, corporate development, project management, and accounting and audit functions. He has extensive experience in facilitating exploration projects for precious metals, diamonds and base metals. Mr. Alston played a key role in CMX’s acquisition of the Clayton Silver Project, having recognized the underappreciated and exceptional potential of the historic Clayton Silver Mine.
Glen R. Alston
B.Comm., Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Alston was born in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Alston attended the University of Alberta where he obtained a BA in 1978 and an LLB in 1981. Mr. Alston has been involved in public junior natural resource companies for over 35 years. He practiced law in the 1980’s in the areas of business law, oil and gas, securities regulation and corporate finance. Mr. Alston has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta from 1982 to present (inactive list). He led the management team as President, Chief Executive Officer, director and co-founder of Purcell Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. After sixteen years, Purcell in 2005 sold two-thirds of its oil and gas assets for more than $150 million and spun out Tenergy Ltd. From November 2005 Mr. Alston was Chief Executive Officer and director of Tenergy Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed natural gas exploration and production company, until its sale in March 2006 for $92 million. Since 2006, he has been involved in several private businesses in management and as an investor.
James P. O’Sullivan
B.Sc., LL.B., Corporate Secretary
Mr. O’Sullivan is a partner in the Calgary office of Dentons LLP. His current practice focuses on providing corporate and commercial advice to junior issuers, including start-up and growth companies active in the energy, mining, healthcare and technology markets. Mr. O’Sullivan’s expertise includes corporate governance, regulatory compliance and continuous disclosure matters. He has extensive experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations. He also serves as corporate secretary for several Canadian public companies. Mr. O’Sullivan has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since 2007.
Richard T. Walker
M.Sc. (Geology), P. Geo., Consulting Geologist
Mr. Walker attended the University of Calgary where he obtained his B.Sc. (Geology) in 1986 and his M.Sc. (Geology) in 1989. He is a Professional Geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. With over 30 years of practical field experience working with organizations of all sizes from junior to major mining companies, both private and public in Canada, the United States and South America, Mr. Walker’s primary role has been management of exploration programs for precious metals (with an emphasis on silver) and base metals. He has successfully completed programs in diverse jurisdictions, including British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon Territory, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Montana, Alaska, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. Mr. Walker’s broad field experience includes geological, structural and alteration mapping of Proterozoic to Paleozoic sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous lithologies in undeformed to multiply deformed complex environments. His background includes experience with a variety of deposit types including porphyries, sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX), volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS), low tonnage / high grade polymetallic vein and manto mineralization, industrial minerals, gold, silver, base metals, rare to strategic metals and diamonds. Mr. Walker provides consulting services through his firm, Dynamic Exploration Ltd., of which he has been President since 1996. He was the President of the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines (1994-2006) and a Director of the B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines (1999-2004).
James P. O’Sullivan
B.Sc., LL.B., Corporate Secretary
Mr. O’Sullivan is a partner in the Calgary office of Dentons LLP. His current practice focuses on providing corporate and commercial advice to junior issuers, including start-up and growth companies active in the energy, mining, healthcare and technology markets. Mr. O’Sullivan’s expertise includes corporate governance, regulatory compliance and continuous disclosure matters. He has extensive experience in financings, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate reorganizations. He also serves as corporate secretary for several Canadian public companies. Mr. O’Sullivan has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta since 2007.
Richard T. Walker
M.Sc. (Geology), P. Geo., Consulting Geologist
Mr. Walker attended the University of Calgary where he obtained his B.Sc. (Geology) in 1986 and his M.Sc. (Geology) in 1989. He is a Professional Geologist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. With over 30 years of practical field experience working with organizations of all sizes from junior to major mining companies, both private and public in Canada, the United States and South America, Mr. Walker’s primary role has been management of exploration programs for precious metals (with an emphasis on silver) and base metals. He has successfully completed programs in diverse jurisdictions, including British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon Territory, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Montana, Alaska, Brazil, Peru, and Chile. Mr. Walker’s broad field experience includes geological, structural and alteration mapping of Proterozoic to Paleozoic sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous lithologies in undeformed to multiply deformed complex environments. His background includes experience with a variety of deposit types including porphyries, sedimentary exhalative (SEDEX), volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS), low tonnage / high grade polymetallic vein and manto mineralization, industrial minerals, gold, silver, base metals, rare to strategic metals and diamonds. Mr. Walker provides consulting services through his firm, Dynamic Exploration Ltd., of which he has been President since 1996. He was the President of the East Kootenay Chamber of Mines (1994-2006) and a Director of the B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines (1999-2004).
Directors
Jan M. Alston B.A.
LL.B., President, C.E.O. & Director
Mr. Alston was born in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Alston attended the University of Alberta where he obtained a BA in 1978 and an LLB in 1981. Mr. Alston has been involved in public junior natural resource companies for over 35 years. He practiced law in the 1980’s in the areas of business law, oil and gas, securities regulation and corporate finance. Mr. Alston has been a member of the Law Society of Alberta from 1982 to present (inactive list). He led the management team as President, Chief Executive Officer, director and co-founder of Purcell Energy Ltd., an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. After sixteen years, Purcell in 2005 sold two-thirds of its oil and gas assets for more than $150 million and spun out Tenergy Ltd. From November 2005 Mr. Alston was Chief Executive Officer and director of Tenergy Ltd., a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed natural gas exploration and production company, until its sale in March 2006 for $92 million. Since 2006, he has been involved in several private businesses in management and as an investor.
John A. Niedermaier
Director
Mr. Niedermaier attended the University of Saskatchewan where he obtained a B.Sc. in Engineering in 1963. He is a professional engineer and member of APEGA. Mr. Niedermaier has more than 50 years of experience in the oil and gas drilling and service industry during which time he founded and was President of Badger Drilling Ltd., Derrick Drilling Ltd. and Petro Well Services Ltd. In the early 1980s he was one of the founders of the Canadian Association of Drilling Engineers (CADE). Mr. Niedermaier also served on the board of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors and was President in 1986. He co-founded Storm Well Servicing Inc. in 2002, which was sold in 2007. He is presently founder and President of Mi Casa Rentals Inc., an oilfield supply company. Mr. Niedermaier was a director of Purcell Energy Ltd. from 1989 until 2005 and has been on numerous public and private company boards of directors, including RXO Energy Inc. and Technicoil Corp. He is currently a director of Marksmen Energy Inc., a TSX Venture-listed oil and gas company, and three private oil and gas companies.
David Clements
Director
Mr. Clements was born in Vancouver, B.C. and moved to Alberta in the early 1950’s where he attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton. Mr. Clements obtained his Bachelor of Science (Geology) degree from the University of Alberta in 1976 and a Diploma in Exploration Technology (Minerals) from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 1969. Mr. Clements is a petroleum geologist with over 40 years of experience in the oil industry. His early experience included Exploration and Operations with Husky Oil, Algas Minerals (Novalta), Geocrude and in the early 1980’s he was the Vice-President, Exploration and Land for Canadian Jorex Limited until its sale in 1996. This experience with small oil companies provided direct involvement in all facets of exploration and development. Since then, he co-founded, and was a major shareholder of, several entities, including Storm Service Rigs Inc., Auburn Exploration Ltd., Auburn Energy Ltd., Spirit Energy Ltd., and Spirit Energy Inc. These companies were all funded through private investment and, with the exception of Spirit Energy Inc., were subsequently sold to public entities. Storm Service Rigs Inc. was sold to Technicoil Corporation in 2007, and since that time Mr. Clements has been involved in private investment and consulting through Dack Resources Ltd.
William A. Knight
Director
Mr. Knight is a businessman, entrepreneur and inventor residing in Ashland, Oregon, USA. He has 40 years of experience in numerous business ventures. These include owning and operating a hotel resort, working in multiple facets of mining operations, managing agriculture operations, and in product sales and marketing.
IN MEMORIAM
Bruce Murray
(1957-2024)
Mr. Murray was a director of CMX and predecessor companies for several decades. He is a life-long close friend and business colleague of Jan Alston, spanning 37 years. Mr. Murray passed away on April 4, 2024 at the age of 66 years. He possessed unique business acumen, as well as being an exceptionally generous person who gave so much of himself to everyone who knew him. His friendship, support and advice will be greatly missed. Mr. Murray was born in Calgary, Alberta. He attended the University of Calgary where he obtained a BComm in 1979. Mr. Murray had a long career in the oil and gas industry. From 1980 to 1987, he was employed by BP Resources Canada (Talisman Energy), and was a co-founder, director and Chief Operating Officer of Purcell Energy Ltd., responsible for managing the exploration and production operations of the company. After Purcell in 2005 spun out Tenergy Ltd., Mr. Murray was President and director of Tenergy Ltd. until its sale in March 2006. Until 2018, he was President and Chairman of Zorzal Incorporated, a Canadian-owned winery in Mendoza, Argentina.
