Management Team

Lincoln Greenidge

Chief Executive Officer

Lincoln Greenidge is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across the mining and metals industries, as well as other manufacturing industries. His broad areas of expertise include financial reporting, accounting, business process improvement, strategic planning, due diligence, IPO, and M&A. Lincoln held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of LSC Lithium Corporation where he successfully managed LSC’s liquidity during a strategic review which culminated in the sale of LSC for $111 M to a private company in March 2019. Over the past 15 years, he has served as CFO of Pasofino Gold Limited & LeadFX, Vice President, Finance and Controller of Enirgi Group Corporation, and Corporate Controller of Hudbay Minerals and IAMGOLD.

Sabino Di Paola

Chief Financial Officer

Sabino Di Paola is an accomplished Chief Financial Officer with 10+ years of experience in the exploration and mining industries, as well bio-tech and natural health industries. Mr. Di Paola brings a high level of expertise in financial reporting, equity financing and spin-out transactions and corporate governance. Mr. Di Paola previously held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. which was acquired by SolGold ENSA giving it 100% ownership of the world class Cascabel Copper concession.

Nancy Schlepp

VP Communications & Government Relations

Nancy Schlepp is the VP Communications & Government Relations and a Corporate Officer of Sandfire Resources America. Nancy has 25 plus years of worldwide business experience in corporate affairs, government relations, international trade, communications, public policy, and human resources.  Previous positions include the Executive Director of the Montana Taxpayers Association and National Affairs Director for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation.

Currently, Nancy is the Board Chair of the Montana Chamber of Commerce, sits on the executive committee of the Montana Taxpayers Association, and serves on the boards of the Montana Mining Association, REAL Montana, the Montana Non-Profit Association, and the Meagher County Community Foundation. Nancy has also served as a Meagher County Commissioner.

Nancy grew up in Ringling, Montana where her and her husband own and operate her  family’s cattle ranch which has been in the family for 129 years. They have 3 grown children.

Jerry Zieg

Senior Vice President

With a Masters of Science in Geology from the University of Montana, Jerry Zieg has over 35 years of mining exploration experience for copper, zinc, and precious metals in a variety of settings, countries and geography. He spent 24 years working for Cominco American Inc. (later Teck Cominco American Inc.), participating in the discovery of the Black Butte Copper deposits and lead the exploration team responsible for the Pend Orielle Mine resource expansion.

He joined NovaGold Inc. in 2005 managing their U.S. exploration programs in Alaska. In 2009, he helped start Tintina Resources Inc. to undertake exploration and development of the Black Butte Copper deposits.

Jerry grew up on ranch on the Smith River below Camp Baker. His family still lives near White Sulphur Springs and he owns a ranch in Meagher County. He and his wife Susan have two grown children. Jerry is a history buff who enjoys compiling local early history; he also enjoys traveling, golfing, reading, fly fishing and playing the guitar.

Directors

Jason Grace

director

Jason Grace is the Chief Operating Officer of Sandfire Resources Limited in Australia since September 2019. Mr Grace is an experienced mining professional with more than 26 years of industry experience spanning Australia and the Asia-Pacific region and ranging across multiple disciplines including general management, operational management, technical leadership, project/studies management, business improvement, mineral resource evaluation, mine planning and mine geology.

He was most recently Executive General Manager – Iron Ore for the leading diversified mining services group Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN), where he managed the group’s entire Australian iron ore business including the Yilgarn operations acquired from Cliffs Asia Pacific, the Iron Valley mine and the Kumina and Marillana projects.

Prior to that, he was Senior Director, Asia Pacific Iron Ore and Senior Director, Technical Services for Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore, where he led and managed all elements of the Asia Pacific Iron ore business segment for USA-based Cleveland Cliffs Inc.

Prior to joining Cleveland Cliffs, Mr Grace enjoyed a 13-year career with Newcrest Mining Limited holding a range of senior managerial and operational positions including the group-wide role General Manager – Technical and Planning. He has also worked previously for BHP Steel and BHP Engineering – Mining Services, Arimco Mining Pty Ltd and RGC Thalanga.

Mr Grace’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) from Queensland University of Technology; a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from James Cook University; and a Master of Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales.

Qualifications: BAppSc(Geol), BSc(Hons), MMinEng, MEnt(Exec)

Lincoln Greenidge

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Lincoln Greenidge is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Thought Leader with more than 20 years of success across the mining and metals industries, as well as other manufacturing industries. His broad areas of expertise include financial reporting, accounting, business process improvement, strategic planning, due diligence, IPO, and M&A. Lincoln held a leadership position as the Chief Financial Officer of LSC Lithium Corporation where he successfully managed LSC’s liquidity during a strategic review which culminated in the sale of LSC for $111 M to a private company in March 2019. Over the past 15 years, he has served as CFO of Pasofino Gold Limited & LeadFX, Vice President, Finance and Controller of Enirgi Group Corporation, and Corporate Controller of Hudbay Minerals and IAMGOLD.

Alan L. Joscelyn

Director

Alan is a Montana native with a family history in the state dating back to territorial days. He grew up in Choteau, Helena, and Missoula, graduating from Hellgate High School in Missoula.

After receiving his law degree from the University of Montana, Alan served as counsel for the Montana Department of State Lands (now Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) then established a solo law practice before joining the Gough, Shanahan, Johnson and Waterman firm in Helena. During his thirty-three years with the Gough Shanahan firm, Alan emphasized natural resources and environmental law, and developed significant administrative law, litigation and public policy experience representing mining operations throughout the state. He served as Chair of the Montana Board of Personnel Appeals (public sector labor relations board) and as a member of the Montana Board of Labor Appeals. Upon retiring from the private practice of law, Alan served as Chief Deputy Attorney General for Attorney General Tim Fox, retiring from the position in 2017.

During his career as a practicing lawyer, Alan was active in the Montana Mining Association (MMA) and Northwest Mining Association (Now American Exploration and Mining Association). He received the MMA’s Excellence Award in 2014, and the State Bar of Montana’s Bousliman Award for Professionalism in 2017.

Alan is the author of a series of legal thrillers and continues to write. He and his wife Pamela live in Helena.

Chris K. Hedrich

Director

Chris worked in the banking industry for 32 years. From 2009 until her retirement in 2019 she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Loan Officer for by Bank of the Rockies, a community bank having 7 branches throughout Montana. In that position, she was responsible for bank wide lending training, policy development, underwriting standards and their implementation, lending compliance, loan quality, adherence to policy, development and proper completion of loan presentations and supporting credit analysis. The position also included ensuring proper and accurate grading of loan portfolio and that a satisfactory loan review program was in place and functional. From 1988 to 2009 Chris worked in various other loan and management related positions at Bank of the Rockies. She continues to provide consulting services to the bank in the audit, compliance and communications areas.

Chris has direct mining experience through past work with Western Water Consultants (specializing in mine hydrology) and Peter Kiewit at their Decker Coal Mine where she was responsible for accounts payable and payroll processing. Bank certifications include the National Consumer Credit School of the University of Oklahoma and the ABA National Commercial Lending School at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

After 2 years of planning and construction, Chris and her husband Barry opened a microbrewery in White Sulphur Springs in 2016.2 Basset Brewery has become a popular destination spot in Montana for locals and visitors alike. Barry handles all brewing and Chris shares in the management and financial aspects of the business.

Chris is a former Rotarian, White Sulphur Springs School Board Member; Board Member for Arrowhead Meadows Golf Course and SCORE Mentor. While on the school board, she served as Chairman and as a member of the budget and negotiating committees. She is currently a member of the White Sulphur Springs Chamber of Commerce and American Lutheran Church. Her hobbies include reading, baking and most recently enjoying craft beer. Chris was born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming. They have two grown children.

Stef Weber

Director

Stef Weber is the Head of Treasury Sandfire Resources Limited. Mr. Weber is an experienced finance professional with more than 25 years of involvement in the mining industry across the globe. He has significant experience in debt financing, joint ventures mergers and acquisitions, treasury management and development of mining projects.

Mr. Weber commenced his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers and then held various senior financial roles over a 16-year period with Iscor Limited, Kumba Resources Limited, and Exxaro Resources Limited. Stef joined Sandfire in October 2019 following the acquisition of MOD Resources Limited where he was the CFO. He is currently the Head of Treasury for Sandfire. Mr. Weber is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary.