Management

Mr. Blasutti was the President and CEO of US Silver & Gold prior to its merger with Americas Silver Corporation (formerly Scorpio Mining Corporation). He was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of RX Gold & Silver Inc. and prior to that Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick"). He reported to the Chief Executive Officer and played a lead role in the strategic development of Barrick for 13 years between 1998 and early 2011, during which time he executed over 25 gold mining transactions including the acquisitions of Homestake Mining Company and Placer Dome Inc. and the consolidation of the world class Cortez property from Rio Tinto.

Mr. Blasutti also led the creation of Barrick Energy Inc. to hedge Barrick's exposure to energy prices and the initial public offering of African Barrick Gold. During his tenure at Barrick, Mr. Blasutti was integrally involved in numerous equity and financing transactions and also led the Investor Relations function. Mr. Blasutti was previously at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he planned, supervised and managed audits for a variety of clients. 

Mr. Doolin has over 35 years of experience in mining operations and management, with a proven track record of driving significant growth and operational efficiency. While serving as Senior Vice President of Technical Services at Karora, he played a key role in increasing the company’s throughput from 340,000 tonnes per annum to 1.6 million tonnes per annum, leading up to its successful merger. As Chief Operating Officer of Klondex, he was instrumental in boosting gold production from 8,000 ounces per year to 200,000 ounces per year, ultimately contributing to the company’s acquisition by Hecla.

In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Doolin has held leadership roles as CEO and COO of Silver Elephant Mining. His extensive career also includes key positions such as Mill Manager at Great Basin Gold and Metallurgical Lab Lead at McClelland Labs, further demonstrating his deep expertise in metallurgical processing and operational management.

Mr. Varga was formerly the CFO of US Silver & Gold and brings over 20 years of progressive financial leadership and senior management expertise to Americas Gold and Silver. Prior to this, Mr. Varga held the role of Senior Director, Corporate Development at Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Varga is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute.

Mr. McRae formerly served as Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of U.S. Silver and Gold and brings over 15 years of robust corporate and commercial experience to Americas Gold and Silver.  He was an attorney at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, based in New York, in the firm's transactions group representing some of the largest organizations and private equity firms in the world.  He is currently a member of the New York and Ontario Bars and is a certificate holder in Mining Law.

Dr. Shuai Chen, has 30+ years of mining engineering experience including 20+ years of industrial mine planning, mine operating and project management experience. Strong on vein mining and massive mining, mine planning, rock mechanics and cost analysis.

Dr. Chen worked for Newmont, Great Basin Gold, Klondex, Freeport-McMoRan, Zijin and Stantec as a senior engineer, chief engineer, mining VP and senior consultant. He is registered in Arizona as a professional engineer, is a qualified person for reserve signature.

As part of his numerous positions, he has visited numerous mine sites. Participated in mining and mining projects in Asia, North America, South America, Australia and Africa. He is passionate about mining and teamwork, and encourages team communications.

Dr. Chen has published 10+ papers on rock mechanics and mining method on international mining conferences. He is proficient in Microsoft as well as Vulcan, Deswik, PCBC and PCSLC.