Paul Harbidge, BSc, MSc

Advisor

Mr. Harbidge is the President, CEO & Director of Faraday Copper Corp., an exploration company focused on advancing its flagship copper project in Arizona, U.S. He is a geologist with more than 25 years of experience in mining exploration and development with a proven track record of discovering world class gold deposits. Mr. Harbidge was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of GT Gold and led the company to a CA$456 million acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp. in May 2021. Prior to leading GT Gold, Mr. Harbidge was the Senior Vice President of Exploration at the multinational gold mining company Goldcorp Inc. from 2016 until its acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp. in April 2019. Mr. Harbidge also successfully led the Exploration Team at the gold miner Randgold Resources Limited, resulting in five major gold discoveries including the +5Moz Gounkoto deposit in the Loulo area of Mali and the +4Moz Massawa deposit in Senegal. He is a technical advisor to Kalo Gold in Fiji and Gemdale Gold in Finland. Mr. Harbidge holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Geology from Kingston University, London, UK, and a Master of Science in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Leicester University, UK.