Paddy Nicol
President and CEO·Orogen Royalties

Paddy currently serves as President, CEO and Director of Orogen Royalties Inc. Paddy joined Orogen Royalties in 2020 as part of a merger between Renaissance Gold and Evrim Resources, where he served as co-founder and CEO since 2011. Paddy is an experienced public company executive, having spent over two decades in the management of mineral exploration companies. In his career, Paddy has a track record of creating shareholder value through exploration partnerships generated from early-stage base and precious metal opportunities in western Canada, United States, and Mexico. Under Paddy's leadership, the Orogen team generates royalties and recuperates its investment through transactions with industry or joint venture partners on high‐quality exploration projects including the producing Ermitaño gold mine in Sonora, Mexico - (2.0% NSR) and the Silicon gold project in Nevada, U.S.A ‐ (1.0% NSR). Paddy holds an MBA in Executive Management, Consulting from Royal Roads University and a B.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University.

Laurence Pryer, PhD P.Geo
Vice President Exploration·Orogen Royalties

Laurence is an exploration geologist with a decade of experience in base and precious metal exploration including grassroots to pre-feasibility projects in a variety of mineral systems. He joined Evrim (Orogen’s predecessor) after completing a PhD in Economic Geology from the University of Alberta. He also holds a masters in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge UK. Laurence is a professional geologist registered with EGBC and Orogen’s QP.

Mark Coolbagh
Chief Geoscientist America·Orogen Royalties

Mark has approximately forty years of exploration and research experience including as Chief Geoscientist for AuEx, Chief Geoscientist for Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc., Mongolia Exploration Manager for Cascadia Chemicals and Minerals, and Chief Geologist for Carson Gold Corp. Mark played an integral role in the discovery of the Silicon- Merlin gold discovery in Nevada and the Gatsuurt gold deposit in Mongolia and the discovery of over a half-dozen active geothermal systems in the US and South America. Mark’s background in remote sensing includes development of computer processing methods for identifying epithermal precious metal and porphyry base metal targets and concealed geothermal systems.

Mark Baknes, M.Sc., P.Geo.
Chief Geoscientist USA·Orogen Royalties

Over thirty years experience in the exploration business participating with major, and junior explorers as well as consulting groups. A career focused on hands-on exploration Mark was the former Vice-President of Exploration for Kiska Metals. Winner of the H.H. “Spud” Huestis Award (2003 AME BC), honouring excellence in prospecting and mineral exploration, for his contributions to the discovery of the past producing Wolverine volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit.

Marco LoCascio
VP Business Development·Orogen Royalties

Marco joined Orogen in 2021 and brings nearly 20 years' experience as an analyst, fund manager, and executive in the metals and mining industry. He spent 11 years as an analyst and portfolio manager with Equinox Partners LP in New York, managing the firm’s investments in metals and mining, and evaluating exploration, development, production and royalty companies. He has also been a director and member of the audit committee for Orezone Gold Corporation and CEO of Adia Resources, a private diamond exploration company. Marco holds a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College.