Jim Paterson brings nearly three decades of executive leadership experience in the mining industry, spanning capital raises, acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-outs, RTOs, and IPOs. As a principal of Discovery Group Jim has been a director or officer of companies that have raised over $300 million in equity, delivered exploration discoveries at multiple projects globally, and participated in over $1 billion in M&A transactions in the past decade. Beyond Ekometall, Jim is a director of companies with active explorationprojects in Brazil, France, the United States, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.