Jeff Pontius

Jeff Pontius is a highly accomplished mining executive and exploration geologist with more than 35 years of experience discovering and advancing gold projects across the United States. He holds advanced degrees in Economic Geology and has built his career on leading large-scale exploration programs, executing disciplined discovery strategies, and advancing projects from early-stage concepts through resource definition and development. His experience spans multiple major gold systems in Nevada and Alaska, underpinned by a strong technical understanding of epithermal and sediment-hosted deposits. Jeff served as President and CEO of Corvus Gold Inc., where he guided the company’s growth through systematic exploration, major resource expansion, and the advancement of the North Bullfrog and Mother Lode projects. His leadership culminated in the successful sale of Corvus to AngloGold Ashanti in 2022. Prior to Corvus, Jeff held senior exploration and management roles with AngloGold Ashanti, including North America Exploration Manager, where he oversaw multi-jurisdictional exploration programs and contributed to several significant gold discoveries.