About

Mr. Ashley has worked in the mineral exploration industry for 25 years. From 1990 to 1996, he was employed with BHP-Billiton, first in gold and base metal exploration and later in diamonds. With BHP-Billiton he was a key member of the discovery team of Ekati, Canada’s first diamond mine, and held the position of Exploration Manager Canada Diamonds. From 1996 to 2009 he was VP Exploration for Dia Met Minerals in exploration for diamonds internationally, COO of Trigon Exploration Ltd., a public company he co-founded, and VP Exploration for Diamondex Resources Ltd. Since 2009, he has been an independent consulting geoscientist and was  a member of the Fission Energy team responsible for the high grade uranium J Zone discovery at Waterbury Lake.

Mr. Gonzales has been involved in mineral exploration for over 22 years, much of it with mining giant, BHP Billiton. He was a key member of the team that brought the EKATI Diamond Mine from advanced exploration to production. He has held roles as Senior Exploration Geologist, Technical Specialist (R&D) and Superintendent of Exploration as part of the Strategic Development group at EKATI. At Fission, as Project Manager, he was an integral member of the advanced exploration team working to develop Fission Energy’s high grade uranium J Zone in Northern Saskatchewan.

Sam Hartmann has been involved in mineral exploration for 5 years and is a registered professional geologist.  Mr. Hartmann joined the Fission team in 2012 at the Waterbury Lake property during development of the high grade uranium J Zone and was an integral member of the technical team of the Patterson Lake South deposit. Mr. Hartmann is also the Project Manager for the PLN project and, with his experience at both Waterbury and PLS discoveries, brings his knowledge and enthusiasm to advancing the project and prioritizing targets in the hunt for high-grade uranium deposits. Prior to joining Fission, he was employed by Imperial Metals where he worked as a project geologist on advanced stage underground base metal projects in British Columbia.

Kanan Sarioglu has been involved in uranium exploration across Canada and internationally for over 14 years. Kanan joined the Fission team in 2009 and has been responsible for drillhole planning, geological logging, geologic interpretation and 3D modelling on Fission Energy Corp.’s J-Zone and Fission Uranium Corp.’s Triple R high grade uranium projects. Prior to joining the Fission team, Kanan was employed by Aurora Energy Resources Inc. and worked on the 127.8 Mlbs Michelin uranium deposit in Labrador, Canada.

Ms. Harke has worked in mineral exploration for 25 years with experience in exploration program development and project management. She has worked extensively in uranium, diamond, gold, and base metals exploration programs across Canada on grass roots field programs to feasibility staged programs. She earned her B.Sc. Geology and M.Sc. Geology from Carleton University in Ottawa while working with the Geological Survey of Canada where she was involved with a technical research team investigating quaternary deposits in Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. Past employers include Diamondex Resources Ltd., Tahera Corporation, Lytton Minerals, BHP Minerals, Premier Minerals Ltd., and the Geological Survey of Canada. She joined the Fission Team as an independent consultant in 2008.

Mr. Mitchell has worked in the mineral exploration industry for 25 years. From 1985 to 2001, he was employed with BHP-Billiton, first in gold and base metal exploration and later with the discovery team of Ekati. Since 2001, he has been an independent consulting geoscientist, and was a member of the Fission Energy team responsible for the high grade uranium J Zone discovery at Waterbury Lake.