Raymond Ashley, P.Geo.
VP Exploration
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.
Antonio (Tony) Gonzales, B.Sc.(Spec)
Project Manager
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.
Caroline Harke, M.Sc. (Geol)
Consultant
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.
Victor Mitchell
Consultant
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.
Raymond Ashley,P.Geo. - VP Exploration, managing all of Fission3.0 exploration programs in Canada.
Tony Gonzales, BSc. – Project Manager
Grant Lockhart, BSc. – Geophysics
David Bingham, BSc. P.Geo. – Senior Geophysical Consultant
Eric Sehn, BSc. GIT – Project Geoscientist
Kodi Bowman, BSc. EPT – Environmental Technician / Asst. Project Manager
Bennett Mortimore BSc. GIT – Geoscientist
Vic Mitchell – Geotechnical Consultant
Caroline Harke, MSc. Geology – Map Making/Website/Geochemistry
Steve Watson, BBA – Geotechnical Field Technician/Budget Analyst
Todd Mayer – Lead Surveyor/Borehole Geophysical Technician
Wayne Mitchell – Surveyor/Borehole Geophysical Technician
Janet Stritychuck, Hons. BSc. Geology – Mineral Tenure Management