Who We Are

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Our Management

JOEY CHAMPAGNE

Operations Director - North American Business Divison Facility
General Manager - Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd.
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Our Management

Frank Wang - President North America Business Division

Frank Wang currently serves as the Assistant to CEO of Sinomine Group. He is also the President of the North America Division and is responsible for overseeing the operation of Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited (TANCO), Sinomine US Resources, and all other integral business development in North America. Graduated from St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia, Canada, Frank has over 10 years of industry experience in mine development, international trading, investments, and international Mergers & Acquisitions. He has worked in Canada, Southeast Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, and Central and Southern Africa for many years. Through rich experience and expertise, he has led and participated in several hundred-million-dollar acquisitions and project investments over the last few years. Currently, Frank is actively exploring and focusing on the development of lithium business /projects in North America. He also endeavors to set up an integrated lithium supply chain for new energy industry.

Joey Champagne

Joey Champage - Operations Director

Joey Champagne has been with the company since March 2010 and is currently the Operations Director of Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd (TANCO) site. Joey has held prior positions of Safety, Health and Environment Manager and Production Manager. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Mining Association of Manitoba as Treasurer. His formal training was gained from University of Manitoba and Red River Community College. Joey is a key team leader in achieving the various facets of the business which includes managing the daily activities by overseeing several departments along with directing actions across the company on a variety of projects. He also leads strategic and tactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product and quality standards are adhered to within all regulations and requirements.

Frank Wang - President North America Business Division

Frank Wang currently serves as the Assistant to CEO of Sinomine Group. He is also the President of the North America Division and is responsible for overseeing the operation of Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited (TANCO), Sinomine US Resources, and all other integral business development in North America. Graduated from St. Mary's University, Nova Scotia, Canada, Frank has over 10 years of industry experience in mine development, international trading, investments, and international Mergers & Acquisitions. He has worked in Canada, Southeast Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, and Central and Southern Africa for many years. Through rich experience and expertise, he has led and participated in several hundred-million-dollar acquisitions and project investments over the last few years. Currently, Frank is actively exploring and focusing on the development of lithium business /projects in North America. He also endeavors to set up an integrated lithium supply chain for new energy industry.

Bill Curry - Vice President North America Business Division

Bill Curry has over 26 years of mining experience in technical, operational and management roles. His career has advanced through a variety of progressive responsibility roles in underground mining applications in the United States and Canada in both gold and base metal industries. He has been with the company since September 2022. Bill holds a Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from Dalhousie University (Technical University of Nova Scotia) and a Masters in Business Administration from Lansbridge University. He is also licensed with the province of Ontario as a professional mining engineer.

Dena Gorrie - Senior Human Resources Manager

Dena Gorrie, Senior Human Resources Manager, is a professional with 35+ years of human resource management experience. She started her career with ITT/Felec Services and was responsible for all aspects of recruitment, compensation, benefits, and training programs for securing manpower for the 21 distant early warning sites which included Cambridge Bay and Hall Beach, NWT. Occupying positions of increasing responsibility, Dena joined the company in March 1995. Focus has been on strategic human resource planning, performance management, staffing, federal and provincial law compliance, employment contract negotiations, employee benefits, compensation and payroll, training and development, and administration. Her formal training included University of Manitoba and Red River Community College.

Gordon Matlock - Senior Finance Manager North America Business Division

Gordon Matlock is the Senior Finance Manager of the North American Business Division of the Sinomine Resource Group Company and has over 30 years of project management and finance experience within the natural resource industry. He has been with the Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited for over five years. Gordon earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and holds a Chartered Accountant designation.