Wayne Hubert
President & CEO

Wayne Hubert

President & CEO

Mr. Hubert has over twenty years of senior management experience in the mining sector. He served as President & CEO of Andean Resources Ltd. from 2006 until 2010 when Andean was acquired by Goldcorp Inc. for $3.5 billion. Prior to Andean Resources Ltd., Mr. Hubert was a Senior Executive with Meridian Gold Inc. Mr. Hubert is a Director of Revival Gold Inc., Austral Gold Ltd., and InZinc Mining Ltd. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town (1985) and an MBA from Brigham Young University (1990).

Committees: Audit; Corporate Governance & Nominating

William Wulftange, P.Geo
Vice-President, Exploration

William Wulftange, P.Geo

Vice-President, Exploration

Mr. Wulftange has over 38 years of international experience finding and developing world class low and high sulfidation gold-silver deposits, Carlin style gold deposits and copper-gold porphyry style deposits. He contributed to the exploration, discovery, and development of the Paradise Peak gold-silver deposit in Nevada in 1984 and the El Penon gold-silver deposit in 1996, in Chile. Mr. Wulftange played a key role as VP Exploration at Andean Resources directing the discoveries of the Mariana and San Marcos deposits that significantly increased the global resource base, leading to the friendly acquisition by Goldcorp in 2010. Most recently, he spearheaded Global exploration as SVP Exploration for Yamana Gold and successfully grew and replaced reserves and resources during his tenure. Mr. Wulftange graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A. Geology in 1982, is a Registered Member of the SME, a Licensed Professional Geologist (Utah), and is deemed a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.

Mr. Wulftange currently volunteers as SEG Foundation, Past President, and serves as an independent director at Barksdale Resources Corp.

David Mako, P.Geo
VP Generative Geology & Land

David Mako, P.Geo

VP Generative Geology & Land

Mr. Mako is a seasoned exploration geologist with more than 35 years’ experience in North America.  He previously served as VP USA Exploration of Barrick Gold, leading its USA generative exploration and project evaluation efforts when the Mercur mine was closed in 1997. Prior to that he was with the Getty Mining Company during the period that Getty built the Mercur Mine. He published a compilation of the history and geology of the Mercur district in 1999. In 2011, remote sensing data sparked his renewed interest in some overlooked targets at Mercur. Since then, Mr. Mako founded Rush Valley Exploration Inc., and began consolidating the land position that Ensign now controls. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and a Master of Science degree Geology with emphasis in ore deposits and sedimentary rocks.

David Rhys
Consulting Geologist

David Rhys

Consulting Geologist

David Rhys, P. Geo, is a consulting geologist based in Vancouver, Canada. He studied at the University of British Columbia and subsequently has worked for nearly 30 years in the mining industry applying geological studies with a structural geology focus to exploration, development and mining.  Much of his work is on advanced projects and active mining operations, aiding in the interpretation of mine site ore controls and applications of mine geology to local and district scale exploration activities, often with participation in multi-disciplinary technical teams to provide guidance for project advancement or investment. He has extensive experience in the evaluation of gold deposits globally, including significant studies on Carlin deposits in Nevada that are comparable to the Mercur district. He has implemented studies in various deposits globally that have resulted in orebody definition, expansion and new discoveries, and is an advisor to several companies

Greg Smith
Corporate Secretary

Greg Smith

Corporate Secretary
Gregory C. Smith is a recently retired lawyer and a former partner in the Vancouver, BC office of a national Canadian law firm. Mr. Smith practiced corporate and securities law for over 30 years, with an emphasis on representing publicly listed mineral exploration corporations. He also has served as the Corporate Secretary for several public company clients. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Law from UBC.