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Advance Arapaima
Continue exploration of rare earth and gallium mineralization at Spark's flagship Arapaima Project in Minas Gerais.
Company
About Spark
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. is a Canadian-listed exploration company advancing a Brazil-focused critical minerals portfolio anchored by the Arapaima Project in Minas Gerais.
Who We Are
A Brazil-Focused Critical Minerals Explorer
Spark Energy Minerals Inc. (CSE: SPRK | OTC: SPARF | FSE: 8PC) is a Canadian-listed exploration company focused on critical minerals discovery in Brazil.
The Company's flagship asset is the approximately 91,900-hectare Arapaima Project in Minas Gerais, within Brazil's Lithium Valley. At Cruzeta, 28 RC holes have now been reported, with drilling consistently encountering gallium mineralization from surface followed by broad rare earth mineralization below; scandium has also been compiled across the complete dataset.
Spark has completed a 37-hole, 2,024-metre follow-up RC program and 42 RC holes project-wide including the five-hole maiden program. Near-term work includes ANSTO metallurgical test work, intended addition of scandium to that scope, lower-detection-limit scandium analysis, and planning for Cruzeta infill drilling.
Further exploration is required to determine the extent, continuity, and economic significance of any mineralization referenced herein.
Our Focus
Advancing Arapaima
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Evaluate the Mineralized System
Integrate drilling, sampling, mapping, and metallurgical work to evaluate the mineralized system.
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Maintain the Broader Brazil Portfolio
Maintain Spark’s interests in its broader Brazilian critical minerals portfolio while focusing near-term work on Arapaima.
Meet the Team
Management & Advisors
Spark’s team brings technical, Brazil-based, capital-markets, and public-company experience to the advancement of Arapaima.
Management
Chairman & CEO
Fernando Tallarico
Exploration geologist with 35+ years of global discovery and development experience.
Dr. Fernando Tallarico is a seasoned exploration geologist with over 35 years of global experience. He holds a PhD in Economic Geology and has led major discoveries for Axel REE, Vale S.A., BHP, and Águia Resources. A Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, he brings deep expertise across the full mineral exploration lifecycle.
VP Exploration, Country Manager & Director
Jonathan Hill
Exploration executive with 30+ years across Africa, Australia, and the Americas.
Jonathan Hill has more than 30 years of global exploration and mining experience across Africa, Australia, and the Americas. A former Ashanti Gold geologist, he was involved in several world-class discoveries and serves as a Non-Executive Director for Royal Road Minerals and Stratabound Minerals.
Director & Audit Committee Chair
Sead Hamzagic
CPA and public-company finance leader with deep natural-resources reporting experience.
Sead Hamzagic is a chartered professional accountant with more than 37 years of experience in public practice and financial management, primarily in the natural resources sector. He has served as CFO and Director for multiple TSX Venture, NASDAQ, and CSE-listed companies, specializing in public reporting, regulatory compliance, IPOs, reverse takeovers, and strategic financings.
CFO
Chris Foster
Public-company finance consultant and CFO with mining and resource-sector experience.
Chris Foster is a consultant providing financial management for public and private companies. He is CFO of DGTL Holdings Inc., and previously served as CFO of Perpetua Resources, Controller for Ivanhoe Group’s Global Mining and Peregrine Diamonds, and accountant at Canadian Forest Products.
Corporate Secretary
Sheryl Dhillon
Corporate secretary focused on governance, communications, and public-company administration.
Sheryl Dhillon is a corporate secretary with more than 15 years of experience in corporate governance and communications. Her experience includes managing corporate matters for a range of companies.
Exploration Manager
Leonardo Souza
Brazil-based exploration and project-management geologist.
Leonardo Souza is a consultant geologist at Canopus Geologia e Projetos and a Partner at Orion Group. He specializes in mineral exploration and project management, with experience in project development, business development, partnerships, and investor relations in Brazil and internationally.
Technical Advisors
Chairman, Technical Advisory Board
Andrew Lee Smith, P.Geo., BSc
Geologist and director with 25+ years in exploration and development.
Andrew Lee Smith is a geologist with more than 25 years of experience in base and precious metals exploration and development in North America and Africa. He holds directorships in several junior exploration companies and earned the ICDD accreditation for Canadian directors in 2015.
Technical Advisory Board
Ian Gendall
Exploration executive with discovery experience across South America and global mining groups.
Ian Gendall is President & CEO of DLP Resources, with previous roles at Billiton, Anglo American, and OceanaGold. He led the discovery of a major copper district in Ecuador, part of which sold for $679M, has extensive experience in Brazil, and was previously COO of Magellan Minerals.
Technical Advisory Board
Michael Skead
International mining geologist with senior project-development experience at major companies.
Michael Skead is a geologist with more than 30 years of international mining experience. He was VP of Project Development at GT Gold Corp., acquired by Newmont for C$393M, delivered the geological model for the Saddle North Project, and has held senior roles at Newmont, Goldcorp, and Randgold.
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