Dr. Mark Cruise

Dr. Mark Cruise, PGeo, ICD.D, is a professional geologist and mining executive with 30 years of international experience. He combines hands-on exploration, project development and mine-building experience with capital markets depth, having served as a public-company chief executive officer, raising in excess of US$1 billion in equity and debt over his career. His academic background includes a PhD in Geology from Trinity College, University of Dublin.

Career History

• Non-Independent Director at Quimbaya Gold, Inc. since June 2026
• Chairman at Volta Metals Ltd. since May 2023
• Independent Director at Bunker Hill Mining Corp. since June 2022
• Chief Executive Officer & Director at New Pacific Metals Corp. from 2020 to 2022
• Founder of Trevali Mining Corp., founded in 1993; served as Non-Independent Director from 2019 to 2020

Cruise is an exploration geologist and mining executive with more than 30 years of global experience across the base, precious metal, and critical mineral sectors. He was previously a base metals specialist at Anglo American and held senior positions at listed resource companies on the TSX-V, TSX, and NYSE. A former polymetallic commodity specialist with Anglo American plc, Dr Cruise founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining Corporation. Under his leadership, the company grew from an initial discovery into a top-ten global zinc producer with operations in the Americas and Africa.

What Quimbaya Gold could bring to Dr. Cruise's directorship: His appointment strengthens the team ahead of drill results — adding a director who is both a geologist able to interpret what the drill returns and an executive who has financed and built mining companies through the cycle. Dr. Cruise joins as drilling advances at Tahami Center, with the first drill geological interpretation expected in Q3 2026 and initial geochemical assay results to follow.