ICG Silver & Gold Ltd. is a silver and gold exploration company focused on identifying, acquiring, and advancing high-potential brownfield mineral exploration assets.
ICG Silver & Gold controls 100% of the 10,000 acre Tuscarora District in Northern Nevada, an advanced brownfield exploration asset.
Our team
Management & Board
30+ years of combined experience in growth-stage capital markets, resource development, and US resource exploration
Steven Sirbovan
President, CEO & Director
- Growth-stage capital markets professional with 13+ years of experience in IB, PE & IR - 8+ years at Ventum Financial, working exclusively with companies in the high-growth, < $100 million market cap segment - Most recently served as Director of Investment Banking and co-led the Origination IB group - Led public and private financings, M&A transactions, and other corporate advisory mandates - Participated in 100+ transactions totaling ~$500M in aggregate value - Sector expertise includes metals & mining, industrials, technology, renewables, healthcare, biotech, consumer products, and real estate - Prior to Echelon, he was a Junior Investment Analyst, Private Equity, at Waterton Global Resource Management, a private equity firm dedicated to the metals and mining industry, where he assisted the Investment Origination team evaluating projects across Nevada and Arizona
Korbon McCall
VP Exploration
- Exploration Geologist with extensive experience in mineral exploration and project development across the Western US - Currently serves as Senior Project Geologist for Canter Resources Corp. and American Pacific Mining Corp. - President & Founder of McCall Geosciences, LLC, providing geological services for early-to-advanced stage exploration ventures - Graduate of the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science (Geology), and a Graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a Masters in Business Administration
Management & Board
Eight decades of combined capital markets, resource development, and US resource exploration expertise
Will Avery
CFO
- 9 years as a partner with MNP LLP, a prominent Canadian accounting firm, in an almost 20-year career, holding numerous leadership positions, overseeing 100+ staff and partners - Serviced companies pursuing public listings in both Canada and the U.S., including those registering for dual listings - Provided expertise in U.S. GAAP and IFRS across a variety of industries and to varying sized companies, including companies with market capitalizations more than $1B - Began advising small and mid-market companies in 2023
Gary Baschuk
Independent Director
- Gary Baschuk has over 40 years of industry experience as an Investment Banker/Mining Analyst/Geologist - Gary’s analytical focus has been on small to mid-sized exploration, development and production precious metals companies - Industrial experience, all with Barrick Gold, ranged from early-stage exploration across northern Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec plus development and production on two Mines – Holt-McDermott in northern Ontario and Rodeo/Griffin (part of the Meikle Mine at the Goldstrike Mine Complex) in Nevada. In addition, on behalf of Barrick, Gary managed an exploration company in Spain - Gary holds a BSc, Geology Specialist Degree from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada and a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Technical Advisory Board
Eric Saderholm
Senior Technical Advisor
- Mr. Saderholm is a senior professional geologist with over 40 years of experience in mineral exploration, project development, and mining operations across North and South America. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of Exploration at American Pacific Mining Corp., where he has been instrumental in advancing multiple projects in the Western United States. - Mr. Saderholm previously spent more than a decade with Newmont Mining Corporation, where he held senior technical roles including Carlin Trend Exploration Manager and Regional Geologist, as well as Chief Geologist at the Phoenix Mine, Lone Tree Complex, and Mule Canyon Mine. In these roles, he led exploration programs, resource development, and mine-site geology within some of the world’s most prolific gold districts. - Over his career, Mr. Saderholm has contributed to numerous world-class deposits and operations including Bingham Canyon, Carlin, Midas, Gold Quarry, Twin Creeks, and Yanacocha, and has been part of teams responsible for adding millions of ounces of gold to reserve bases. - He has also held executive roles in the junior mining sector, including Vice President of Project Development at U.S. Gold Corp. and President of Western Pacific Resources.
Borden Putnam
Committee Member
- Mr. Putnam is a professional geologist with over 50 years of experience spanning mineral exploration, project development, and natural resource finance. He brings a unique combination of technical expertise and financial analysis developed through a career that bridges operational geology and investment evaluation. - For the past 17 years, Mr. Putnam has operated as an independent mining consultant providing technical due diligence in support of mining project finance, primarily on the private debt side. His work includes geological assessments, risk evaluation, and economic analysis of development and producing assets. - Previously, Mr. Putnam spent 12 years as a Partner and Principal Resources Analyst within hedge funds where he conducted asset-level due diligence and performed discounted cash flow (DCF) and net present value (NPV) modelling across mining and oil and gas investments. - Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President and Chief Geologist at MRDI and held senior roles with Newmont Mining Corporation and AMAX Exploration. Notably, while at Newmont, he led the discovery of the Pinon (South Bullion) gold deposit along the southern Carlin Trend. - Mr. Putnam is a Registered Professional Geologist and a Senior Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.
Charles Sulfrian
Committee Member
- Mr. Sulfrian is an exploration geologist and mining executive with more than 35 years of experience in the discovery, evaluation, and development of precious and base metal deposits across North America. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (AIPG) and a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101. - Mr. Sulfrian is the President of ZyMin Corporation, a geological consulting firm he has led for over 20 years, providing exploration management, project evaluation, and property acquisition services across the western United States. - He has held senior roles with several mining companies, including Vice President of Exploration at Terraco Gold Corp., where he led project evaluation and acquisition efforts and contributed to strategic transactions, including royalty and streaming deals totaling approximately US$1 billion. He also served as Exploration Manager for Riley Gold Corp., overseeing exploration programs in Nevada. - Earlier in his career, as a regional geologist with Westen States Minerals, he conducted exploration programs supporting mine development in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. - Mr. Sulfrian also made significant contributions to the discovery and development of the Post-Betze gold deposits as Chief Geologist at the Goldstrike Mine, Nevada, then operated by Western States Minerals. Additionally, his work as Chief Chemist and Recovery Supervisor for the Goldstrike mine provided operational experience in geochemistry, metallurgical test-work, heap leach technology, and gold recovery. - He has held senior positions with Barrick Gold, including District Geologist for Barrick Resources Corp, evaluating exploration and acquisition opportunities throughout the Western US and General Supervisor of Drilling and Senior Geologist at Barrick Goldstrike Mines, where he managed large-scale drilling programs and exploration budgets.
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