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Montana Gold Exploration GuideBasin Gulch, west-central Montana
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The Lannister Mining team behind Basin Gulch

Basin Gulch is led by Lannister Mining CEO Jim Greig and CFO Kelvin Lee, with a board of five directors and K92 Mining CEO John Lewins as an advisor.

Many of the company's leaders were co-founders or senior executives at K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold. Their combined backgrounds cover geology, project development, public company finance and capital markets.

Who is behind Lannister Mining?

A management team of two, five directors and one advisor. Together they bring project development experience, including a 5 million ounce gold-silver project in British Columbia advanced by CEO Jim Greig at Thesis Gold, alongside geological, financial and legal expertise. Biographies below are summarized from Lannister Mining's team page.

Management

  • Portrait of Jim Greig

    Jim Greig

    CEO and Director

    Brings more than 25 years of experience advancing and developing projects toward production, with technical, financial and project management skills.

    Founder, President and Director at Thesis Gold (formerly Benchmark Metals), which advanced a 5 million ounce gold-silver project in British Columbia, Canada.

  • Portrait of Kelvin Lee

    Kelvin Lee

    CFO

    Over 15 years of financial management experience with publicly traded companies, most recently rising from Corporate Controller to CFO at a TSX-V listed gold producer with $400 million in revenue over nine years.

    Previously a Controller at companies including Prodigy Gold Inc., acquired for $340 million. CPA, CGA, with accounting and business degrees from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Board of directors

  • Portrait of Mario Vetro

    Mario Vetro

    Director

    Principal of Commodity Partners Inc., a merchant bank active in mining, and a co-founder of K92 Mining Inc. Experienced in structuring and advising resource companies. UBC graduate.

  • Portrait of Victor Cantore

    Victor Cantore

    Director

    Capital markets professional in the resource and high-tech sectors with over 25 years of advisory and leadership experience, organizing equity and debt financings, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

  • Portrait of Max Zaretsky

    Max Zaretsky

    Director

    Over 18 years constructing funding and financing solutions through private placement. Founder of Zemaso Management Company. Columbia University graduate with a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.

  • Jo Anne Price

    Director

    Independent geological consultant with over two decades of experience, including a decade in project management, on gold, polymetallic and graphite projects in the USA, Australia and Canada. BSc and MSc in Geology.

  • Will Randall

    Director

    Professional geologist with over 20 years in mining and mineral exploration. An early mover in lithium brine who acquired, discovered, developed and sold the Sal de los Angeles project in Argentina for $265M.

Advisory board

  • John Lewins

    Advisor

    Mineral Engineer with over 35 years in mining across Africa, Australia, Asia, North America and the former Soviet Union. CEO of K92 Mining Inc., a high grade gold producer in Papua New Guinea with more than 700 employees and contractors.

Where to go next

See what this team is working on in the Basin Gulch property fact sheet, or read what investors should learn about Basin Gulch. For the wider context, start with the guide to mineral exploration companies in the USA.

How we chose what to include

This page was written by Lannister Mining, the company that publishes this guide and explores Basin Gulch. Every project fact comes from Lannister Mining's own published materials. Market statistics are quoted as published, with their source named beside them. We do not rank other exploration companies, because we do not hold the same kinds of facts for them.

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Common questions

Who runs Lannister Mining?

Jim Greig is CEO and a director, with more than 25 years of experience advancing and developing projects. Kelvin Lee is CFO, with over 15 years of financial management experience at public companies. The board includes Mario Vetro, Victor Cantore, Max Zaretsky, Jo Anne Price and Will Randall, and John Lewins serves as an advisor.

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What experience does the Lannister Mining team have?

Many Lannister Mining leaders were co-founders or senior executives at K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold. CEO Jim Greig was a founder of Thesis Gold, formerly Benchmark Metals, which advanced a 5 million ounce gold-silver project in British Columbia. Director Will Randall sold the Sal de los Angeles lithium brine project for $265M.

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Which company is exploring Basin Gulch?

Lannister Mining is the mineral exploration company focused on the Basin Gulch property. Its stated plan is further exploration and development toward a maiden mineral resource estimate. The company's management and board include people who were co-founders or senior executives at K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold.

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How do I get the Lannister Mining investor briefing?

Lannister Mining publishes investor presentations, including a USA version dated June 2026, on its investor page at lannistermining.com/invest. That page also lists the company representative for investor enquiries. Investors who have reviewed the drill history and the resource plan can request the investor briefing there.

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Is this guide independent?

No. This guide is written and published by Lannister Mining, the company exploring Basin Gulch. It uses facts the company supplied plus clearly cited public statistics from sources such as the USGS, as summarized by Farmonaut, and PwC. Read it as the company’s own explanation of its project, not as an independent review.

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Investors: learn the drill history, then ask for the briefing

Start with the 320+ historical drill holes at Basin Gulch and the plan toward a maiden mineral resource estimate. Then request the investor briefing from Lannister Mining.

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