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About us

CUPANI Metals Corp. explores in Quebec Canada to find the next Raglan Mine. A small portion on our 682 square kilometres of exploration claim holds a historic resource of nearly 5 million tonnes 2.2% copper equivalent near surface (not NI 43-101 compliant).

Systematic exploration of the wider region, plus below the historical resource (not NI 43-101 compliant) resumed in summer 2024, for the first time since 1987. Insiders own more than half the company shares.

Directors & Officers

Brian Bosse, CFA

CEO and Director
Mr. Bosse is an investor with three decades of experience in commodities, as well as both private and public equity. Brian has served as a business turnaround specialist for several Canadian investment firms. He spent a decade restructuring equity sales and trading departments, as well as proprietary investment divisions. Brian began his career as a Toronto Stock Exchange floor trader in 1995 following an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business and Economics. He became a CFA charter holder in 2001.

From 2012 until 2016 Brian ran the Goodman Bluespring mutual fund. From 2018 until 2024 Mr. Bosse was integral to the very successful restructuring of Zenyatta Ventures into both Zentek Ltd. (Nasdaq: ZTEK) plus Albany Graphite Corporation. He is the largest shareholder of CUPANI Metals Corp.

Jacquelin Gauthier, P.Geo

Vice-President Of Exploration
Mr. Gauthier is a professional geologist with over 40 years of experience in mining exploration. He held senior positions with Niobay Metals Inc., Trans-Siberian Gold Plc, Vior Inc., Kinross Gold Corp., Bema Gold Corp., Cambior Inc., Azimut Exploration Inc. and Noranda Inc. Throughout his career, Mr. Gauthier has been responsible for the discovery of four economic gold deposits, working with four different teams in Canada and Russia.

He also brings exploration experience in ultramafic-hosted Ni-Cu-Co-PGE environments, having recently served as VP Exploration for NorthX Nickel Corp. He led the team that discovered a new high-grade zone 300 meters from the main deposit. Mr. Gauthier graduated from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi with a degree in Applied Science (geological engineering). He currently serves on the Mining Advisory Committee of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (Québec) and is a member in good standing of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec.

Mike Muggridge

Consulting Senior Geologist
Mike Muggridge is an accomplished geologist with 35 years of experience in mineral exploration and mining. Holding a BSc (Hons) in Earth Sciences from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Mike specializes in economic geology, geological mapping, geochemical analysis, GIS data compilation and management, project generation, 3D geological modelling software, resource assessment, and technical report-writing.

In addition to 15 years of mineral exploration in Ni-Cu-Co, PGE’s, base metals, iron ore, gold and a variety of critical minerals, Mike has 20 years open-pit mining experience in various technical, operational and management roles. The diversity of these experiences has developed strong skillsets and honed his team-player approach which is so critical to successful exploration.

Since 2017, Mike has been providing geological services to his clients in the mineral exploration industry, as owner/operator of MGM Geological Consulting Inc. Known for his collaborative leadership and passion for environmentally responsible exploration, he enjoys generating viable exploration targets and providing strategic recommendations on projects.

Throughout his career, Mike has combined technical expertise with operational leadership to drive exploration success and sustainable mining practices. Some memorable highlights are being part of the Voisey’s Bay deposit exploration team; collaborations to improve business performance (safety, environmental, costs, and production); led implementation teams for safety standards, and mine dewatering infrastructure; protecting the environment and company assets by building a robust tailings dyke; management team member for restart / operation of a ‘cold-idled’ mine site; and having worked with so many excellent teams in remote exploration camps of northern Canada.

Bryan Loree, BA, CMA

CFO and Director
Mr. Loree has held various senior accounting roles for public and private companies in various industries including, renewable energy, exploration, and construction. He also serves as the CFO of Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO). He has also performed capital raising activities for both private and public companies, primarily in the exploration and renewable energy sectors.

Prior to entering the accounting field, Mr.Loree spent three years as an investor relations manager for several public companies and two years in the banking industry. Mr. Loree holds a CPA, CMA designation, a Financial Management Diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and a BA from Simon Fraser University.

Danielle Giovenazzo, Ph.D, P.Geo

Independent Director
Based in Montreal, Dr. Giovenazzo has over 35 years’ experience in exploration, notably in project generation and management for Ni, Cu and PGE’s and Gold projects. Dr. Giovenazzo has considerable expertise in mineral exploration in the province of Quebec, Canada and internationally with a range of companies that include 16 years for Falconbridge and Xstrata nickel where she worked partly on regional and brownfields exploration in the Raglan Belt property and deposits (now owned and operated by Glencore) in Quebec.

She has also been involved with various companies in Argentina, Brazil, Finland and West Africa for Ni-Cu and PGE exploration. More recently she was Vice president exploration of Benz Mining. Furthermore, Dr Giovenazzo spent 4 years as an external director for Quebec’s exploration entity SOQUEM INC. Since leaving SOQUEM, Danielle has been serving as an external director for Wallbridge Mining Company Limited. She is a Member of the Professional Order of Geologist in Quebec (OGQ) and served OGQ variously as President and Administrator from 2015 through 2021.

Veronika Hirsch, B.com

Independent Director
Ms.Hirsch is a retired investment professional with over 40 years of experience in various aspects of the investment industry. She was a frequent commentator on BNN and other business media outlets. Ms. Hirsch is a co-founder of Integrated Asset Management Corp. where she served as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of several alternative Equity Funds.

Ms. Hirsch served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at AGF Management Ltd., Fidelity Investments and lastly, at Arrow Capital. She began her career as Portfolio Trader and Analyst at Prudential Insurance Co. later rising to a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of several equity mutual funds.

Ms. Hirsch holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and is a fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Elliot Beutel, BA, MBA

Independent Director
Mr. Beutel started his career working in mortgage underwriting for a Canadian bank before attending the University of Toronto’s Rotman school of Management where he received his MBA in 2018. Since then, he has been working at Oakwest Corporation, a value oriented family office as an analyst and junior portfolio manager. Mr. Beutel holds a BA from Queens University.