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THE COMPANY
Central America Nickel Inc. (“CAN”) is a Canadian corporation focused on the processing and purification of energy and critical metals (Ni, Li, Co, Cu, Mn, V, Sc, Nb, Ta, Ir and REE) using its patented ultrasound extraction technology, UAEx, and other proprietary processes. CAN takes a holistic approach to mining and extraction of base, precious, energy and rare earth energy minerals, by eliminating the use of pressure processing, minimizing temperature, energy use, chemical use, emissions and waste, while increasing overall recovery rates.
CAN is the mining technology company of the future, focused on innovation and building a future of clean energy through its patent registered ultrasound assisted extraction technology, UAEx. The UAEx can transform the mining industry through high value metal ore processing that delivers superior value, recovery rates and a reduced environmental footprint. CAN holds substantial estimated quantities of nickel, lithium, copper, rare earths and other critical metals across various deposits and jurisdictions, through wholly-owned properties and joint ventures.
CAN
HEADQUARTERS
GUATEMALA
PROJECT
D.R.CONGO
PROJECT
THE PROJECTS
CAN is developing deposits that contain strategic minerals including Nickel, Lithium, Copper and Rare Earths.
Through its two wholly owned local subsidiaries, CAN is developing major nickel laterite deposits, open laterally and at depth, located ~80 km from the industrial port of Puerto Barrios, in the Lake Izabal region of Guatemala. The company has three exploitation and eight exploration permit applications which cover an area of 310 square kilometres in total. These nickel concessions hold inferred resources estimated in excess of 700 million mt above 1.01% Ni, making this a world class nickel project which has been the subject of historical drillings campaigns by International Nickel Co. (Inco) in 1960s, Dundee Sustainable Technologies in 2008, as well as by CAN during 2022.
The company is developing rare earths concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; CAN’s local subsidiary has entered into a joint venture with the Congolese state-owned company Sakima SA for a 160 square kilometre mining concession that has been the object of a geological report. The company has the exclusive option to purchase nodular monazite (natural rare earths concentrate). CAN is exporting monazite from the DRC at average grades of 50% TREO; a total of ~1,000 metric tonnes have been sold and exported to date, with grades of up to 16.92% Neodymium, 4.12% Praseodymium, and Thorium grades below 1%. CAN also holds two copper permits in the province of Maniema, DRC, under its subsidiary, which can be the subject of further exploration and exploitation, samples from one site indicates a copper content of up to 46% CuO.
ULTRASOUND ASSISTED
EXTRACTION UAEx
OUR UAEx INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HAS POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE MINING INDUSTRY BY INCREASING RECOVERY RATES WITH SHORTER PROCESSING TIMES (1 HOUR COMPARED TO 24 HOURS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD) WHILE REDUCING CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION AND EMISSIONS, CREATING SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT.
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EFFICIENCY
USING THE PATENTED CAN UAEx TECHNOLOGY, INCREASE ORE EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY UP TO 35% THE INDUSTRY STANDARD, WITH UP TO 12X LEACHING EFFICIENCY, 70% REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND 4-7X REDUCED OPERATING TIME FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION.
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RECOVERY
INCREASE RECOVERY RATES IN COMPLEX ENERGY AND CRITICAL METAL EXTRACTIONS, UP TO RATES OF 95% NICKEL, COBALT, MANGANESE AND SCANDIUM, 80% VANADIUM, TITANIUM, COPPER AND IRON, 85% GOLD AND SILVER, 84% RARE EARTHS IN SOLUTION INCLUDING 92% Nd, 100% Pr, Gd, Ir.
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ENVIRONMENT
EFFECTIVELY REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ORE PROCESSING ACTIVITIES BY REDUCING EMISSIONS, HARMFUL REAGENTS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY INCORPORATING THE UAEx TECHNOLOGY HOLISTIC MINING APPROACH. REDUCTION IN ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FROM 20%-80% LESS CO2 EMISSIONS AND GHG REDUCTION.
MARK BILLINGS
AHMED BOUAJILA
TARA ASFOUR
TEAM
EXPERTS IN INNOVATION, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY AND ENGINEERING ARE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND CENTRAL AMERICA NICKEL
MANAGEMENT & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARK BILLINGS - CEO
Mr. Billings has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has been an investment banker, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars for small-cap companies, including several junior mining companies. Mr. Billings also founded and managed companies in the junior resource sector, in addition to being CEO, CFO or a director of a number of publicly traded resource companies in Canada and abroad.
THOMAS WINSLOW - CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Mr. Winslow was born and raised in the US before matriculating to the École hôtelière de Lausanne for university. Since then, he has worked across Europe, the UAE, Lebanon, and Hong Kong, and maintains a robust global network of business partners. In addition to extensive hospitality experience at Christies´auction house and as a sommelier for the Four Seasons, Mr. Winslow is an investor and entrepreneur with projects on five continents, including mining, vehicle mobility intelligence, and medical technology. After completing a dual MBA and Master of International Relations in Spain, he has recently moved to Dubai and is a founding partner in a MedTech and SaaS-focused VC firm.
DANIEL BARRETTE - BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Daniel Barrette brings 20 years of leadership experience in the mining industry, with expertise in strategic business development, operational leadership, and sustainable resource management. Currently serving as Director and Business Development Consultant at Nord Precious Metals (TSX.V-NTH) and Coniagas Battery Metals (TSX.V-COS) Mr. Barrette drives growth strategies while prioritizing environmental stewardship. He has held senior roles at prominent mining companies, including Affinor Resources Inc., Gilla Inc., Canadian Metals Inc., and SearchGold Resources Inc., where he led transformative initiatives and fostered innovation. Notably, Mr. Barrette was instrumental in restructuring SearchGold Resources Inc., leading to its successful reverse takeover by Ubika Corp. in 2013, securing $54 million in financing. He also facilitated acquisitions and established business operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC"), leveraging his extensive network of strategic contacts. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, Mr. Barrette excels in stakeholder engagement and has a proven track record in business development, due diligence, and strategic planning. His career reflects a steadfast commitment to fostering sustainable practices in the mining sector.
STANLEY ROBINSON - BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Robinson is a seasoned Professional Geoscientist with over 40 years of exploration and corporate experience across Canada, Africa, and South America. He specializes in managing gold and base metal exploration projects from grassroots to advanced stages, with deep expertise in geological interpretation with emphasis on lithology, structure, and alteration and determining potential. He has contributed to resource calculations and feasibility studies through the development and maintenance of digital databases. His field experience spans diverse climatic conditions, from permafrost to tropical and semi-desert environments. He has also reviewed lithium (brine and hard rock) prospects and a phosphate deposit. Beyond his technical background, Mr. Robinson was CEO of two junior mining companies and brings significant corporate experience in equity financings, regulatory compliance, board and shareholder reporting, joint venture negotiations, and public communications. Mr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Master of Science in Structural Geology. He is a registered Professional Geoscientist with APEGM (Manitoba) and NAPEG (Northwest Territories and Nunavut).
DAN HRUSHEWSKY - BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Hrushewsky is a seasoned mining executive with over 30 years of experience spanning financing, marketing, project development, analysis, and acquisition of mining projects. As a graduated engineer (University of Toronto), MBA graduate (DeGroote School of Business), and CFA charterholder, Dan brings a robust blend of technical and financial expertise to the mining sector. He has held multiple CEO roles, including the development of an innovative mining services business model and the advancement of a major base and precious metals project in North America—successfully delivering a best-in-class resource estimate, securing financing, and managing complex negotiations with political and corporate stakeholders. Over his career, he has raised over $200 million to support project development. Mr. Hrushewsky’s previous experience includes M&A and corporate development roles with multinational gold and base metal producers (predecessors to Nordgold and First Quantum), mining debt project financing with the Bank of Nova Scotia, commodity derivatives trading for a private hedge fund, and mining equity finance with Northland Capital, Jennings Capital, and the CIBC Precious Metals Fund. He has also advised a private equity group on potential mining project acquisitions.
TARA ASFOUR - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Asfour is an experienced executive consultant with over 12 years of management, investor relations, communications and marketing experience, specialized in capital markets. Ms. Asfour holds a MBA in Business Management, Financial Markets Certificate from Yale University, and Certificate in Alternative Investments from HBS. Previously, as Chief Development Officer for FairGreen Capital Partners and Managing Director of its Canadian division, Ms. Asfour has led over US$550 million worth of fundraising and strategic development initiatives. Previous positions include IR executive at Red Pine Exploration Inc., Communications Director at Dominion Water Reserves and advisor to various publicly listed firms. Ms. Asfour is currently Director of Investor Relations for Fancamp Exploration and Western Metallica Resources Corp., and advisor to other publicly listed firms in the resource and energy sector. Ms. Asfour holds a certificate from the Institute for Governance (IGOPP) Certification in Governance, Ethics in Business Environment and Corruption Prevention.
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD
AHMED BOUAJILA - VICE-PRESIDENT R&D AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Ahmed Bouajila, P. Eng., is a senior engineer with more than 30 years of extensive and cross-disciplinary background and experience in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy R & D, technical services and engineering. Mr. Bouajila served at CRM/COREM for near 20 years at all levels of project, technical, scientific, management and direction lead. He also acted as VP metallurgy and ore processing at G Mining Services Inc. for 5 years, period during which he participated as QP and principal for various due diligence review and study phase mandates of near $10B developing and expending projects. Since 2016, Mr. Bouajila, is leading IGS Impact Global Solutions Inc., an emerging R&D laboratory that he founded with the commitment to contribute to solving the most challenging problems of the extractive metallurgy. Mr. Bouajila graduated from Laval University in 1986 with a degree in mining engineering and a master’s degree in mineral processing in 1988 and Project management Certificate from UQTR. He is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec since 1992.
DARIA CAMILLA BOFFITO, B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD - TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Fields of research and competence Mrs Boffito is experienced in includes; Process Intensification by alternative energy methods, Biofuels and biochemicals synthesis with ultrasound and microwaves, Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of catalysts, Deposition and coating processes with ultrasound, Extraction processes with ultrasound and microwaves, Ultrasound emulsification, Thermal and catalytic conversion of biomass and wasted gas, Fatty Acids Methyl Esters (biodiesel): selection and pretreatment of feedstocks (esterification, degumming), synthesis (transesterification), reactor design, catalyst design, Green Diesel from Fischer-Tropsch and triglyceride cracking, Gas to liquids (GtL), Power to liquids (PtL), ultrasound and microwaves, Heterogeneous catalysis and industrial catalyst development, Designed and tested catalysts for: oxidation, esterification, transesterification, cracking, CH4 reforming, Fischer Tropsch, alkylation, isomerisation, hydrogenation, photocatalysis, Catalyst synthesis methods: sol-gel; micronization; hydrothermal synthesis; urea method; core-shell; impregnation; coating of powders, honeycombs, metal fibers; ultrasound-assisted synthesis; spray-drying, Photocatalysis and water treatment, Ultrasound water treatment, TiO2 based photocatalyst synthesis (nano- and micrometric), TiO2 doping for visible light activity, Degradation of resilient water pollutants, Synthesis of (bi-functional) drug delivery systems, Extraction of functional molecules from natural matrices. Mrs. Boffito has a Post-doc, Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, a Doctorate, Industrial Chemistry at the University of Milan, was a visiting PhD student in Chemistry at The University of Melbourne, completed a Master of Science, Industrial Chemistry at the University of Milan and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry-University of Milan.
RICHARD BOUDREAULT, P. Phys., B.Sc., M. Eng., MBA, FRSC, HFRCGS, FCMOS, FInstP, FCASI, FWAAS, FCAE, FIAA, AFAIAA, SMIEEE - TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
A successful serial entrepreneur and C-level executive, Mr. Boudreault has held top corporate positions in organizations of all sizes in both the private and public sector and has sat on over 30 boards. He has led organizations across a variety of sectors including advanced materials, natural resources and metallurgy, clean technology, photonics, medical devices, energy (hydrocarbon) and nuclear, Big Data and AI, and aerospace. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Boudreault was CEO of the cleantech firm Orbite Aluminae, where he raised over $140M in financing from institutional and government sources and grew the firm from start-up to publicly traded company with a valuation of $500M. Mr. Boudreault holds a bachelor’s in applied physics, an MBA and a professional master’s degree in engineering, which he earned at Cornell. He continues to be involved in academia, having published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and scientific publications, and he is an adjunct professor at École Polytechnique in Montreal where he teaches and performs applied research on environmental chemical engineering, green chemistry and clean tech innovation.
JACK LIFTON, P. Chem. - ADVISOR & CONSULTANT
Jack Lifton was a co-founder of Technology Metals Research. He is a consultant, author, and lecturer on the market fundamentals of the technology metals, the term that he coined to describe those strategic rare metals whose electronic properties make our technological society possible. These include the rare earths, lithium and most of the rare metals. Educated as a physical chemist, specializing in high-temperature metallurgy, Jack was first a researcher before becoming both a marketing and manufacturing executive. Finally, he became a metal trader specializing in the field of technology metals and of rare metals. Today, after more than 55 years of industry involvement, he advises both OEM high tech industry and the global institutional-investment community, on the natural-resource issues that impact either a proposed business model or a high-volume manufacturing plan for the mass market. He is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security.