Gilmour Clausen
Mr. Clausen is one of the founders of Plata Latina. Mr. Clausen has a proven track record of successful leadership in the mining industry, with over 30 years of executive, financial, operations, business development, engineering and project management experience. He has led major mining operations, raised over a billion dollars in debt and equity, and managed large engineering and construction projects. He was most recently President and CEO and Director of Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, which was successfully acquired by Hudbay Minerals Inc. in June 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Clausen was a founding member, President and CEO and Director of Brio Gold Inc., which was acquired by Leagold Mining Corp in May 2018, as well as a founding shareholder, President and CEO and Director of Augusta Resource Corporation, which was acquired by Hudbay Minerals Inc. in September 2014. Mr. Clausen was also Executive Vice President, Mining at Washington Group, International Inc., Vice President Operations at Stillwater Mining, and held various operating roles at Placer Dome.
Mr. Clausen Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University.