B.Sc (Mining Eng), M.Sc. (Mining Eng), M.B.A (Finance), Vice President, HB Global Advisors Corp
Vice-President of HB Global Advisors Corp (the Heenan Blaikie’s Mining group) Wes Roberts is a professional engineer specializing in the economic evaluation and development of mineral deposits. He brings to the firm more than 25 years of experience in mineral exploration, mining operations, project engineering and management, as well as diverse mining engineering experience that includes precious and base metals and industrial minerals.
Previously, Mr. Roberts held numerous positions in mining operations as well as in mining engineering consulting services with Derry, Michener, Booth & Wahl, Davy International (Aker Kvaerner mining & metals) and BLM Bharti Engineering. Following completion of business school, he worked as Project Evaluation Consultant to Inco Limited and also engaged in assignments for the EuroZinc Mining Corporation, SRK Consulting and Griffiths McBurney & Partners. Most recently, Mr. Roberts was Vice-President of Corporate Development at Breakwater Resources Ltd.
Mr. Roberts has been a licensed Professional Engineer of Ontario since 1984.
Blogs by Wes Roberts
- Using groundwater chemistry to find gold: Nevada Junior uses pioneering methodology to discover new gold deposits - Sep 09, 2011
Discovery of new gold deposits in Nevada has been declining dramatically over the last decade. Conventional exploration techniques have been thoroughly applied around the world, but do not work well when the rocks are hidden from view. 50% of Nevada that has never been systematically explored – the areas covered by a thin veneer of sand & gravel between alternating mountain ranges. However, the sand & gravel also contains groundwater that interacts with bedrock hidden from the vie Read more...