Technical Team

Robert B. Hawkins, M.Sc., P.Geo., Chief Consulting Geologist

Bob has over 35 years experience as an exploration geologist in the western US, Canada, Alaska, Finland, Sweden, Mexico, and South America, with emphasis on base and precious metals, IOCG deposits, porphyry copper and molybdenum in a variety of geologic environments. He is credited with the initial discovery and development of the Jerritt Canyon district in Nevada and the discovery of the Richmond Hill gold deposit in South Dakota. He has participated in all roles and phases of exploration including field geologist, project management, consulting, and VP of exploration. Bob was educated at the Idaho State University, receiving his B.Sc. (Geology) in 1971 and his M.Sc. (Geology) in 1973. He started out his geology career with FMC Corporation in 1969, later moving on to Freeport McMoran where he worked for 14 years in a variety of roles including Senior project Manager, Senior Geologist, and District Exploration Manager. He has also worked with Independence Mining Company as and Exploration Manger, and with Cobre Mining Company, Metallic Ventures, and American Bonanza Gold Corp. as the VP of Exploration. He has also acted as a geological consultant to United Bolero Development Corp. and Northland Resources. Bob has written a number of publications that have been published in industry journals, including articles on disseminated gold deposits and porphyry copper deposits.

Quentin J. Browne, M.Sc., P.Geo., Senior Geologist

Mr. Quentin J. Browne has more than 25 years professional experience in precious-metal and base-metal exploration and mining in the western US, Mexico, South America (Chile, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana) and eastern Canada. He received a BA degree (Geology) from the California State University, Chico in 1983, and a M.Sc. (Economic Geology) from the University of Idaho in 1989. Quentin has been employed by several major mining companies including Noranda, Rio Algom Exploration, Asarco, and Teck Cominco and has been involved in underground and open-pit operations for copper and gold. He has supervised regional and project-scale metal exploration programs and has participated in economic evaluations of advanced-stage mineral properties in the US and internationally.

During a 15 year period with Asarco, Quentin held positions as Senior Exploration Geologist in Chile, and Chief Geologist at the Silver Bell porphyry copper mine in Arizona. After leaving Asarco in 2003, Quentin joined Metallic Ventures Gold as the Chief Geologist at the Esmeralda underground gold-silver vein mine in Nevada. Quentin was a Senior Geologist with Teck Cominco’s US Exploration Department from 2005-2009. He has published papers on porphyry copper mineralization and co-authored several publications addressing diverse topics of Nevada geology and metal deposits. Mr. Browne is currently a consulting economic geologist.

Erik Haroldson, B.Sc., Senior Geologist

Mr. Erik Haroldson graduated in 2006 from the University of Minnesota – Duluth with a Bachelor’s Degree in Geological Sciences. Mr. Haroldson’s experience ranges from grass roots exploration to resource definition stage projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Before coming to Kodiak Exploration in 2008 he was a geologist with US Gold working on gold projects in Nevada and Mexico. He also has Copper-Nickel PGE experience working with Polymet Mining in Northern Minnesota. He is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.