O3 Mining Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

O3 Mining's CEO is Jose Vizquerra Benavides, appointed in Jul 2019, has a tenure of 5.33 years. total yearly compensation is CA$1.06M, comprised of 48.5% salary and 51.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.22% of the company’s shares, worth CA$7.31M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.2 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Jose Vizquerra Benavides

Chief executive officer

CA$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	48.5%
CEO tenure	5.3yrs
CEO ownership	6.2%
Management average tenure	3.2yrs
Board average tenure	5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jose Vizquerra Benavides's remuneration changed compared to O3 Mining's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-CA$41m
Jun 30 2024	n/a	n/a	-CA$45m
Mar 31 2024	n/a	n/a	-CA$42m
Dec 31 2023	CA$1m	CA$515k	-CA$34m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$5m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$3m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-CA$3m
Dec 31 2022	CA$900k	CA$514k	-CA$7m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$10m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$12m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-CA$10m
Dec 31 2021	CA$895k	CA$500k	CA$20m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	CA$25m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	CA$30m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	CA$34m
Dec 31 2020	CA$1m	CA$500k	CA$3m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	CA$2m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$3m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-CA$7m
Dec 31 2019	CA$142k	CA$83k	-CA$4m

Compensation vs Market: Jose's total compensation ($USD758.27K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD169.13K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Jose's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Jose Vizquerra Benavides (43 yo)

5.3yrs

Tenure

CA$1,059,870

Compensation

Mr. Jose Alberto Vizquerra Benavides, M.Sc., B. Eng., CPG, AIPG serves as Advisor To The Board of Directors at STLLR Gold Inc. (formerly known as Moneta Gold Inc.) since July 2022. He has been President an...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jose Vizquerra Benavides	President	5.3yrs	CA$1.06m	6.22% CA$ 7.3m
Elijah Tyshynski	CFO & Corporate Secretary	2.2yrs	CA$475.68k	0.056% CA$ 65.8k
Louis Gariepy	Vice President of Exploration	5yrs	CA$354.23k	0.083% CA$ 97.6k
Alex Rodriguez Tovalino	Vice President of Corporate Development	3.2yrs	no data	0.036% CA$ 42.4k
Myrzah Bello	Vice President of Sustainable Development & Human Resources	3.2yrs	no data	0.013% CA$ 14.8k

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: OIII's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Jose Vizquerra Benavides	President	5.3yrs	CA$1.06m	6.22% CA$ 7.3m
Keith McKay	Independent Director	5.3yrs	CA$70.00k	0.0012% CA$ 1.4k
Patrick F. Anderson	Independent Director	5.3yrs	CA$55.00k	no data
Amy Satov	Lead Independent Director	5.3yrs	CA$75.00k	no data
John Burzynski	Chairman of the Board	5.3yrs	CA$70.00k	0.014% CA$ 16.5k
Bernardo Calderon	Independent Director	5.3yrs	no data	0.049% CA$ 57.9k

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: OIII's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

O3 Mining Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

President recently bought CA$2.1m worth of stock

O3 Mining Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 12, 2024

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Resignation of Mélissa Desrochers as Director

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Vice President of Exploration exercised options to buy CA$69k worth of stock.

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

O3 Mining Inc. Initiates Drilling at Kinebik Project Along Casa Berardi Break

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it has received CAD 1.476799 million in funding

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it has received CAD 1.400001 million in funding

President recently bought CA$2.1m worth of stock

Price target decreased by 14% to CA$2.94

Price target increased by 9.6% to CA$3.75

O3 Mining Inc. has completed a Composite Units Offering in the amount of CAD 18.15 million.

New major risk - Financial position

O3 Mining Inc. Intersects 102.0 g/t Au over 1.5 Metres at Malartic H, Marban Alliance

Does O3 Mining (CVE:OIII) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

O3 Mining Inc. Confirms Auriferous Corridors in the Sediments at the Ludovick Sector, Horizon Project

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

O3 Mining Inc. Intersects 119.1 G/T Au over 2.5 Metres at Malartic H, Marban Alliance

O3 Mining Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 12, 2024

O3 Mining Inc. Announces the Start of A 3,000 Metre Drill Campaign At the Ludovick Sector in the Horizon Project, Located Seven Kilometres West of the Marban and Norlartic Deposits and Four Kilometres North-East of the Canadian Malartic Open-Pit Owned by Agnico Eagles Mines Limited

New major risk - Financial position

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Resignation of Mélissa Desrochers as Director

O3 Mining Inc. Intersects 9.6 G/T Au over 6.2 Metres At Norlartic Extension, Marban Alliance

Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX:ME) completed the acquisition of Nighthawk Gold Corp. (TSX:NHK) from O3 Mining Inc., The K2 Principal Fund L.P., a fund managed by K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc. and others.

New minor risk - Market cap size

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it has received CAD 18.559639 million in funding

Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX:ME) entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Nighthawk Gold Corp. (TSX:NHK) from O3 Mining Inc., The K2 Principal Fund L.P., a fund managed by K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc. and others for CAD 56.2 million.

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 9.008604 million in funding

Is O3 Mining (CVE:OIII) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

O3 Mining Inc. Reports Results from Upper Camflo Drill Program, Marban Alliance

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

O3 Mining Inc. Receives Results from its 1,368 Metres Drilling Campaign on the Hygrade Fold Area Within the Marban Alliance Project, in Val-D'or, Quebec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it has received CAD 10 million in funding

O3 Mining Inc. Intersects 4.0 G/T Au over 36.5 Metres on Malartic H Deposit At Marban

O3 Mining Inc. Provides Additional Assay Results from Winter Drill Program on Marban Engineering Project in Val-D'or, Québec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. agreed to acquire Kinebik Gold Project from NewOrigin Gold Corp. for approximately CAD 0.2 million.

O3 Mining Initiates Drilling At Malartic H

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Executive Changes

O3 Mining Inc. Initiates Drilling At Marban Regional

O3 Mining Inc. Provides Its Outlook and Catalysts for 2023 in Addition to A Review of 2022

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Its Continues Advancing Its Marban Property in Val-D'or Quebec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. Takes A Major Step In Environmental Permitting Of Marban Engineering Project

Vice President of Exploration exercised options to buy CA$69k worth of stock.

Insufficient new directors

O3 Mining Inc. Delivers First Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate for Bulldog and Kappa At Alpha

O3 Mining Files Technical Report for Marban Engineering

O3 Mining Inc. Completes the Field Audit of UL ECOLOGO Certification

O3 Mining Inc. Receives Initial Results from Its 10,500 Metre Drilling Campaign on the Hygrade Fold Area, Within Marban Engineering in Val-D'or, Quebec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. Completes Pre-Feasibility Study For Marban Engineering with Post-Tax NPV of C$463 Million, Unlevered IRR of 23.2% And Annual Production Of Over 160Koz Gold

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Mr. Elijah Tyshynski to Step Down from the Board of Directors

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it expects to receive CAD 15.000011 million in funding

O3 Mining Inc. Updates on Well-Funded 40,000 Meter Drilling Program on Marban Project in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. Announces Results and Interpretation from Its 6,338 Metres Drilling Campaign on the Camflo Extension Deposit, on the Marban Project in Val-D'or, Quebec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. Provides Progress Update on Pre-Feasibility Study for Marban Engineering

O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV:OIII) completed the acquisition of East-West Property in Quebec from Emergent Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMR).

High number of new and inexperienced directors

Cartier Resources Inc. (TSXV : ECR) acquired Chalice Gold Mines (Quebec) Inc. from O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV : OIII).

O3 Mining Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2022

Cartier Resources Inc. (TSXV : ECR) entered into a non binding letter of agreement to acquire Chalice Gold Mines (Quebec) Inc. from O3 Mining Inc. (TSXV : OIII) for CAD 6 million.

Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (CNSX:PMET) has signed a Purchase Agreement to acquire FCI Claims for CAD 4.06 million from O3 Mining Inc.

Patriot Battery Metals Inc. (CNSX:PMET) has signed a Purchase Agreement to acquire FCI Claims for $4.06 million from O3 Mining Inc.

O3 Mining Reports Positive Metallurgical Results from Marban Engineering

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

O3 Mining Completes Positive Infill Drilling Program At Marban Project and Provides Results; Next Steps, Updated Resource and Progress to Engineering

O3 Mining Inc. Provides Update on Its Fully-Funded 250,000 Metre Drilling Program At Its Marban and Alpha Properties in Val-D'or, Québec

O3 Mining Inc. Reports New Results from its 2021 Infill Drilling Program at its Marban Project

O3 Mining Inc. Provides an Update on its Well-Funded 250,000 Meter Drilling Program at its Marban and Alpha Properties in Val-D'Or, Québec, Canada

O3 Mining Inc. Expands Marban Mineralization and Provides Winter Drilling Update

President recently bought CA$112k worth of stock

O3 Mining Inc. Provides New Drilling Results from the Marban Project on its Malartic Property in the Val-d'Or Region of Québec, Canada

President recently bought CA$126k worth of stock

O3 Mining Inc. to Drill 250,000 Metres At Marban and Alpha in 2021-2022

O3 Mining Inc. announced that it has received CAD 35.000222 million in funding