Ben Whiting
P.Geo., Vice President Exploration – Barsele
Minerals Corp., President & CEO & Director -
Orex Minerals Inc.
Ben Whiting is a professional geoscientist
with more than 35 years experience in the
international mining industry. He has worked
for both major & junior companies, managing
a wide range of operations from exploration
through to production. He has also acted as
a special advisor on mining industry matters
to government agencies, the World Bank, and
is a past Adjunct Professor of Queen’s
University in the Geological Sciences &
Mining Engineering departments. Mr. Whiting
is an “Economic Geology” medal award winner
and winner of the 2008 IAC “Explorer of the
Year” award. He is a member of Engineers &
Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC),
Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO), La
Asociación de Ingenieros de Minas
Metalurgistas y Geólogos de México (AIMMGM),
the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
and Petroleum (CIM) and a Fellow and
past-editor of the Society of Economic
Geologists (SEG).