Ben Whiting
M.Sc., P.Geo.,
Technical Advisor
Ben Whiting is a professional geoscientist with more than 40 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 recipient and also won the 2008 IAC "Explorer of the
Year" for his role in the discovery of La Preciosa Silver-Gold Deposit in Mexico. 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). For his military service and work in aid of veteran’s, Mr. Whiting was awarded the
title of Knight-Chevalier of the Order of St. George.
In conjunction with his current position with Orex, Mr. Whiting serves as a technical advisor to First
Nordic Metals Corp. and is an independent director for MTB Metals Corp.
