Warwick Smith is a seasoned venture capitalist with decades of experience in leadership, corporate finance and M&A with a focus on the resource sector since 1999.
At just 30 years old, Warwick was a founding shareholder of Riverside Resources Inc. before becoming CEO of Western Pacific Resources Corp. at age 33 where he successfully negotiated the transaction to acquire the Deer Trail Mine (now operated by MAG Silver) while concurrently closing $18M in capital.
As current CEO and Director of America Pacific Mining Corp., Smith negotiated the transaction to purchase the past-producing Madison Mine in Montana, a joint venture, earn-in agreement with major, Rio Tinto, a transaction that has subsequently been nominated for the S&P Global Platts Deal Of The Year for 2021.
Subsequently, Mr. Smith lead American Pacific in its takeover of Constantine Metals. This acquisition Brough the Palmer Project, a 14 mill tonne VMS in Alaska, under partnership with Dowa Mining and Metals Into the fold.
In 2022 Mr. Smith was nominated for CEO of the Year by S&P Global Platts.
As an industry expert, Smith has been featured on Bloomberg, Benzinga, Investing.com, Mining Journal, Northern Miner, S&P Global Platts, Globe and Mail, Kitco, Traders TV and Mining Weekly and continues to be a significant early investor in both technology and mining companies.
