- Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV:LME) has appointed a new strategic advisor to support advancement of its Ishkoday Gold‑Polymetallic Project in Ontario
- The advisor brings experience in mining engineering, equity research, and structured finance, including current work in streaming and royalties at Sprott
- The addition is intended to strengthen governance, align technical work with capital‑market expectations, and support upcoming milestones such as the Mineral Resource Estimate
- Laurion Mineral Exploration stock (TSXV:LME) last traded at $0.25
Laurion Mineral Exploration (TSXV:LME) has appointed Sankarsan (Sean) Ghosal as Strategic Advisor, a move aimed at bolstering the Company’s governance, capital markets capabilities, and technical decision‑making as it advances the Ishkoday Gold-Polymetallic Project in Ontario.
The addition of Mr. Ghosal brings a broad and complementary mix of mining engineering, equity research, and structured finance experience. He currently serves as an Associate on the Streaming & Royalties team at Sprott, where he is involved in deal origination, technical and financial due diligence, investment structuring, and portfolio monitoring within major private resource investment strategies.
Prior to joining Sprott, Ghosal worked in mining equity research at Stifel Financial, covering both base and precious metals companies. His earlier engineering and project‑development roles saw him supporting mining operations from study stages through execution, giving him firsthand insight into the full lifecycle of resource projects.
Laurion management expects that this cross‑functional background—spanning operations, engineering, capital markets research, and investment analysis—will contribute an investor‑focused discipline as the company works toward a series of important technical and value‑definition milestones at Ishkoday.
Strengthening governance and aligning with market expectations
The company noted that Mr. Ghosal’s appointment is aligned with its commitment to capital discipline, technical rigor, and improved strategic optionality. His experience evaluating mining assets from both engineering and capital allocation perspectives is expected to support LAURION in several key areas, including:
- Strengthened governance as LAURION progresses toward its forthcoming Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) and subsequent technical assessments.
- Enhanced alignment between technical work and capital market expectations, particularly as the Company continues evaluating strategic alternatives for advancing Ishkoday.
- Support for disciplined decision-making, combining on-the-ground project experience with sophisticated financial analysis.
“Sean brings exactly the skillset and perspective we are seeking to support the Board as the Ishkoday Project enters its next stage of development,” Laurion’s president and CEO, Cynthia Le Sueur-Aquin, said in the announcement:.
Advancing the Ishkoday Gold-Polymetallic Project
The Ishkoday Project remains the company’s flagship asset, with ongoing work focused on unlocking the value of its gold‑polymetallic system. The addition of a strategic advisor with both capital markets and engineering depth underscores Laurion’s intent to navigate the next stages of development with greater discipline and investor alignment.
About Laurion Mineral Exploration
Laurion is a junior mining stock focused on developing its gold-rich polymetallic 57-square-kilometre Ishkõday project in Ontario.
The junior gold stock (TSXV:LME) last traded at $0.25 and has lost nearly 25 per cent since this time last year.
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