John McConnell

John McConnell

Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Gold Corp.

John McConnell

John McConnell's 40-plus years of mining experience is mostly in Canada’s northern territories.  Previously, he was President & CEO of Western Keltic Mines until it was acquired by Sherwood Copper; VP of NWT Projects for De Beers Canada primarily responsible for permitting and development of the Snap Lake Diamond Mine; Breakwater Resources Ltd in Operations at the Nanisivik Zinc & Lead Mine on Baffin Island; and Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd.   

A graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering, John is also a Director of Hudson Resources Inc. and Abacus Mining & Exploration Corp.