John has served as CEO and President of Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. during the preceding eight years. He is a long-term IDR shareholder, successful business owner, c-suite leader and public company director with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry and has an impressive track record of investment return and job creation. John grew up in Northern Idaho in a time when timber and mining were the dominant industries. This has given him a historical perspective of the industries and understanding of employees and local communities that has proven to be valuable in driving business growth. Since 2014, John has been Chairman of IDR and President and CEO since 2018, where he led efforts to transform IDR from a small, OTC listed company that began with a partially owned gold mine and mill, into a NYSE listed and vertically integrated gold producer with approximately 70 employees and substantial exploration opportunities in gold, copper, silver, rare earth elements, and thorium. He is a co-founder and former owner of Timberline Drilling Inc. and helped guide the business from a small core drilling company into a successful industry service provider from 2011 to 2015. John has led fundraising efforts for both private and publicly traded companies and advanced private companies to a public listing, including on the NYSE American. In addition to a career in the mining industry, he is active in his local communities with a specific focus on historical preservation and conservation. He has led efforts to save and renovate five distinct historic buildings in his local Northern Idaho communities with the goal of giving them purpose for the next 100+ years of life. In addition, he has also opted to contribute a portion of his personal property holdings into a conservation easement to protect it from future development and preserve the natural scenic corridor and wildlife overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene. John attended the University of Idaho and received a B.A. degree in finance from Arizona State University.

Grant is a registered professional mining engineer, IDR co-founder, and fellow shareholder. He helped design, permit and build the New Jersey Mill and supervises both mining and milling operations at the Company, including permitting, bonding and internal feasibility studies. Grant has been instrumental in many aspects of Company's operations and management, including all levels of economic analysis, open pit and underground modeling, pit design, and underground mining and development. His experience implementing, and knowledge of paste tailings and flotation mill design makes him an expert in the field. His dedication to the success of the company and building a cohesive employee base has been an important factor in advancing the Golden Chest Mine to production. Grant is a co-principal of Mine Systems Design, Inc., a family-owned mining consulting firm specializing in paste tailings. He is the second of three generations that have worked or are working for IDR. Grant has deep roots in the Silver Valley and is a respected member of local community. Prior to co-founding IDR, he worked for Newmont.

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Kevin has more than 30 years of operating and management experience in the mining and mineral processing industries. He has held executive leadership positions at several public companies, including General Manager and Vice President of Mine Operations at Stillwater Mining Company, Chief Operating Officer at MGM Gold, and various mine supervisory positions at Hecla Mining Company. Mr. Shiell is currently Chief Operating Officer at Silver Bow Mining, and serves as an Independent Director at Idaho Strategic.

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Rich is Lead Portfolio Manager and Principal at Signia Capital. Signia is a small-cap value asset manager with a largely institutional client base. Prior to co-founding Signia Capital Management in 2002, Rich was the Assistant Director of Research and a Portfolio Manager for a $2B Pacific Northwest asset management firm. With blue-collar roots, Rich went on to get a BA in business administration from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Gonzaga University. In addition, he is a CFA charter holder and has served as President of the CFA Society of Spokane.

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Carolyn is currently the owner and principal of Graham Peak Consulting, LLC in Kingston, ID where she specializes in accounting and finance consulting in the mining and heavy construction industries. Prior to her time at Graham Peak Consulting, Carolyn spent over 30 years in the mining industry with companies such as Silver Valley Resources (ASARCO), Coeur Mining, and Hecla Mining Corp. Her experience includes mine operations, metals marketing, project development and financing. She previously served as the Treasurer for both Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining where her roles were centered around quarterly and annual budgeting, rolling monthly forecasting, economic modeling, mergers and acquisitions, as well as numerous treasury and audit functions. Carolyn’s educational background consists of a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Accounting from Montana State University – Billings, followed by a Master of Business Administration from Regis University, Denver. She is a licensed CPA and has served numerous years as an elected trustee on the Kellogg Idaho Joint School District Board.

Rob has over 22 years of exploration experience, including 20 years focused on gold exploration, of which 11 years were in Northern Idaho and Montana. He has worked for some of the world’s leading gold exploration and mining companies including Newmont and ASARCO throughout the western United States, Alaska and South America. He is practiced in designing, implementing and managing large exploration programs for gold, silver, base metals and rare earth elements. His technical work has included geologic mapping, logging of drill holes, compilation and interpretation of multiple data sets for target identification.

Monique was appointed Corporate Secretary in November 2016. She has over 20 years of experience in corporate governance and investor relations, holding executive positions for both NYSE- and TSX-listed mining companies, including Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations at Revette Mining Company and Sterling Mining Company.  Prior to joining Idaho Strategic Resources, she worked for Hecla Mining Company in stakeholder communication for the Rock Creek Mine project in Montana.