Who We Are
ANDY RANDELL, BSc, PGeo, QP
CHIEF GEOLOGIST, CHAIRMAN, DIRECTOR & FOUNDER OF AEONIAN RESOURCES
Andy is a professionally registered geoscientist, and a white settler of English ancestry, living as a guest on unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) territory.
He graduated from the University of Cardiff (Wales) in 1998 with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Geoscience, but initially specialized in paleontology.
He took a break from geology due to a lack of opportunity in the United Kingdom in the early 2000’s, and so worked in the banking sector as a Financial Planner working on developing the new “Green” and ethical funds.
In 2003, he made contacts within the industry and was eventually offered an opportunity to work as a Geotechnician for projects in Guyana. This eventually led to Projects in Yukon Territory, first as a Project Geologist for Victoria Gold, and then Chief Geologist for Ryan Gold Corp. The economic downturn in 2011 / 2012 forced Andy to diversify, which is where he established his consultancy, SGDS Hive and working with a wide range of clients and projects. He also established the non-profit Below BC which performs outreach and educational opportunities in geoscience. In 2016 he received the Bedford Young Mining Professional Award through the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM).
Currently Andy sits on the board of Directors for the Association of Mineral Exploration (AME), and is the Chair of the CIM Geological Society. In 2020, Andy also took an opportunity to teach two 4th year university courses at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, namely the Indigenous Relations and Sustainability course and Mining Law & Ethics.
Andy founded Aeonian Resources to explore a more sustainable and transparent form of mineral exploration with the hope to inspire change at the grassroots level.
BRANDEN HAYNES, BCom
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIRECTOR
Branden is an entrepreneur with transferable experience in the junior exploration space. In addition to Aeonian Resources, he is also the CEO and founder of Hawkmoon Resources Corp. (HM:CSE, HWKRF: OTCQB). Mr. Haynes has previously guided Hawkmoon through the initial financing phases, project acquisitions, deployment of exploration programs and development financing and IPO.
Branden has 20+ years of experience in finance and the junior markets. Additionally, he is a resource professional and entrepreneur active in the exploration and mining sector for over 15 years.
KRISTIAN WHITEHEAD, BSc, PGeo, QP
VICE PRESIDENT OF EXPLORATION & DIRECTOR
Kristian has over 20 years of exploration and mining experience in senior geological roles throughout the Americas, including Yukon, British Columbia, Alaska, Guyana, Mexico, and Brazil. Kristian is currently the VP of Exploration and cofounder for Teako Minerals Corp. formerly 1111 Exploration Corp. and QP & Consulting Geologist for New Target Mining Corp. He has worked in leading geological positions with companies such as Eureka Resources, Levon Resources Ltd., Kootenay Silver Inc., Fortunate Sun Mining Ltd., Hunter Dickinson/Taseko Mines, Fire River Gold Corp., Stratagold Corp., and Hawthorne Gold Corp.
Kristian is the founder and owner of Infiniti Drilling Corporation which previously provided remote fly diamond drilling services and currently provides Professional and QP geological exploration and mining support consulting services to the industry. He presently serves as Geological Advisor for CMC Metals and served as a Director for Eureka Resources until being taken over by Kore Mining in 2018.
ANDREA YUAN, CPA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Andrea is a CPA, CGA in British Columbia, Canada, and also a CPA in New Hampshire, USA. She has many years experience as an auditor of public companies as well as from working in China. She specialize in providing accounting, financial and management consulting to venture companies listed on TSX-V, CSE, OTCBB and ASX. Over 20+ years in the industry, Andrea has significant experience in public company mergers & acquisitions, reverse take-overs, initial public offerings and CPC qualifying transactions.
MARK LUCHINSKI
DIRECTOR
Mark Luchinski has over 20 years of capital market experience, having worked in both public and private sectors as an Officer and Director on several companies. Mr. Luchinski is a graduate from the University of Victoria. He is well versed in corporate governance, finance, compliance, and the administration of publicly traded companies.
BRANDEN HAYNES
CEO, DIRECTOR
Branden is an entrepreneur with transferable experience in the junior exploration space. In addition to Aeonian Resources, he is also the CEO and founder of Hawkmoon Resources Corp. (HM:CSE, HWKRF: OTCQB). Mr. Haynes has previously guided Hawkmoon through the initial financing phases, project acquisitions, deployment of exploration programs and development financing and IPO.
Branden has 20+ years of experience in finance and the junior markets. Additionally, he is a resource professional and entrepreneur active in the exploration and mining sector for over 15 years.
DR. OLGA ANKINDINOVA, BSc, MSc, PhD, PGeo
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Olga is a strong research-oriented professional. Demonstrated history of working in the environmental sector, university environment, Oil and Gas and Mining industries. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, followed by a Master’s degree in Marine Geology with an emphasis on stream sediment transport and accumulation. Her Ph.D. project at Memorial University of Newfoundland was focused on High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy of the world’s largest anoxic basin and involved work with geological, geochemical, and geophysical datasets. Her work was published in highly visible journals e.g., Marine Geology, Paleo3 and presented in national and international conferences.
During her career as a geologist, Olga worked on a number of projects contributing as a specialist in sedimentation in different depositional environments. During her Ph.D. program she worked with Husky Energy Inc. in St. John’s, in the Development Team (Offshore Newfoundland). Her projects were focused on the development optimization and assisting in well planning by focusing on geological characteristics of formation.
Olga is passionate about solving complex geological problems and paleo-reconstructions. She was twice awarded the Chevron Canada Rising Star Award.
Outside her job you can meet her in the North Shore hiking, biking and skiing with her children.
Dr. OLGA ANKINDINOVA
Technical Advisor
Olga is a strong research-oriented professional. Demonstrated history of working in the environmental sector, university environment, Oil and Gas and Mining industries. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Geology, followed by a Master’s degree in Marine Geology with an emphasis on stream sediment transport and accumulation. Her Ph.D. project at Memorial University of Newfoundland was focused on High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy of the world’s largest anoxic basin and involved work with geological, geochemical, and geophysical datasets. Her work was published in highly visible journals e.g., Marine Geology, Paleo3 and presented in national and international conferences.
During her career as a geologist, Olga worked on a number of projects contributing as a specialist in sedimentation in different depositional environments. During her Ph.D. program she worked with Husky Energy Inc. in St. John’s, in the Development Team (Offshore Newfoundland). Her projects were focused on the development optimization and assisting in well planning by focusing on geological characteristics of formation.
Olga is passionate about solving complex geological problems and paleo-reconstructions. She was twice awarded the Chevron Canada Rising Star Award.
Outside her job you can meet her in the North Shore hiking, biking and skiing with her children.