Reinis Sipols

Head of the Representative Office in the US, Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

Mr. Reinis Sipols P.E. is a mining engineering graduate from Michigan Technological University and has over 20 years of operational experience in the construction materials and mining industry and his responsibilities have included all aspects of mine operations and management. He has over 16 years of consulting experience beginning as Vice President of Spectra Environmental Group (a Northeastern United States integrated engineering and environmental firm), as President of Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc., as Director of Mining Projects for Dalmore Group, as a Senior Associate of Behre Dolbear and Managing Director of Pack Leader Services.

His project experience, while at Spectra Environmental Group, Behre Dolbear and Pack Leader Services includes extensive project management experience, compliance reviews, due diligence reviews, operations advisory work, site plan approval, and environmental permitting and feasibility study work on gold, copper, iron ore, coal, and industrial minerals projects. He was also Chief Operating Officer of Rare Earth Industries and was responsible for negotiating the acquisition of a major rare earths/rare metals refining asset acquisition in Ukraine. Mr. Sipols is a Professional Engineer in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. He is also a Qualified Person Member (QP) of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America for environmental compliance and permitting issues as well as open pit mining.