Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation
Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation (renamed from Genius Metals Inc. in early 2025) explores for copper, gold and silver in Morocco, with a secondary Canadian project base. An April 2026 District-Scale Option Agreement with MNF Groupe Inc. grants MCC the exclusive option to acquire up to an 80% interest in a portfolio of Western High Atlas mineral assets, including five exploitation licenses (Tanfit and Ait Zekri mines among them), two research permits, and environmental authorization for a central flotation plant. Grab sampling has returned up to 14.88% copper and 696 g/t silver at Ouneine, and up to 4.16 g/t gold at Ait Zekri (including 2.11 g/t Au from an underground historical-gallery sample).
Notable vs. Peers
- Jurisdiction risk score of 6/10 is meaningfully riskier than the peer average of 7.6/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal the underlying research identifies — whether a major already holds a JV, earn-in, or 5–19.9% strategic stake — isn't tracked yet and is absent from this score.
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Management Team
President and Chief Executive Officer of Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation, appointed in a May 2026 board and management reorganization as the Corporation streamlined its portfolio toward its Moroccan exploration assets. Responsible for running the company and developing its mining projects in Morocco.
Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cerro de Pasco Resources Inc. since 2018. A Geological Engineer by training (B.Sc., École Polytechnique de Montréal, 1986) with over 35 years of experience in metals mining, strategically leading mine restarts, financing, operational development and engineering excellence across Canada, North Africa and Latin America. Co-founded Maya Gold & Silver (now Aya Gold & Silver) in 2008 and served as its CEO until 2017, revitalizing the Zgounder silver mine in Morocco from a marginal operation into one of Morocco's leading silver producers. From 2000 to 2008 he co-founded and led H2O Innovation Inc., an internationally recognized leader in membrane filtration and advanced water treatment, and collaborated with Hydro-Québec and Group STAS on producing lithium metal from high-purity lithium carbonate. From 1995 to 2000 he held CEO and board positions at five publicly listed Canadian mining companies, notably leading the restart of the Wrightbar gold mine in Val d'Or, Québec. Has secured over C$400 million in capital through financings on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange and Alternext (Paris).
Chief Financial Officer of Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation. Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant with 30+ years of operational and advisory experience. Currently CEO of AKESOgen, Inc. and Chairman of Palos Management Inc.; managing director of Atwater Financial Group and partner at Robert Boisjoli & Associates.
Holds a BSc in biology/environmental science, law degrees (LLB, JD) and an LLM in international finance/tax/environmental law. Called to the bars of Ontario, New York and DC, with 25+ years in financial services and co-founder of three financial services businesses. Serves on four public company boards, including leading the Audit Committee of Morocco Strategic Minerals.
Over four decades in mining and oil/gas, focused on structural geology and economic analysis. Ph.D. in Structural Geology from Carleton University; formerly with Chevron Resources Canada, founded the Resource Research Department at Charlton Securities, and was Senior Analyst at Yorkton Securities. Independent consultant since the mid-1990s, serving on three other public resource-company boards.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
No institutional holder is on record. A senior officer has been making small, real purchases on the open market throughout July 2026.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
We haven't parsed this company's PEA/PFS/FS recommendations yet — cut-off grade, mine life, DCF/NPV, and the report's own next-steps guidance are a planned research pass, not live data for every company yet.