James Walker

Director of Bayhorse Silver Inc. (appointed May 2019) and Independent Director of Core Critical Metals Corp. Mining engineer (B.Eng, MSc, CEng) with degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Nuclear Engineering and qualifications in Project Management and Accountancy; a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE. Over fifteen years of engineering and project-management experience across mechanical engineering, construction, manufacturing, engineering design, infrastructure, safety management and nuclear engineering, including as engineering project manager for the U.K. Ministry of Defence on projects exceeding $240M. Chief Executive Officer of Ares Strategic Mining since 2016, where he secured a US$169 million Department of Defense fluorspar contract, and Chief Executive Officer of NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. since 2022.