David Kelley

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Chakana Copper Corp. Economic geologist and exploration geochemist with 35+ years' international exploration experience. Most recently responsible for developing the exploration program at Las Bambas for MMG as General Manager Exploration - Americas. Career includes positions at Oz Minerals, Zinifex, Newmont, WMC and BHP. Notable discoveries include the Zuun Mod Mo-Cu deposit (Mongolia), the Wayamaga Au deposit (French Guiana) and the High Lake East VHMS deposit (Nunavut). B.Sc. Geology, Colorado State University (1985); M.Sc. Geology/Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines (1989). Past President of the Society of Economic Geologists Foundation and the Association of Applied Geochemists.