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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Darren L. Smith

Executive Vice President of Exploration

Career chronology

  • Executive Vice President of Exploration from 14 May 2019; current in the selected 31 October 2026 roster.: PMET Resources — Executive Vice President of Exploration. Annual Information Form for FYE 31 March 2026 (AIF p. 35; named officers, roles and appointment dates); Our Leadership Team (Leadership profiles, accessed 2 Nov 2026)

  • Discovery 2009: Ashram Rare Earth & Fluorspar Deposit — Geologist; discovery contribution reported by issuer. Our Leadership Team (Darren L. Smith profile, lines 327–333)

  • 2017: Corvette / Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium district — Led team credited with identification of the district. Our Leadership Team (Darren L. Smith profile, lines 327–333)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported geology qualifications

As reported in issuer profile/presentation dated February 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

PMET’s February 2026 presentation lists Smith as M.Sc. and P.Geo.; the issuer biography describes more than 20 years in mineral exploration and project management. The degree institution and current professional registration were not independently checked.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. These are issuer-reported credentials; no university or professional-register verification was completed.

Relevance: Relevant to the executive’s stated role; credential verification remains a limitation.

PMET Resources Corporate Presentation, February 2026 (Management team profile, p. 32)

Contributions and company outcomes

Issuer credits Smith with two major discoveries

2009 and 2017 · issuer reported · medium materiality

PMET says Smith was instrumental in the 2009 discovery of the Ashram rare-earth/fluorspar deposit and in 2017 led the team that identified the Corvette (now Shaakichiuwaanaan) district containing CV5 and CV13. These are issuer-reported role contributions; independent discovery attribution was not separately investigated.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The issuer biography expressly credits him with instrumental/lead roles.

Relevance: Relevant exploration leadership experience for PMET’s current project; neither discovery proves current development or production success.

Our Leadership Team (Darren L. Smith biography, lines 332–333)

Issuer reports more than 30,000 m drilled in the 2026 program; results pending

2026 drilling program, as reported 20 October 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

On 20 October 2026 PMET reported more than 30,000 metres across more than 250 holes in its 2026 drill program. Assays were expected in Q1 2027 and future resource/study work remained ahead. The announcement identifies Remy Delporte as the Qualified Person for drilling and does not name Smith as personally leading the program. This is an activity/progress update only, not a discovery or delivered development outcome.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Smith was EVP of Exploration during the period, but the issuer did not attribute drilling or results to him individually; the release names another QP for drill data.

Relevance: The program is within the exploration function he oversees, but no assay or resource result was available by cutoff.

PMET Advances Shaakichiuwaanaan Development with More than 30,000 m 2026 Drill Program (Announcement paragraphs 1–5 and Qualified Person statement)

Suitability for the current role

Current roster role and disclosed evidence: Darren L. Smith

Current role as of cutoff · analyst inference · low materiality

The selected V8.1 roster and 2026 AIF identify Darren L. Smith as EVP of Exploration from 14 May 2019; the current issuer page confirms the displayed title. Credentials and personal delivery claims remain issuer-reported unless otherwise cited.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is a limited analyst assessment from the issuer-reported current role; no personal outcome is inferred.

Relevance: Role match is relevant to present oversight, but the source set is too thin to assess delivery or effectiveness.

Annual Information Form for FYE 31 March 2026 (AIF p. 35; named officers, roles and appointment dates); Our Leadership Team (Leadership profiles, accessed 2 Nov 2026)

Evidence gaps

  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.

  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.

  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.