Who Are We

Voyager Metals Inc. is a 100% owned subsidiary of Cerrado Gold Inc, a Canadian company publicly listed on the TSX.V exchange under the symbol “CERT”. Voyager is developing the Mont Sorcier Iron and vanadium project located just a short drive from the town of Chibougamau, Quebec. The company most recently published an NI 43 101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment on the project in July 2022 and is now working to complete a feasibility study and the related Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to bring the project towards a development decision.

The company is managed by a team of mining professionals with extensive experience developing, operating, and financing mining projects.

Project Team

The company is managed by a team of mining professionals with extensive experience developing, operating, and financing mining projects.

Cliff Hale-Sanders | CEO

Mr. Cliff Hale-Sanders is an entrepreneurial and driven mining executive, a co-founder of Ascendant Resources Inc in late 2016 and has over 20 years of capital markets experience as an Equity Mining Research Analyst. During his career, Mr. Hale-Sanders visited and evaluated numerous global mining development and production facilities to determine their investment potential. Mr. Hale-Sanders has a Masters’ degree in Business Administration from McMaster University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and Chemistry from the University of Toronto and is a C.F.A Charter holder.

Hubert Vallée | Vice President, Project Development

Mr. Vallée graduated from Laval University in Engineering. He joined Québec Cartier Mining as Project Engineer and was promoted to Director of Operations for its Pellet Plant in 2001. He managed the Iron Ore Company of Canada’s Pellet Plant in Sept-Iles before joining Domtar Inc. as Manager of its pulp mill in Lebel-sur-Quévillon. He joined Consolidated Thompson (Bloom Lake) in 2006 and was one of the key people who made this project happen from early-stage development into production, acting as Vice President of Development and as Senior Vice President, Operations and Logistics. After the sale of Consolidated Thompson to Cliffs Natural Resources, Mr. Vallée acted as Vice President Project Development for Phase II of Bloom Lake’s operations. He has also been involved as Senior Vice President, Project Development, at Century Iron Mines. From February 2014 to September 2016, Mr. Vallée acted as President and CEO of Lamelee Iron Ore Ltd. He is currently self-employed and working, with Tacora Resources Ltd. and sits on the Board of Genius Metal Inc. as an independent director.

Pierre-Jean Lafleur | Vice President, Exploration

Mr. Lafleur is a professional engineer and qualified person (NI 43-101) specializing in mineral resource estimation, exploration and mining. Mr. Lafleur has provided consulting services on Iron Ore Projects around the World, especially in Quebec, including all Vanadium-Titanium-Iron projects in the Chibougamau region. He has worked in Operations for many mining companies in Canada over 15 years including Falconbridge (now Glencore). Graduated from Ecole Polytechnique at the University of Montreal.

Robert Girardin | Project Manager

Mr. Girardin completed his Mechanical Engineering at Laval University in Quebec City.  He started his career at the Iron Ore Company of Canada/QNS&L Railway where he spent 18 years in various management position from Operations Supervisor to Manager Production Planning and Continuous Improvement.  Mr. Girardin joined Consolidated Thompson in 2009 to negotiate railway and Port contracts and as General Manager to supervise the operational readiness team for the New Bloom Lake Railway and the Handling/Port infrastructure in Sept-Iles.  After the purchase of Consolidated Thompson by Cliffs Natural Resources, he became General Manager Business Improvement Eastern Canada for Cliffs Natural Resources and was also responsible for the Bloom Lake Phase 2 expansion at the Port.  Robert assisted Century Iron Mine in the completion of their PEA and ArcelorMittal (Mont Wright/Fire Lake/Port Cartier) in the management of their mining effluent.  In 2018, Robert joined Québec Iron Ore to oversee their Handling and Railway contracts.

Suzann Methot | Senior Advisor, Social Responsibility & Environmental Affairs

Ms. Suzann Méthot acts as an independent consultant to companies and organizations requiring support in establishing respectful relationships with the community and providing strategic guidance in the natural resource development sector in Quebec. Suzann has a global vision and an integrated approach that she has acquired over 25 years of experience, particularly with northern communities. Over the course of her career, she has worked with a wide range of stakeholders concerned with the development of northern territories, including northern, indigenous, and non-indigenous communities, mainly on the North Shore, in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, in Nunavik and throughout the Canadian boreal forest. She was the Quebec director of the environmental NGO, Canadian Boreal Initiative, a founding member of the Table des Partenaires du Plan Nord, and then chaired the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) in James Bay, where she dealt mainly with mining, forestry, waste management and energy issues

Amélie Dorion | Manager, Environmental Permitting

Ms. Dorion holds a degree in Forest Engineering from Laval University. She began her career at Domtar in forest management and strategic planning, before joining Cliffs Natural Resources in 2011 to oversee environmental management for major project development. She has since held senior roles in the execution of large-scale industrial and mining projects—including Bloom Lake Iron Mine, the McInnis Cement plant, Nemaska Lithium and Enerkem’s biofuel facilities—as Project Director and Project Controls Director. She now provides consulting services, leveraging extensive experience in project development, environmental management and the delivery of complex industrial projects.