Governance

Institutional-Grade Governance

Disclosure discipline, audit readiness, and governance transparency designed for public-market credibility from formation.


Board of Directors

Five directors designed for public-market credibility.

Three independent directors and two company nominees. Independent directors are under confidential negotiations with high-profile candidates spanning defense, former government officials, critical minerals experts, manufacturing supply chains, and mine operations.

Company Nominees
PB

Peter Banks

CEO

Three decades in infrastructure investment, regulated industries, and cross-border commercial negotiation.

DC

David Roland Crouch II

CIO & Interim CFO

Finance executive, policy strategist, and government affairs advisor with cross-disciplinary institutional governance experience.

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Independent Directors — Three Seats
1
To Be Appointed

Confidential negotiations with candidates spanning defense, government, critical minerals, and manufacturing.

2
To Be Appointed

Confidential negotiations with candidates spanning defense, government, critical minerals, and manufacturing.

3
To Be Appointed

Confidential negotiations with candidates spanning defense, government, critical minerals, and manufacturing.


Technical Reporting

Dual-framework reporting discipline.

Terra's technical reporting is oriented toward both Canadian and U.S. listing and disclosure requirements. All reserve and resource statements are prepared under recognized frameworks, used for public-market disclosure readiness and lender/government diligence.

NI 43-101(Canada)

National Instrument 43-101 — the Canadian standard for disclosure of scientific and technical information for mineral projects. Requires Qualified Person sign-off on all technical reports and public statements.

SEC S-K 1300(United States)

SEC Regulation S-K Subpart 1300 — the U.S. disclosure standard for mining registrants. Aligns resource and reserve classification with Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO). Required for U.S. public-market listing.

Framework Status
NI 43-101

Active — QP governance in place

SEC S-K 1300

Active — dual-framework alignment

JORC

Not committed for this program

Qualified Person

QP governance at the center of credibility.

Mark Slatten

Chief Geologist & QP

Maverick Eco-Miners, Inc.

Mark Slatten serves as Qualified Person under both NI 43-101 and SEC S-K 1300 frameworks. His oversight encompasses exploration, data acquisition, mineral systems analysis, resource and reserve estimation, and sign-off of all technical reports.

QP Oversight Scope
01Exploration program design and data acquisition governance
02Mineral systems analysis and geological interpretation
03Resource and reserve estimation under recognized frameworks
04Technical report sign-off under NI 43-101 and SEC S-K 1300
05Integration into evidence management and reporting workflows

Evidence Management

Disclosure controls and audit readiness.

01

Standardized Data Lineage

Source identification, timestamped ingestion, and integrity checks across all technical inputs. Every data point is traceable from origin through to reporting output.

02

Document Control Versioning

Full version control for technical reports, exhibits, assumptions, and price decks. Every document iteration is preserved, attributable, and retrievable for audit.

03

Auditability

Internal logs designed for audit firm review and lender/government review. The system anticipates the information requirements of institutional diligence from day one.

04

Disclosure Cadence

Controlled release process aligned to public market obligations and supplement mechanisms. Information moves through a governed pipeline, ensuring consistency and compliance.

Governance Architecture

Terra's disclosure controls are not bolt-on compliance measures. They are embedded into the company's operating architecture from formation — ensuring that every technical report, public statement, and investor communication passes through a governed process with QP oversight, document control, and audit trail.

Professional Services

Legal, audit, and investor relations.

Legal Counsel

Husch Blackwell LLP

Partner: Brian H. Potts

Transactional, regulatory, and operational risk management. Husch Blackwell provides counsel across the full spectrum of Terra's legal requirements — from entity structuring and regulatory compliance to operator contracts and government engagement.

Audit Firm

To Be Appointed

Multiple major audit firms under review. The appointment of a recognized audit firm is a critical governance milestone, ensuring financial reporting meets institutional standards.

IR / PR

OrionIQ International Limited

Investor communications and public-market readiness messaging. OrionIQ supports Terra's consistent investor communications cadence and positioning across institutional, government, and public-market audiences.


Public-Market Pathway

Compliance readiness milestones.

A structured pathway to compliance readiness, with defined milestones across technical reporting, governance, operations, and disclosure.

12–18 Month Milestones
Gate 01

Technical Reporting Maturity

NI 43-101 and S-K 1300 technical reports completed, QP-signed, and integrated into evidence management workflows. Disclosure-ready documentation for all mineral properties.

Gate 02

Governance Maturity

Appointment of three independent directors. Full five-member Board operational with audit committee, compensation committee, and governance committee established.

Gate 03

Operational Readiness

Operator partnerships contracted. Supporting technical documentation and project finance structure assembled for financing applications.

Gate 04

Disclosure Discipline

Consistent investor communications cadence supported by OrionIQ. Regulated disclosure controls active, supplement mechanisms in place, and public-market reporting infrastructure tested.

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