Corrado De Gasperis

President & Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mr. De Gasperis brings 25 years of manufacturing, metals and mining operational and financial management, project management, and capital markets experience.  Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Barzel Industries Inc. (formerly Novamerican Steel Inc.) from April 2006 through September 2009.  Barzel operated a network of 15 manufacturing, processing and distribution facilities in the United States and Canada that offered a wide range of metal solutions to a variety of industries, including construction, infrastructure development and mining.  From 2001 to 2005, he served as Chief Financial Officer of GrafTech International Ltd., a global manufacturer of industrial graphite and carbon-based materials, in addition to his duties as Vice President and Chief Information Officer, which he assumed in 2000.  He served as Controller of GrafTech from 1998 to 2000.  From 1987 to 1998, Mr. De Gasperis was a certified public accountant with KPMG LLP.  As a Senior Assurance Manager in the Manufacturing, Retail and Distribution Practice, he served major clients like GE and Union Carbide Corporation.  KPMG announced his admittance, as a Partner, effective July 1, 1998. 

He holds a BBA from the Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University, with honors. 

Mr. De Gasperis was appointed as a Director to Comstock Mining Inc.'s Board in June 2011.  He also served as a Director of GBS Gold International Inc., where he was Chairman of the Audit, and Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominations and Advisory Committees.  Mr. De Gasperis is a Member of the NYSE Markets Advisory Committee, the Northern Nevada Development Authority, and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

David Thomas

Director - Mining and Processing

Over 26 years of Reserve Development and 15 years of field operations, including Newmont Gold Mining Corp and Alaska Interstate Construction Inc.

Larry G. Martin, CPG

Vice President, Exploration & Mine Development

Larry Martin has over 31 years of successful precious metals exploration, mine development and production experience. He participated and supervised exploration projects in Northwest Territories, Canada; Liberia, West Africa; Mexico; Honduras; and in the western region of the United States. Mr. Martin’s production experience is exemplified by supervisory positions in the following Nevada mines: Manhattan, Borealis, Hog Ranch, and Denton-Rawhide.

Mr. Martin’s geologic technical expertise overlapped into the environmental and civil engineering disciplines of geology. He was instrumental in the evaluation of geologic design parameters at the proposed nuclear repository site located at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Mr. Martin participated in the geo-technical evaluation of the environmentally sensitive sites of Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington and Anniston military depot, Alabama; and the rock product dam project, East Side Reservoir Project, California. Most recently, Larry’s focus has been in Nevada precious metals exploration projects including: the Sleeper Gold Project and currently the Comstock Mine Project. Mr. Martin received his Bachelor of Science in Geologic Engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 1978. He is a Qualified Person (QP) and a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) accredited by American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Mr. Martin is a certified expert witness by the 9th District Appellate United States Federal Court in the categories of Exploration and Structural Geology.

Brett (Randy) Harris

Director of Safety

Mr. Harris has over 35 years in the fields of occupational health, safety and security. He has worked with organizations like Round Mountain Gold Corp. in Round Mountain, NV, Golden Predator Mines in Winnemucca and Imlay, NV and was most recently with the Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture between Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining Corporation. Mr. Harris also spent five years with the State of Nevada Mine Safety and Training Section as a Safety Specialist.

Mr. Harris has been involved with volunteer firefighting, search and rescue, EMT and ambulance services with Storey County, Silver City and Round Mountain. His safety training includes certification by the International Society of Mine Safety Professionals, OSH Standards 1910 Level I & II, and International Loss Control. Important to Comstock Mining's near-term and longer-term plans, he has strong safety expertise in both surface and underground mining.

Stephen J. Russell

Senior Mine Geologist

Steve Russell has almost 35 years of experience in precious metal mine planning, grade control, open pit mine production, including extensive heap leaching processing, and exploration. Mr. Russell has extensive Nevada mine planning and production experience and is a recognized authority in the Comstock District. He also has international exploration experience in Chile and China. Mr. Russell’s exemplary career includes extensive and specific project work in the Comstock Lode District as a Mine Geologist, Exploration Geologist, and Mine Project Planning, including direct experience in the Company’s near term production areas including the Lucerne; Dayton and Spring Valley Projects. Mr. Russell is a graduate of California State University in Fresno, where he obtained a B.A. in Industrial Technology in 1971, a B.A. in Geology in 1974, and a Masters in Geology in 1976, with a thesis on stratigraphy and structure of Mesozoic meta-volcanic rocks. He is an industry-published author of unique Western U.S. structural geology.