Julian Manco
Julian Manco is a professional geologist (P. Geo) with over 15 years of experience in precious and base metal exploration across Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Colombia. He holds an M.Sc. in Economic Geology from the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia. Julian’s career has advanced through roles with junior and mid-tier mining companies such as Cordoba Minerals (HPX), Barksdale Resources, and most recently, Riverside Resources, where he served as Chief Geoscientist. At Riverside, he managed alliances with BHP for Tier-1 polymetallic deposits in Mexico, Hochschild, and Fortuna Mines for high-grade gold and silver projects, and led epithermal gold exploration in British Columbia. He was also involved in geological modeling and drill targeting for orogenic gold projects in Ontario. Julian has contributed to key discoveries, modeling, and resource estimations, including the Cu-Au-Ag El Alacrán deposit in Colombia and the Cu-Au San Javier Project in Mexico. He is passionate about ore body knowledge (OBK) practices, integrating geochemistry with resource modeling to support sustainable and socially responsible mining. Julian is a Qualified Person (QP) under the NI 43-101 Standards, ensuring compliance and technical rigor in mineral project disclosure.
