Critical Metals Consulting
Critical Metals Consulting

Critical Metals Consulting

Critical Metals Consulting Critical Metals Consulting Critical Metals Consulting
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Critical Metals Consulting

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A Greenfields exploration company based in Upper Michigan, USA

Exploring North America for the next Tier 1 critical mineral resources

Our Approach

  • Our team of research scientists, with over 100 years of combined experience, uses fundamental & cutting-edge exploration R&D techniques to generate novel targets in well- to under-explored districts. 
  • Our business model is to connect the right company to our prospects during the early-stages of exploration.  
  • We offer continued geological consulting services (e.g. mapping/sampling, target generation) to our partners.

CMC Board

Jeffrey Edelen, MSc.

Jeff has 18 years of experience as an economic geologist focusing on prospect generation, royalty evaluation, and project development. He started his career with Midway Gold Corp. and continued work at the Spring Valley deposit with the Midway-Barrick Gold Corporation JV through 2009. He subsequently researched gold systems at the Colorado School of Mines and later added seven years of experience in senior roles with companies such as Full Metal Minerals, Esperanza Silver, Revolution Resources, and Osisko Mining before joining EMX Royalty Corp. (EMX) in 2014. As a Senior Geologist at EMX he helped develop world-class portfolios in multiple jurisdictions for gold, copper, base metal, and battery metal assets. In addition to prospect generation, Jeffrey has extensive experience in royalty generation and evaluation, strategic investments, and value creation throughout the broader industry of economic geology. As the Manager of Project Marketing at EMX, Jeff developed an excellent reputation within an extensive network of decision makers world-wide. In 2024, Jeff was appointed to be the interm CEO of Moneghetti Minerals, a company focused on discovering world-class precious metal deposits in Nevada. 

Michael Kirschbaum, MSc.

Mike has over 20 years of industry experience as an exploration geologist.  Previous positions include: regional exploration manager for Titan Mining Corp and Ivanhoe-DRC, former chief logging geologist for Rio Tinto, Kennecott, consulting geologist in the US and globally.  He is currently completing his PhD. at the Colorado School of Mines on porphyry-skarn systems.


Chad Deering, PhD.

Chad has a PhD from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand (Geological Sciences, Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry and Volcanology) and a MSc. from Michigan State University (geological sciences, igneous petrology and geochemistry).  He has been published in numerous journals, including Geology, American Mineralogist, and Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.  Chad's research focuses on: quantifying geochemical signatures of Ni-Cu-PGE-bearing ultramafic rocks, transport of magmatic volatiles and fluids in geothermal systems, magma reservoir dynamics, and quantification of degassing at caldera-forming volcanoes.  He also has extensive experience mapping the geology of Upper Michigan.

Phil Larson, PhD.

Phil has over 20 years of industry experience as an exploration geologist/geochemist.  He is also a principal geologist for Vesterheim Geoscience PLC.  Previous positions include: project advisor for Pulsar Helium, Inc., and Senior Geologist for Duluth Metals Limited.  Phil earned his BSc. (Geology) from the University of Minnesota, Duluth; MSc. (Earth Science) from Dartmouth College, and PhD. (Geology) from the University of Minnesota.  Research specialties include:  glacial geology/geochemistry, field hydrogeology,  and aqueous geochemistry.


Taghi Sherizadeh, PhD.

  • Numerical Simulation of Complex Geomechanics Environments 
  • Poro-Mechanics
  • Field and Lab-scale characterization and monitoring 
  • Oil and Gas, Mining, Civil, Advanced Geomechanics Research 
  • Research for Private and Government Agencies 
  • Former consultant with Golder Associates 
  • Hydrogen Research with ARAPA-E 
  • Co-Founder of OptiRock Group 
  • Discrete Fracture Network Modelling 

Sam Nowak, PhD.

  • Structural Geology 
  • Discrete Fracture Network Modelling 
  • Mining Engineering and Geomechanics Research 
  • Past projects in exploration and mining geology with Empire State Mines 
  • Private and Government researcher on geomechanics and ultramafic geology 
  • Co-Founder of OptiRock Group 
  • Hydrogen Research with ARPA-E 

Elizabeth Nowak, MSc.

  • Former ExxonMobil Exploration geologist. 
  • Expertise in geophysical interpretation and fluid analysis. 
  • MSc. in stratigraphy and sedimentary basin analysis. 
  • Experience in broad scale play analysis and generation of new play opportunities in complex geologic environments. 
  • Successful planning and execution of over 30 oil and gas exploration, development and production wells.  

Evan Finnes, MSc.

Evan has extensive field experience as a geologist/geophysicist throughout the Duluth Complex and greenstone belt of northeastern, Minnesota.  He was the lead geophysicist for Duluth Metals Limited. Evan earned a BSc. (geology) and MSc. in geophysics from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Rock Magnetism.  



Bob Nowak, MSc.

Bob has over 15 years of industry + academic research experience in magmatic- and hydrothermal-related critical metals deposits. As a senior exploration geologist for Lundin Mining he helped discover the Eagle East Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposit. Bob has extensive field/drilling experience across North America ranging from: Nunavut, Alaska, Upper Michigan, and Northeastern Minnesota. He specializes in geochemistry, currently completing a Ph.D. (Geology) at Michigan Technological University on the topic of identifying and quantifying prospective  compositional markers of magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposit host rocks. He also holds a M.Sc. (Geochemistry; Colorado School of Mines), and a B.A. (Geology; The College of Wooster). 

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Critical Metals Consulting

bob.nowak@criticalmetalsconsulting.com 906-250-4261

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