ABOUT
Exploration Strategies for Modern Projects
Dr. Jared Suchan is a professional geoscientist and mineral exploration consultant with more than a decade of experience advancing projects across Canada and the United States. His work spans uranium, critical minerals, base and precious metals, diamonds and salt-hosted energy storage.
He combines geology, geochemistry, geophysics, drilling, permitting and project management to turn early concepts into focused exploration programs. Jared holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Systems Engineering, is registered as a Professional Geoscientist in seven Canadian jurisdictions through six regulators, and serves as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.
SERVICES
Areas of Expertise
Mineral Exploration & Targeting
Expertise in designing and carrying out exploration programs for a wide range of deposit types
Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geobiology
Skilled in integrating airborne, ground-based, drill-hole and geological data to develop focused exploration targets.
Data Interpretation & Modelling
Proficient in GIS, 3D modelling, and geostatistics for exploration decision-making.
Project Management & Consulting
Experienced in leading field programs, securing grants, and advising on exploration strategy.
February 2026 – Present
CEO & Director / Northern Discovery Metals Inc.
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Lead corporate strategy, governance, financing and technical direction for Northern Discovery Metals, including NI 43-101 oversight.
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Advance the Vent copper-molybdenum project through technical review, integrated geological, geochemical and geophysical interpretation, and phased fieldwork focused on developing drill-ready targets.
December 2025 – Present
CEO & Director / Traction Uranium Corp.
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Lead corporate strategy, governance, financing and portfolio development for Traction Uranium, including NI 43-101 oversight.
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Advance the Aurora uranium project through the Cosa earn-in, geophysical survey review, target refinement and drill-program planning, while evaluating additional uranium opportunities in Saskatchewan.
October 2024 – Present
Vice President of Exploration / Vortex Energy Corp.
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Lead technical evaluation, phased program planning and NI 43-101 oversight across Vortex Energy’s exploration portfolio.
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Advance Robinsons River through integrated review of drilling, core, seismic, gravity and ambient-noise tomography data, while supporting uranium targeting at Fire Eye.
June 2024 – Present
Vice President of Exploration / Global Uranium Corp.
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Provide exploration leadership and NI 43-101 oversight across Global Uranium’s North American portfolio, aligning technical priorities, contractors and disclosure.
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Advance Astro and Northwest Athabasca through geophysical integration and drill planning, and Airline through historical compilation, mapping, radiometrics and target refinement.
November 2023 – Present
Technical Advisor / Pan American Energy Corp.
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Provide technical and NI 43-101 oversight across Pan American Energy’s critical-minerals portfolio.
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Support Big Mack and Tharsis through target development, drill-data and QA/QC review, field-program leadership, research partnerships and public disclosure.
November 2023 – Present
Vice President of Exploration / Integral Metals Corp.
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Direct exploration strategy and NI 43-101 oversight across Integral Metals’ critical-minerals portfolio.
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Advance KAP through permitting, data integration, soil geochemistry, drilling, QA/QC and geological modelling, while guiding rare earth element exploration at Burntwood and Woods Creek.
December 2022 – Present
COO & Director / Northern Critical Minerals Corp.
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Lead technical and operational planning across Northern Critical Minerals’ exploration portfolio.
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Advance Tharsis and Allende in the Northwest Territories and Viking in Newfoundland through project evaluation, permitting, geological interpretation, contractor coordination and technical disclosure.
July 2018 – Present
Co-Founder, Managing Partner & Director / Voyageur Exploration Ltd.
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Co-founded Voyageur Exploration to identify, acquire and advance early-stage mineral projects across Canada.
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Lead geological evaluation, target generation, land and permitting strategy, program design and partner coordination across uranium, critical-mineral, gold and diamond projects.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Systems Engineering
University of Regina, Saskatchewan / Graduated: 2023
Bachelor of Science in Geology
University of Regina, Saskatchewan / Graduated: 2016
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geography
University of Regina, Saskatchewan / Graduated: 2016
PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST REGISTRATIONS
Saskatchewan
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) / Registration No. 36165 / 2023 to Present
Northwest Territories & Nunavut
Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) / Registration No. L5387 / 2024 to Present
Ontario
Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO) / Registration No. 3906 / 2023 to Present
Manitoba
Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba (EngGeoMB) / Registration No. 51278 / 2025 to Present
Newfoundland & Labrador
Professional Engineers and Geoscientists Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL) / Registration No. 11876 / 2025 to Present
British Columbia
Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) / Registration No. 67668 / 2026 to Present
Unconformity-Related Uranium
High-grade uranium deposits associated with basement structures near the sandstone-basement unconformity; uranium is the principal commodity.
Sandstone-Hosted / Roll-Front Uranium
Groundwater-driven redox fronts concentrate uranium in permeable sandstone, commonly with vanadium, selenium and molybdenum pathfinders.
Carbonatite-Hosted Rare Earth Elements
Alkaline-carbonatite complexes can concentrate rare earth elements, niobium, phosphate, gallium and yttrium.
LCT Pegmatites
Evolved granitic pegmatites enriched in lithium, cesium and tantalum, commonly with tin and rubidium.
Lithium Claystone
Broad lithium mineralization hosted by volcanic-sedimentary claystones in closed basins, with lithium as the principal commodity.
Mississippi Valley-Type Gallium-Germanium
Carbonate-hosted hydrothermal deposits are major sources of zinc and lead and may also carry gallium and germanium.
Kimberlite & Diamond Indicators
Deep-sourced volcanic pipes that may carry diamonds to surface, explored using pyrope, chromite and chrome-diopside indicator minerals.
Hydrothermal Copper Systems
Copper sulphides associated with alteration, veins and structures. VMS-related and intrusion-related models remain under evaluation.
Salt-Hosted Energy Storage
Thick halite sequences (sodium chloride) that can be solution-mined to create engineered caverns for subsurface hydrogen storage.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
LET'S EXPLORE TOGETHER
Jared Suchan Consulting Ltd.
jared@jsconsult.ca
Saskatchewan, Canada
Jared Suchan Consulting Ltd.
jared@jsconsult.ca
Saskatchewan, Canada