Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair — Mining Operations

Canada·Mining & Metals·Mining· Vancouver·Posted 14 September 2026

Applications close 27 December 2026

Mining organisation in Canada

The problem this seat exists to solve

For a producing resource business, operational measures must reconcile to revenue, inventory, cost and cash. This chair will lead scrutiny of the financial reporting process and the controls that connect operational information to the accounts.

Reporting matters requiring attention

Review revenue recognition, inventory valuation, production costs, asset assessments and material estimates. Challenge differences between operational performance measures and reported financial outcomes. Examine the quality of information used for significant obligations and long-term assumptions, drawing on specialists where necessary.

Challenge the controls that reconcile production records, inventory movements, sales quantities and financial balances. Differences may arise from timing or measurement, but they should have an accountable explanation. Examine how downtime, lower output or changes in recoveries affect unit costs and estimates. The chair should seek assurance that management considers the broader accounting consequences of operating change, including asset assumptions and obligations, without relying on favourable commodity prices to conceal weaknesses in the underlying reporting process.

Audit committee leadership

Agree an agenda that gives both recurring controls and unusual transactions adequate attention. Assess audit scope, independence and significant findings. Ensure management’s remediation plans address causes, including data interfaces and capability gaps, rather than only correcting year-end entries.

Candidate qualifications

Candidates need substantial financial reporting and audit oversight experience, with knowledge of Canadian public-issuer governance. Producing-mining or comparable industrial accounting experience is strongly relevant. They should understand the difference between operational expertise and the financial judgement required to oversee the reporting of operational activity.

The chair’s contribution to confidence

The board should gain an intelligible account of significant estimates, unresolved control weaknesses and audit conclusions. Candidates should explain how they have challenged a favourable operating metric that was inconsistent with cash generation or financial results. Formal independence and committee eligibility must be established for the appointment itself.

Terms

Where the board sits: Vancouver, Canada
Applications close: 27 December 2026
Appointment: Board appointment
Time commitment in this market: Typically 6–9 board meetings a year plus committee cycles; resource issuers add site visits and a heavier technical-report load.

Before you apply — Canada

No nationality test applies to you. Whether residency matters depends entirely on where the company is incorporated — federal CBCA companies have a 25% resident-Canadian rule, Ontario and BC companies do not.

Residency test: 25% of directors of a CBCA corporation must be resident Canadians. Ontario abolished its equivalent requirement in 2021 and British Columbia has none.
Nationality test: None.
Work authorisation: A non-resident director attending board meetings does not require a work permit; board attendance falls within permitted business-visitor activity. Executive and interim operating roles require authorisation.
Tenure limit once appointed: No cap. NI 58-101 requires disclosure of whether the board has adopted term limits or other renewal mechanisms, and to explain why not if it has not.

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