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Mine-to-Military Relevance

Building North America’s Antimony-Gold Champion

Critical One Energy is advancing Howells Lake, a district-scale Ontario antimony-gold project with near-pure stibnite confirmed in modern drilling.

The project is backed by Ontario exploration support, an agreement with Eabametoong First Nation, and a live drill program now delivering high-grade antimony results.
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"Hole 6 gives us the proof point we needed. Howells Lake now has modern high-grade confirmation, and we are focused on testing continuity, scale, and the broader antimony-gold system."
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Duane Parnham
Founder & CEO
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our mission
We exist to help define a secure North American antimony opportunity. Our mission is to advance the Howells Lake antimony-gold district through  modern drilling and technical work so its potential can be defined and developed.
24,887 ha
District Under Control
Critical One controls 24,887 ha across 697 claims, giving the company room to test the historic East Zone and priority antimony-gold targets across the broader corridor.
30 km
High Priority Targets
Howells Lake covers about 30 km of priority antimony-gold targets, giving the team multiple zones to test beyond the first modern high-grade intercept.
70.2% Sb
Hole 6 Result
Hole 6 returned 4.0 m of 70.2% Sb within 8.0 m of 42.2% Sb, confirming near-pure stibnite in modern core.
Milestones

From Historical Discovery to Modern Proof

A concise history of how Critical One secured, permitted, and drilled Howells Lake, leading to the first major modern high-grade proof point.
Dec 2024
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May 2025
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March 2026
May 2026
Leadership

Operators With Discovery, Capital, and Defence Experience

Our team brings discovery experience, capital markets discipline, technical oversight, and defence-sector relationships to a high-grade Ontario antimony-gold project now in active drilling.
Board of directors
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Duane Parnham
Chairman
Founder and largest shareholder with more than $1.5B in prior value creation, including the $730M sale of UNX Energy and the growth of Forsys Metals to an $860M market cap.
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Chet Idziszek
Independent Director
Original Howells Lake discovery geologist and award-winning discovery geologist tied to Eskay Creek and Cobre Panama. Brings direct continuity from the original discovery to today’s drill program.
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Dr. Roger Laine, PhD
Independent Director
Geological engineer with 40+ years across copper, gold, uranium and advanced reserve modeling; former VP Exploration at Amok/COGEMA, bringing rigorous geo-statistics and global project leadership.
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Shawn Parnham, CPA, CMA
Independent Director
Seasoned finance executive and board member with deep experience in capital strategy, M&A, integrations, and risk, keeping governance tight as the company scales.
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management
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Duane Parnham
CEO
Execution-focused builder with prior major exits. Leads capital, people, and partnerships as Critical One advances Howells Lake through modern drilling.
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Robert Suttie
CFO
25+ years in public company finance; President of Marrelli, specializes in disclosure, reporting, and capital access for TSX/TSXV/CSE juniors, ensuring clean audits and funding readiness.
Matthew Trenkler, PhD, P.Geo
Chief Geological Officer
Professional geologist with Ontario greenstone experience, including Wesdome’s Eagle River and IAMGOLD’s Côté Gold district. Leads the technical plan to test grade, continuity, and scale at Howells Lake.
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Alexander Roberts, MSc
Digital Strategy
Capital-markets digital strategist focused on investor awareness, market education, and digital engagement around Critical One’s antimony story.
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Griffin Gigliotti
Business Development
Research-driven deal support from market intel to modeling; builds relationships and pipelines that convert technical progress into institutional interest.
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Wafae Ben bouazza
Corporate Secretary
Capital-markets operator who aligns governance, filings, and transaction readiness. Brings cross-listing and advisory experience from Venex Capital globally.
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advisors
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Bruce Durham, P.Geo
Qualified Person ("QP")
Canadian geologist with more than 40 years of experience, including work tied to the Hemlo discovery. Oversees technical disclosure quality as the company’s independent Qualified Person.
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Don McKinnon
CTO
Ontario prospector with deep Hemlo-camp lineage; helped take Liberty Mines to production and brings decades of practical discovery know-how from target generation through development.
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Peter Rebmann
European Consultant
Mining specialist since 1984 combining exploration insight with EU capital access. Founder of Precious Metals Investments; has helped raise $550M+ and expand market visibility for North American juniors.
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General (Ret) Charles A. Flynn
Strategic Advisor
Retired four-star U.S. Army General with 39 years of service, including command of U.S. Army Pacific and senior Pentagon roles in operations, plans and training; brings executive-level U.S. government and defence relationships and firsthand strategic insight into defence supply chains to support and advance Critical One's critical minerals positioning.
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Adam Bello
Investor Relations
IR and media veteran with 25+ years of experience across North America and the UK. Helps turn company milestones into investor, analyst, and media awareness.
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