Leadership & governance

Mojave’s team combines project continuity, operating execution, metallurgy, mining engineering, surface operations, regulatory affairs, and investor communication experience. The current governance focus is milestone-gated capital deployment, disciplined technical disclosure, and practical Phase 0 execution.

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Ty Weston

CEO & Board Member

Operating executive with experience scaling technology, fintech, telecom, and startup businesses. Leads Mojave’s corporate execution, investor communication, capital strategy, Gold Road coordination, and Phase 0 readiness work.

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W. David Weston

Chairman of the Board

Longstanding Telegraph project lead with deep knowledge of the historical data, geology, land position, permitting history, mineral lease, and stakeholder record. Provides continuity across technical, legal, and strategic decisions.

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Ken Clifford, Ph.D.

Board Member • Metallurgy

Metallurgical engineer and consultant with senior operating leadership experience. Supports Mojave’s processing diligence, test-work review, recovery assumptions, and practical “test-work-to-operations” decision-making.

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David C. Beling, P.E.

Board Member • Mining Engineering

Mining engineer and project-development executive with broad industry experience across mine planning, development, finance, operations, and public-company governance. Advises on mine engineering, development sequencing, and strategic execution.

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Larry Dutson

Board Member • Mining Operations

President of Dutson Supply Company with decades of hands-on experience in surface mining, trucking, aggregate, concrete, and batch-plant operations. Brings practical owner-operator judgment on equipment, logistics, contractors, and field execution.

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Christian Caballero

Advisor • Regulatory Affairs

President and CEO of Know the Point, LLC, a strategic consulting firm focused on legislative and regulatory navigation. Advises Mojave on regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, public-sector coordination, and government relations.

Governance focus

Mojave’s Board is focused on disciplined execution of the Telegraph Mine plan: definitive Gold Road agreements, compatibility review, permitting and reclamation planning, financial assurance readiness, Phase 0 operating proof, technical disclosure discipline, and milestone-gated capital deployment.

  • Board oversight of material strategic transactions and financing decisions
  • Technical review of mining, metallurgy, processing, and permitting assumptions
  • Formal approval process for Gold Road-related public and investor-facing disclosures
  • Capital deployment tied to defined operating and permitting milestones
  • Continued addition of targeted technical, operating, regulatory, and strategic advisors as needed