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Gonzalo Mercado

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VP Exploration & Technical Services at First Majestic Silver Corp.
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gonzalo Mercado is the VP of Exploration & Technical Services at First Majestic Silver, leveraging over 20 years of experience in gold and silver deposits. A Professional Geoscientist educated at Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, his expertise spans grassroots exploration, resource definition, and corporate strategy, with previous key roles at Barrick Gold.

While his profile is highly focused on his career, he shows great personal investment in his teams success, frequently and publicly celebrating their discoveries and professional achievements. His posts reflect a deep appreciation for the human and professional aspects of his exploration groups.

He participated in the high-level discussions between Barrick Gold and Shandong Gold that resulted in the 50% sale of the Veladero Mine.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
VP Exploration & Technical Services
Job Level
Senior
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Personality Overview

How Gonzalo shows up

Friendly Yet Blunt
Challenger
Persuasive & Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Priorities

Topics Gonzalo cares about

Exploration Discovery
His social media activity celebrates the discovery of new mineralized veins, showing a deep passion for successful fieldwork and tangible results from his teams.
Resource Growth
His career focuses on managing multi-million dollar budgets for exploration programs aimed at adding significant reserve and resource ounces to company assets.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
VP Exploration & Technical Services
First Majestic Silver Corp.
11-2021 - 1-2024
Vice President Exploration
First Majestic Silver Corp.
2-2021 - 11-2021
Mineral Resource Manager Cortez
Nevada Gold Mines
9-2019 - 2-2021
Cortez/Goldrush Growth Manager - Nevada Gold Mines Growth Functional Leader
Nevada Gold Mines
10-2017 - 10-2019
District Geologist - Corporate Office
Barrick Gold Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1998 - 2004
Geologist
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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