Meet
the Team
Our volunteers all share a passion for helping students succeed in the mining industry. Meet some of the amazing team members who continue to make YMP Scholarships a growing success!
Stephen
Stewart
Stephen Stewart is the Founder and Chairman of Ore Group, a private natural resource consortium dedicated to the discovery, development, and advancement of metals projects. He also serves as Chairman of several public companies, including Orecap Invest, XXIX Metal, American Eagle Gold, Geiger Energy, Stardust Mining, Metal Energy, Auriginal Metals and Awalé Resources.
Beyond his corporate roles, Stephen is the Founder and Chairman of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund, the largest mining-focused charitable organization supporting education in mining engineering and geology. He also founded YMP Toronto and the YMP Global Group, helping to build a global network for the next generation of mining leaders.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science from the University of Florida.
Anthony
Moreau
Anthony Moreau is the CEO and Director of American Eagle Gold. He is also a Director of XXIX Metal Corp, Stardust Mining and Orecap Invest Corp, all TSXV listed companies. He previously worked with IAMGOLD comprising different roles within the organization, most recently Business Development and Innovation. He gained valuable experience working in a continuous improvement function at the Rosebel Gold Mine in Suriname.
Tony has spearheaded many industry initiatives, one of them being an international co-op peer benchmarking program owned and run by the participating mining companies. He leads the Young Mining Professionals Toronto Chapter and is the Co-Chair of the YMP Scholarship Fund. A graduate of the Queen’s School of Business, Anthony is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Andrew
STEWART
Andrew has five years of experience in the mining industry, where he has assisted with the operations, listing processes, and numerous financings across the Ore Group of companies.
He is also a board member of Young Mining Professionals Toronto. Andrew holds a Bachelor’s degree from Bishop’s University, a Diploma from the Haileybury School of Mines, and a Certificate from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Contribute to the fund
Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund is a registered charity accepting contributions and donations to fund scholarships for students enrolled in mining-related post-secondary education. YMP Scholarship Fund will issue official donation receipts.
Interested in sponsoring a scholarship? Reach out to scholarships@youngminingprofessionals.com for details!