Our Team

A geologist by background, Mr. Credland joined Valkea Resources as President in January 2026. Previously at Rupert Resources, in his role as Head of Corporate Development, Mr Credland was involved in the original identification and acquisition of the core property package in Northern Finland and also the implementation of strategy, equity financings and work programmes that led to the discovery and ongoing resource development of the 4Moz Ikkari Gold Project. Mr Credland has over 25 years experience in mining having started his career as a gold geologist in Western Australia before working as a mining analyst for Wood Mackenzie and in mining institutional equity sales for Canaccord Genuity in London before moving to corporate executive roles. Thomas holds a BSc Geology (Hons) degree from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Mineral Project Appraisal from Imperial College, London.

Chartered Professional Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst with broad experience in executive level financial management positions across multiple industries

Formerly CFO of Endeavour Mining, VP with LeaGold/Equinox Gold, Controller at Pan American Silver and Director of Accounting at Yamana Gold

• Over 27 years of investor relations, communications and compliance experience in the mining space
• Co-Founder & Partner of NIKLI Communications with Nicole Hoeller, dedicated to delivering premier communications, investor relations and corporate governance services to the mining sector, with a focus on junior and mid-cap mining companies

Dr Chris Bonson has more than 25 years of international experience in the practical application of structural geological analysis to mineral exploration and production-related challenges. As a consultant he has worked on over 100 mineral projects across more than 40 countries, encompassing major base and precious metal deposits as well as specialty commodities. His experience spans all stages of project development, from grassroots exploration through to mature open pit and underground operations. Over the past decade, he has gained extensive geological experience in Northern Finland, working in a consulting capacity on the principal gold and base metal deposits of Central Lapland.

Dr Bonson holds a BSc (Hons, First Class) in Geology from the University of Liverpool and a PhD in structural and economic geology from Kingston University, UK. He is a Chartered Geologist in good standing with the Geological Society, London and is recognised as a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

• Economic geologist with 15 years of experience in mineral exploration primarily focused on discovery and advancement of gold deposits
• Integral member of the discovery team at the 11.7 Moz Blackwater Gold deposit in central BC
• Ph.D. in economic from CODES, University of Tasmania, M.Sc. In geological Sciences from UBC, Registered as Professional Geoscientist with EGBC

Charlotte (“Charlie) Seabrook, MAIG, RPGeo. Dr. Seabrook commenced as an advisor to Valkea Resources in January 2026. Previously, Dr. Seabrook acted for Rupert Resources as Group Exploration Manager and is credited with assembling the team and implementing the systematic geoscience-led approach that resulted in the discovery of Rupert Resources 4Moz Ikkari Project in Northern Finland in March 2020. Prior to this, Dr. Seabrook was District Geologist for Newcrest in West Africa where her team discovered Fortuna Mining’s +1Moz Seguela mine in Cote D’Ivoire. Dr. Seabrook has over 25 years experience in geology and exploration, having completed her PhD at the University of Witwatersrand. She also holds an MSc Mineral Resources from the University of Wales (Cardiff). Dr. Seabrook is recognised as a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is based in Europe.