Jose Benavides

Active Investor

Chief of Strategy and Growth at Minsur S.A.

Toronto, Canada

Jose Benavides, Chief of Strategy and Growth at Minsur S.A. is an active investor based in Toronto, Canada. This profile covers what Jose Benavides backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Jose Vizquerra serves as Chairman at Electric Elements Mining. Mr. Vizquerra Benavides serves as President, CEO & Director at O3 Mining.Before his appointment at O3 Mining, he was Executive Vice President of Strategic Development for Osisko Mining ("Osisko"). He joined Osisko from Oban Mining ("Oban"), where, as President and Chief Executive Officer, he played a leading role in the combination of Oban, Corona Gold, Eagle Hill Exploration, and Ryan Gold to form Osisko. Through ambitious drilling and prudent capital raising, Osisko has become the highly valued proponent of the world-class Windfall gold project. Before that, he was Head of Business Development for Compañia de Minas Buenaventura. Previously, he was a production and exploration geologist at the Red Lake gold mine in Ontario. He currently serves as a director of Osisko and Silver Mountain Resources and as an advisor to the boards of Discovery Metals Corporation and Palamina Resources. The Young Mining Professionals recognized him as one of their Young Mining Professionals of the Year with the 2019 Peter Munk Award. He is an alumnus of the General Management Program at the Wharton School of Business. He holds an MSc in Mineral Exploration from Queens University and a B.Sc in Civil Engineering from UPC Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. He is a "qualified person" for purposes of NI 43-101.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: Healthcare & BiotechSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailClimate & EnergyManufacturing & IndustrialPropTech & Real EstateImpact & Social Enterprise
Location: Toronto, Canada
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 8

Notable investments

Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX.V:DSV)Sierra MetalsOban mining corporation (OBM:TSX)O3 Mining Inc.Alio GoldOrchard (Electronics)Osisko MiningOban Mining Corporation

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