Mr. Stroup is an exploration geologist and mining executive with over 17 years of experience exploring for gold, base metals, and geothermal resources.  Mr. Stroup’s career has focused on creating value through early-stage exploration with major mining companies as well as junior explorers.

In addition to his role as partner and director of NewQuest Capital Inc., Mr. Stroup is a founder, President and CEO of Headwater Gold Inc. which is actively exploring a large portfolio of epithermal gold projects in the western United States in partnership with Newmont Corporation.  Mr. Stroup also serves as US Technical Lead and Director of Red Canyon Resources Ltd. which explores for copper-gold porphyry deposits across western North America. 

Mr. Stroup’s prior roles include Senior Geologist for Kinross Gold Corporation, where he focused on greenfields exploration in Nevada, as well as positions with several junior explorers working on diverse resource projects from Central America to Alaska.