Justin Reid

Justin Reid is the Chief Executive Officer of Troilus Gold Corp, a company advancing the former Troilus mine site in Quebec toward a restart as a multi-million-ounce gold and copper producer. For resource investors, Reid represents a case study in moving a past-producing asset through the modern development cycle — from exploration and resource expansion to feasibility, permitting, and project financing.

The Troilus project is one of the larger undeveloped gold-copper assets in North America, located in the Frôtet-Evans Greenstone Belt in north-central Quebec. Under Reid's leadership, Troilus Gold has grown the project's resource base, completed a feasibility study, and advanced environmental and permitting processes. In 2025–2026, the company secured a 70 MW hydroelectric power allocation from Hydro-Québec, a critical infrastructure milestone that positions the project to operate with low-carbon electricity. The project was also selected for Quebec's Filon Initiative, a government program designed to streamline permitting timelines for strategic mining projects.

Reid's approach centers on de-risking a mining project methodically — resource definition, infrastructure access, environmental studies, and government partnerships — before construction decisions. His focus on securing clean energy (hydroelectric power) for the Troilus project reflects an awareness that ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors increasingly determine which mines get built and financed. Investors watching Reid can observe how a CEO navigates the intersection of geology, jurisdictional advantage, and energy policy.

Prior to Troilus, Reid built experience across mining finance and company building. He holds an MBA from Oxford and has worked in mining investment banking, giving him fluency in both the technical and capital markets sides of resource development. Investors evaluating management teams for gold-copper projects in tier-one jurisdictions like Quebec can use Reid's progress at Troilus as a benchmark for what disciplined project advancement looks like.