John Burns

John King Burns was the founder of Northern Orion Resources, Inc., founded in 1995, where the title held was Chairman from 1995 to 2007.
Current jobs include Chairman at Jaxon Mining, Inc. since 2024 (job started 2017), Independent Director at Simba Essel Energy, Inc. since 2009, Director at NuCoal Energy Corp., and Director at Wilton Properties Ltd. Former jobs include Chairman at Athabasca Potash, Inc. from 2007 to 2009; Independent Chairman at NovaDX Ventures Corp.
from 2011 to 2012; Chairman at Dolly Varden Silver Corp.
from 2011 to 2015; Independent Non-Executive Director at China Gold International Resources Corp.
Ltd. from 2009 to 2019; Director at Emergent Metals Corp.
from 2003 to 2009; Director at Hunter Energy LLC; Director at Futuregen Industries Corp.
from 2015 to 2016; Independent Director at Amana Copper Ltd.; Independent Non-Executive Director at China National Gold Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing); Director at ReMac Zinc Corp.; Managing Director at FRM Risk Management, Inc.; Managing Director at Potomac Investments LLC; Independent Director at Corazon Gold Corp.
from 2012 to 2014; Managing Director at Frontier Risk Management LLC from 1996 to 1998; Director at Sharc International Systems, Inc.; MD, Head-Derivative Trading & Finance Group at Barclays Bank Plc from 1991 to 1997; Senior Advisor at Potomac Asset Management Co., Inc. from 2010 to 2019; President at MR3 Systems, Inc.; Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Commodity Group, Inc. from 1981 to 1990.
Education includes undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.