Barry Baim

Barry Baim is a director and corporate secretary of West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. (TSXV: WHY), a Calgary-based junior mining company founded in 2003 that is advancing the Record Ridge magnesium project near Rossland, British Columbia. That makes him one of the public faces of a genuine rarity in North American mining: a primary magnesium development. China supplies roughly 85 percent of the world's magnesium — a lightweight metal used across the automotive, aerospace, and steel industries — and Baim argues that secure, onshore supply has become a critical-minerals priority for manufacturers and governments alike.

The milestones on his watch as corporate secretary are specific. Record Ridge holds a NI 43-101 (the Canadian regulatory standard for publicly disclosed mineral estimates) measured-and-indicated resource of about 43 million tonnes grading 24.6 percent magnesium. British Columbia approved the project's Mines Act permit in October 2025, the province issued an occupant licence for site work in September 2026, and in early 2026 the company signed a definitive forward sales agreement — selling ore from future production at set terms — with Galaxy Trade & Technology, backed by a US$5 million deposit and reported potential of more than US$30 million in annual revenue. Baim has fronted the company's investor communications through these steps, appearing on CEO.CA, Investing News Network, and InvestorNews, including CEO.CA's June 2026 feature 'West High Yield Resources Primed for Summer Mine Construction.'

His case for Record Ridge rests on grade and location. Roughly 94 percent of the mined material is usable in processing, the site needs only about 1.8 kilometres of new access road, and power and natural gas infrastructure sit on or beside the property — details that lower the capital and permitting burden. Baim frames magnesium as the under-covered critical mineral: investors hear constantly about lithium and rare earths, he notes, while North America has little primary magnesium production, and researchers are studying magnesium-based battery chemistry as a possible future demand source.

The public record on Baim outside West High Yield is thin. His professional profile lists education at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and past roles including KMKR Holdings Inc., but he has no documented history with other public mining companies and no published research to his name. Much of his media work is company-approved or sponsored content, so investors should read his interviews as informed advocacy for Record Ridge rather than independent analysis.

For investors tracking critical-minerals supply chains, following Baim is a direct way to follow Record Ridge's remaining steps: completing permit conditions, starting construction, and executing the forward sales agreement, with initial ore processed offshore during the first two years while longer-term North American processing capacity is developed.