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Joseph Cullen

CEO, President & Director | Metalsource Mining (CSE: MSM | OTCQB: MSMMF) | Leads the Silver Hill silver-gold project in North Carolina

"Leading Metalsource Mining's Silver Hill silver-gold project, one of the most active junior silver drill programs in the United States"

Mining Executive

Biography

Joseph Cullen is the CEO, President and a Director of Metalsource Mining (CSE: MSM | OTCQB: MSMMF | FSE: E9Z), the junior explorer advancing the Silver Hill silver-gold project in Davidson County, North Carolina. Silver investors watch Silver Hill because it pairs a historic mining district — which the company describes as the site of America's first silver-producing mine — with one of the more active junior silver drill programs in the United States, including 2026 intercepts such as 434 g/t silver-equivalent over 10.64 metres.

Cullen brings more than 11 years of public-market experience across the resource and technology sectors, focused on investor relations and corporate finance. Before Metalsource, he worked at Deloitte and VMware and co-founded or managed private ventures in financial services, environmental consulting, and technology. As CEO he closed a $6 million private placement in March 2026, added a second drill rig to roughly triple drilling capacity, and expanded the Silver Hill land package to about 1,225 acres across 2.4 kilometres of strike.

His approach at Silver Hill pairs systematic step-out drilling with induced polarization (IP — a geophysical survey that maps sulphide-rich rock) to define targets along the 2.4-kilometre trend. Company-reported 2026 intercepts include 267 g/t silver-equivalent (AgEq — all metals converted to a single silver grade using current prices) over 18.17 metres, and 48.04 g/t gold-equivalent over 12.62 metres that extended mineralization 195 metres down dip, with drilling reaching 335 metres below surface. Reflecting his investor-relations background, Cullen also runs a deliberate market-awareness program around the drill results, appearing in mining media to walk through what each campaign shows.

Silver Hill remains an early-stage exploration project: the grades above are company-reported, equivalent figures use metal prices and historical recovery rates for comparison only, and no resource estimate has been published yet. Following Cullen gives investors a front-row view of how a junior converts a historic district into drill-defined targets — the markers to watch are step-out results, further land consolidation, and the first resource work as the 2026 expansion phase continues.

Videos (1)

Metalsource Mining's ($MSM | $MSMMF) Silver Hill Project: Drill Results & What's Next

Metalsource Mining's ($MSM | $MSMMF) Silver Hill Project: Drill Results & What's Next

guest Aug 6, 2026
  • Top takeaway Joe presents Metalsource Mining as a high-grade polymetallic discovery on completely private land in North Carolina, framing the lack of permitting as a major de-risking factor that lets capital be put into the ground quickly.
  • Hole 7 returned 48 g/t gold over 12.6 metres and Hole 8 returned combined lead-zinc over 60%, with Joe noting that recent holes have also intersected copper.
  • A property-wide IP survey identified roughly 2.4 kilometres of strike analogous to Silver Hill proper, with a second drill being deployed to test a 150-metre step-out.
  • Joe says the company has raised $11 million since October, drilled about 21,000 feet across 29 holes, holds $4 million in cash, has 71 million shares outstanding, and is under no pressure to raise in 2026.
  • He targets a mineral resource estimate at Silver Hill proper by Q1 2027 and a construction-ready timeline of 6-8 years, supported by Eric Sprott as largest shareholder and Maria Smirnova as a private shareholder.

Metalsource Mining's Silver Hill project has produced a standout drill hole grading 48 g/t gold over 12.6 meters within its first 21,000 feet of drilling. Lead-zinc base metals at Silver Hill act as the project's economic backbone while gold and silver are by-product credits — a mix the CEO says institutional investors prefer. Property-wide IP survey suggests Silver Hill's mineralized trend may extend along roughly 2.4 kilometers of strike beyond the original mine footprint. Both Silver Hill and Bird Pilot sit on private land in mining-friendly North Carolina, removing the permitting risk that has stalled other junior explorers. Cullen says Metalsource has $4 million in cash, Eric Sprott as its largest shareholder, and no need to raise before seasonal strength in Q1.

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Key Works

Investor TV interview (recorded August 3, 2026) in which Cullen discusses Silver Hill drill results, the expansion drilling program, and the project's land position in North Carolina.

Exploring Mining podcast (InvestorIdeas) episode with Cullen on the history of the Silver Hill district and the company's discovery drilling.

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