David Palmer has spent over 25 years as an exploration geologist in the mining industry at home and abroad. He has managed projects and conducted research for major international mining companies in South America, South Africa, India, Greenland and Scandinavia, as well as working extensively throughout Canada. His work has covered a broad range of mineral commodities, including gold, base metals, diamonds, platinum group metals, and copper/nickel deposits.

For the past ten years, Palmer has acted as President & CEO for Probe Mines. During his tenure as president, the company has been responsible for two new Canadian discoveries; the Black Creek Chromite Deposit and the Borden Gold deposit, both located in Northern Ontario.

He holds a B.Sc. (Geology) degree from St. Francis Xavier University (‘91), M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from McGill University (’94, ’98), and is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO).