Presently, Neil P. M. O'Brien holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Empire Metals Ltd.

He is also on the board of Luca Mining Corp., NGEx Minerals Ltd. and Sociedad Minera Reliquias SAC and Exploration Director at Chesterfield Resources Plc.

In his past career he was Non-Executive Chairman of Candelaria Mining Corp., Senior Geologist at Teck Resources Limited and General Manager for Minera Teck SA de CV (a subsidiary of Teck Resources Limited) and Senior VP-Exploration & New Business Development at Lundin Mining Corp.

He received a doctorate from Queen's University.