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Securing Supply

Building North America’s Antimony-Gold Champion

Critical One Energy is advancing Howells Lake, Canada’s largest undeveloped antimony system with gold upside.

A a time when secure Western supply matters more than ever, with Ontario government support, an executed exploration agreement with Eabametoong First Nation, and Phase I drilling now underway.
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"Few micro-caps gain full control of a belt-scale, underexplored antimony-gold district. We’re advancing Howells Lake to clarify its potential and create value."
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Duane Parnham
Founder & CEO
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our mission
We exist to strengthen North America’s antimony security. Our mission is to advance the Howells Lake antimony-gold district through disciplined exploration, responsible community engagement, and modern technical work so its potential can be defined and developed.
24,887 ha
District Under Control
Recently expanded by 67% to secure newly identified Sb-Au targets; the land package now spans 24,887 ha and supports systematic exploration across a district-scale antimony-gold corridor.
30 km
High Priority Targets
Critical One now controls all significant Sb-Au targets across roughly 30 km of strike, positioning the team to define scale and prioritize drill-ready zones.
~$60k/t
Antimony Boom
Antimony prices have tripled since early 2024 and remain elevated due to export bans and supply shocks  .
Milestones

From Opportunity to District Control

A concise history of how Critical One secured, expanded, and advanced Howells Lake from historical opportunity to active drill program.
Dec 2024
New Identity, Same Vision
Madison Metals rebrands as Critical One Energy, aligning the company more directly with its critical minerals strategy and the emerging Howells Lake antimony-gold focus.
Dec 2024
Howells Lake Acquired
Company signs LOIs to acquire 100% interest in a 13,990 ha, 697-claim antimony-gold project in Ontario’s Hemlo-Ring-of-Fire region .
May 2025
High-Grade Antimony Confirmed
Historic data review reveals up to 75% Sb within 5.37% Sb over 8.35 m, with associated gold—establishing scale and grade potential .
Aug 2025
Land Package Expanded by 67%
Additional 9,979 ha staked after government soil datasets reveal multiple high-priority Sb-Au anomalies; total land now 24,887 ha .
Sept 2025
KCR Gold Project Added
Acquisition contiguous to Howells Lake brings visible-gold discovery (64.1 g/t over 1 m within 20.4 m @ 3.54 g/t) and expands gold upside on the trend.
March 2026
Permitted, Funded, and Drilling
VTEM interpretation helped prioritize targets, the Ontario exploration permit was received, and Phase I drilling has now commenced to test antimony-gold zones.
Leadership

Operators with Discovery DNA

Our board and technical team have led billion-dollar discoveries and now oversee a rare antimony-gold district in a top tier jurisdiction that has advanced into active drilling.
Board of directors
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Duane Parnham
Chairman
Veteran operator who’s created over $1.5B in shareholder value, including a $730M sale of UNX Energy and scaling Forsys Metals to an $860M market cap; also the company’s largest shareholder.
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Chet Idziszek
Independent Director
Award-winning geologist behind the Howells Lake antimony discovery; “Mining Man of the Year” (Eskay Creek) and a leader on First Quantum’s 4B-tonne Cobre Panama project, with decades of global discoveries.
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Dr. Roger Laine, PhD
Independent Director
Geological engineer with 40+ years across copper, gold, uranium and advanced reserve modeling; former VP Exploration at Amok/COGEMA, bringing rigorous geo-statistics and global project leadership.
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Shawn Parnham, CPA, CMA
Independent Director
Seasoned finance executive and board member with deep experience in capital strategy, M&A, integrations, and risk, keeping governance tight as the company scales.
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management
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Duane Parnham
CEO
Execution-focused builder with prior billion-dollar outcomes; aligns people, capital, and partners to grow Howells Lake, backed by significant insider ownership and open-market buying.
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Robert Suttie
CFO
25+ years in public company finance; President of Marrelli, specializes in disclosure, reporting, and capital access for TSX/TSXV/CSE juniors, ensuring clean audits and funding readiness.
Matthew Trenkler, PhD, P.Geo
Chief Geological Officer
Professional geologist with 7+ years advancing gold and polymetallic exploration in Ontario greenstone belts; led $10M+ programs at Wesdome’s Eagle River and IAMGOLD’s Côté Gold, bringing PhD-level geochemistry and 3D modelling to resource growth.
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Digital Strategy
Capital-markets digital strategist (MSc Finance, Leeds) who grows awareness, credibility, and inbound interest, turning online reach into informed investor engagement.
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Griffin Gigliotti
Business Development
Research-driven deal support from market intel to modeling; builds relationships and pipelines that convert technical progress into institutional interest.
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Corporate Secretary
Capital-markets operator who aligns governance, filings, and transaction readiness. Brings cross-listing and advisory experience from Venex Capital globally.
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advisors
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Bruce Durham, P.Geo
Qualified Person ("QP")
Over 40 years in Canadian gold geology; contributed to the Hemlo discovery and has held senior roles across advanced exploration, our independent QP stewarding technical quality.
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Don McKinnon
CTO
Ontario prospector with deep Hemlo-camp lineage; helped take Liberty Mines to production and brings decades of practical discovery know-how from target generation through development.
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Peter Rebmann
European Consultant
Mining specialist since 1984 combining exploration insight with EU capital access. Founder of Precious Metals Investments; has helped raise $550M+ and expand market visibility for North American juniors.
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Adam Bello
Investor Relations
IR and media veteran (25+ yrs) trusted by top-tier outlets across North America and the UK. Converts company milestones into high-impact coverage and analyst attention to broaden the shareholder base.
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