Company Profile
Sio Silica is an emerging Canadian producer of high-purity quartz silica. We have reached 99.999% SiO2 with minimum levels of impurities required for use in semi-conductors, chips, solar, batteries, silicon carbide for defense products and more. We are committed to sustainable practices and environmental responsibility with a unique extraction process resulting in no chemicals, no open-pit mining, minimal surface impact, no truck traffic, no tunneling, and no dust resulting in one of the most environmentally friendly mining operations worldwide. With over 15 billion tonnes of in-situ and 530 million tonnes of recoverable high-purity silica we are the largest single source deposit in the world. Sio Silica is positioned to be a leader in the supplier of high purity and ultra high purity silica quartz for the growing renewable energy, AI industry and defense industry.
Corporate Speaker
Feisal Somji, B.Sc., MBA
Chief Executive Officer
“Mr. Somji has 25+ years of experience ranging from grassroots exploration to mine development. Mr. Somji started his career managing an exploration and mine development services company with over 300 employees and divisions including diamond drilling, ground and airborne geophysics, geological consulting, geochemical analysis and laboratory services. He has acted as an officer and director of several public companies involved in silica sand, gold, diamond, silver, copper and base metal assets in North America, South America, Asia and Africa. Most recently Mr. Somji was the founder, President and CEO of Rio Alto Mining Ltd, with it’s La Arena gold/copper mine in Peru, having achieved commercial production in 2011 and currently produces over 100,000 oz/yr. Mr. Somji grew Rio Alto from inception in 2009 to be acquired by Tahoe Resources in 2015 for approximately $1.3 Billion. Mr. Somji also provides expertise in areas of corporate finance and governance where he has raised over $150 million and helped several projects go public. Mr. Somji has a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from Queens University and a Commercial Pilots License.”