Benjamin Irfon currently serves as a Plant Metallurgist at Centerra Gold Inc., a position held since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a Mill Metallurgist at Imperial Metals Corporation from September 2022 to August 2023, a Junior Metallurgist at Osisko Development Corp. between August 2021 and July 2022, and a Metallurgical Technician at Barrick Gold Corporation from June 2019 to August 2021. Benjamin's earlier career includes a role as a Heavy Equipment Operator at Syncrude Canada Ltd. in the summer of 2018, where responsibilities included operating a Caterpillar 797 haul truck and maintaining accurate fleet records. Additional experience includes working as a Metallurgical & Chemical Laboratory Technician at Kemetco Research from August 2016 to August 2017. Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Engineering from The University of British Columbia, obtained in 2019, and completed a University Transfer Program in Engineering at Langara College from 2014 to 2015.