Aftermath has assembled an advisory board to support the strategic positioning of Aftermath’s 100%-owned Berenguela silvercoppermanganese project in Peru and the downstream development work being undertaken through the Company’s newly formed U.S. subsidiary, U.S. Critical Minerals Corp. (“USCMC”).
Berenguela is a potential future source of silver, copper and manganese for U.S.-aligned supply chains. The Company is exploring partnerships, offtake arrangements and funding structures to advance Berenguela in line with the U.S. administration's objectives of securing Western Hemisphere critical metals feedstock for U.S.-based refining capacity. The Company believes this positions Aftermath Silver as a strategically significant solution for the U.S. battery and defense materials' supply chains.
All three inaugural members are founding partners of Global Frontier Advisors L.P. (“GFA”), a Washington, D.C.–based firm whose partners include former senior U.S. military officers, diplomats, and international business executives. GFA brings complementary experience across national security, defense industrial policy, and Western Hemisphere diplomacy that is directly relevant to the project:
Lieutenant General David Bellon, USMC (Ret.) — GFA’s Managing Partner, General Bellon served more than 35 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, culminating as Commander of Marine Forces South and Commander of the Marine Corps Reserve. He brings extensive Congressional relationships and operational experience across Latin America and the Middle East and holds a JD with bar admissions in four states and multiple federal courts.
Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen, USMC (Ret.) — General Groen concluded a 36-year Marine Corps career as the Senate-confirmed Director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. A former senior leader at the National Security Agency and Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he brings experience at the intersection of national security policy, defense industrial planning, and technology strategy.
Ambassador James “Jimmy” Story (Ret.) — A career Foreign Service Officer with 27 years of service across Latin America and Africa, Ambassador Story served as U.S. Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2018–2023), as Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, as U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, and in senior roles addressing international narcotics and law enforcement in the Western Hemisphere.