Mark Smith joined Amati in March 2021 as a Fund Manager for the WS Amati Strategic Metals Fund. Since 2010, Mark has been a partner at the Earth Resource Investment Group and a mining analyst on the award-winning Earth Gold Fund UI, a pure precious metals fund offering exposure to precious metals stocks and the underlying metals. Previously he has worked as a resource equity analyst at RBC Capital Markets and with the African mining research team at Renaissance Capital. A geologist by qualification, he worked for four years in gold exploration prior to completion of his Masters in mineral project appraisal from the Royal School of Mines, University of London. Mark also holds a BSc. (Hons) 1st Class from the University of Bristol. His experience has enabled him to develop a substantial network in Africa, Europe, and North America.