About us | Deseado Resources

Who we are

Focused on one project, in one of the world’s great silver-gold districts

Deseado Resources is a privately funded mineral exploration company focused on the development of the Don Adamo project, located in the Deseado Massif, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, 40 km east of the town of Bajo Caracoles.

The company operates the 73,000 ha property under an exploration and option-to-purchase agreement with its owner, Yacimientos Patagónicos. Our work builds on nearly three decades of exploration by Polimet/Yamana, Coeur d’Alene Mines, Yacimientos Patagónicos and Minera Santa Cruz, whose drilling and surface data form the foundation of our targeting.

The team during a field visit to the Deseado Massif

Our approach

How we explore

Start from the data

We have compiled and reviewed the full historical database, including drilling, surface sampling and assay certificates, and are re-logging core to a single modern standard.

Test a clear hypothesis

Our model interprets Ciclón Este as the distal edge of a larger epithermal system. Every program is designed to prove or disprove that idea quickly.

Drill with discipline

Exploration advances in stages: discovery drilling first, then step-out drilling to define continuity, so capital is committed as results justify it.

Operate responsibly

We integrate safety, environmental stewardship and respect for local communities into every stage of exploration, from planning to field operations.

Team

Our team

Our partners combine a track record of major mineral discoveries in the Andes and the Deseado Massif with extensive experience in capital markets, project development and value creation in Argentina and abroad.

Raymond Robert Jannas

Partner, Head Geologist

PhD and MA in Geology, Harvard University
Geology, Universidad de Chile

Raymond has led the discovery or acquisition of 13 key properties, creating billions of US dollars in asset value. The exploration strategies he designed and executed led to seven major deposits, including Pascua-Lama, El Morro, Cortadera and Valeriano in Chile, adding more than 65 million ounces of gold and 20 million tonnes of copper to resource portfolios.

As CEO of ATEX Resources, he grew the company from a value of US$5 million to about US$1 billion by the time he stepped down.

Franco Pallitto

Partner, Investor Relations

Master’s in Finance, Universidad Católica Argentina
Business Management, Universidad Católica Argentina

Franco has more than 10 years of experience in financial and commodity markets. He was VP of Sales & Trading at Santander Argentina, a sales trader at AR Partners, and led carbon credit trading and origination at Moss Earth, an energy transition company.

He is currently Country Manager for LarrainVial Argentina.

Santiago Wesenack

Partner

CFA charterholder
Master’s in Finance (Capital Markets), UCEMA
Economics, Universidad Católica Argentina

Santiago has built his career across capital markets and natural resources in Argentina and Latin America. He has been Country Manager for Lion Critical Elements (lithium) and Jaguar Uranium, Head of Research & Strategy at CGI Capital, VP of Investments at the energy hedge fund Horizon Partners, and Senior Investment Advisor at Draco Capital.

Earlier, he was Investor Relations Officer at YPF, a director of Centaurus/Madalena Energy, and Head of Research and Energy Analyst at AR Partners / Raymond James.

Silvio Franco

Partner, Exploration Director

Geology, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Silvio brings 30 years of mineral exploration experience and deep expertise in the deposits of the Deseado Massif. He has been Exploration Manager at Mogotes Metals, Minera Don Nicolás and Hochschild Mining.

He has designed and run exploration programs that took projects through feasibility, development and mine start-up.

Julieta Bianchi

Director, Corporate Services & Strategy

Business Administration, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Julieta has a strong record of building organizations from scratch and advancing projects from exploration through feasibility, environmental approval and operational readiness. She was Senior HR & Governance Manager at ATEX Resources (Valeriano project), HR & Strategic Planning Manager at Compañía Minera Zafranal (Teck Resources), and HR Manager for Exploration & Geology at Hochschild Mining across four countries.

Her experience spans corporate governance, cost control, ESG, local employment and community relations.