Yukon who is who

William “Bill” Harris Jr.

Bill Harris Jr. was born in the Yukon and is a second-generation prospector. He grew up from the age of five playing on Freegold Mountain, near Carmacks.¹⁾ He started as a self-employed prospector in 1980 and in 2006 was the founder of Northern Freegold Resources Ltd. He has held various positions including CEO, COO, president and chairman. In 2020, he was a director with Metallic Metals Corp.²⁾ Northern Freegold Resources is a junior company that was developing mining property on Freegold Mountain outside Carmacks in 2008.³⁾ In January 2019, Granite Creek Copper Ltd., a member of the Metallic Group, acquired the Stu copper-gold-silver property northeast of Carmacks from Bill Harris. The deal granted him a three percent net smelter return royalty.⁴⁾ In 2020, Harris was a director with Metallic Metals Corp.⁵⁾