H. Stanley Dempsey

• Represented Royal Gold, Inc. in a reverse takeover of a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production firm, Royal Resources, Inc., and then transformed it into a gold exploration and production firm.°
• Led and managed gold exploration and development activities, resulting in a major gold discovery in Nevada for Royal Gold.°
• Led the sale of the discovery property to a major gold producer, retaining a significant royalty on all future production for Royal Gold, and restructured the firm to adopt the gold royalty business model for the firm.°
• Led the expansion of Royal Gold by acquiring more royalties and metal streams.°
• Secured funding for expansion through private placement and public offerings of Royal Gold common shares.°
• Market capitalization reached approximately $9.4 billion for Royal Gold.°
• Represented AMAX, Inc.’s interests in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and parts of Indonesia. Included AMAX’s 25 percent interest in the Mt. Newman iron ore venture.°
• Handled all environmental legal matters of AMAX.°
• Represented AMAX in plant siting, compliance with air and water quality laws, developing reclamation programs for coal and metal mines, and environmental policy development at local, national, and international levels.°
• Led the management of all public relations, technical information, governmental relations, and environmental matters for Climax Molybdenum Company, AMAX’s molybdenum mining, conversion, and sales division.°
• Led the development of a corporate-wide environmental staff function for AMAX.°
• Developed environmental assessment techniques and programs for helping prepare environmental impact statements, compliance programs, and environmental audits; participated actively in legislative and rulemaking proceedings for AMAX.°
• Handled all legal matters for AMAX’s environmental and exploration groups worldwide, and for Climax Molybdenum Company’s mining operations in the Western U.S. and Canada.°
• Emphasis on construction contracts for major mine development, and work with labor law issues of both organized and non-union mining operations for AMAX.°
• Represented the Henderson Molybdenum Mine in securing land and water, a new mine built west of Denver, Colorado, during the period 1966-1976.°
• Was responsible for obtaining all environmental clearances for this mine and for all construction contracting for Henderson Molybdenum Mine.°
• Represented the Climax Mine regarding all legal matters rising from the operation, a large underground molybdenum mine employing approximately 2,500 people.°
• Emphasized water rights, land acquisition, construction contracting, labor matters, and development of compliance arrangements for new environmental laws for Climax Mine.°

°The above representations were handled by Stanley Dempsey Sr. prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

• Royal Gold, Inc.
  • Chairman, 2008-2014
  • Executive Chairman, 2006-2008
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1988-2006
  • President, 2002-2003
  • President and Chief Operating Officer, 1987-1988
• President of Denver Mining Finance Company, 1986
• Partner at Arnold & Porter, Denver, Colorado, 1983-1986
• Vice President, AMAX, Inc., 1977-1983
• Chairman, Executive Committee, AMAX Iron Ore Corporation, Perth, WA, 1981-1983
• Deputy Chairman and Director at Australia Consolidated Mines Ltd., Sydney N.S.W. Australia, 1982, Perth, WA, 1982-83
• Vice President, Director of Environmental Affairs and Deputy Director, Office of Communications and Public Affairs, AMAX Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut, 1977-1979
• Director of Environmental Affairs, General Attorney, Western Area, AMAX Inc, 1970-1977
• General Attorney, Western Operations, Climax Molybdenum Company (a Division of AMAX, Inc.), Golden and Climax, Colorado, 1968-1970
• Resident Attorney, Climax Mine, Climax Molybdenum Company, Climax, Colorado, 1964-1968
• Legal Research Assistant, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Boulder, Colorado, 1962-1964
• Engineer, Climax Molybdenum Company, Climax, Colorado, 1960-1961
• Independent Mine Operator, 1957-1960

• Induction into the National Mining Hall of Fame, 2016
• Recipient, Society of Metallurgy and Exploration, Colorado Section Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008
• Recipient, Society of Metallurgy and Exploration, William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal Award, 2007
• Recipient, Colorado Mining Association, St. Barbara Commemorative Medal, 2007
• Recipient, Colorado School of Mines, Honorary Doctor of Engineering, 2006
• Recipient, Northwest Mining Association, Distinguished Service Award -For Outstanding Professional Leadership and Service to the Mineral Industry for more than Four Decades, 2005
• Recipient, School of Law, University of Colorado, Distinguished Alumnus Award
• Recipient, Mining History Association, Rodman Paul Award
• Honorary Life Membership, Colorado Mining Association
• Recipient, Mining Foundation of the Southwest, Medal of Merit
• Honorary Life Membership, Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association

• Member, History Colorado, 1978-2007
• Member, Australian Consolidated Mines, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, 1981-1983
• Member, Mineral Information Institute, 1983-2007
• Member, Royal Gold, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1984-2014
• Member, AMEREF, Alaska Minerals & Energy Resource Education Fund, 1985-1986
• Member, Golden Bounty Resources N.L., Perth, Western Australia, 1986-1991
• Member, Hazen Research, Denver, Colorado, 1993-2002
• Member, Dakota Mining Corporation, Denver, Colorado, 1993-1995
• Member, Behre Dolbear, Denver, Colorado, 1994-2002
• Member, National Mining Association, 1994-2006
• Member, Colorado Historical Society Foundation, 1997-2015
• Member, Governor, National Mining Hall of Fame, 1997-2015
• Member, The Gold Institute, 1999-2003
• Member, World Gold Council, 2000-2008
• Member, Northwest Mining Association, 2001-2002
• Member, Nevada Mining Association, 2001-2003
• Member, Taranis Resources Inc., 2006-2012
• Member, CHS, Inc
• Member, Colorado School of Mines Research Institute