Chris EiblPartner, Tiberius Asset Management
Tiberius was created to provide active management of commodity futures along with sophisticated, excess-value generating funds covering
all angles of the commodities sector. This vision remains unchanged, and today the Tiberius team can show a proven track record of success
in the industry, as well as extensive experience in commodity research and trading. In all, the Tiberius Group currently manages more than
10 commodity and fixed-income funds.
Gary BillingsleyExec Chairman, Great Western Minerals
Gary is a professional engineer and geoscientist with more than 30 years' experience
in the mineral industry–24 of them in Saskatchewan. He has been an officer and
director of several public mining and mineral exploration companies during the past
18 years. In addition to his experience with uranium and base-metal exploration,
Gary has been directly involved with putting Saskatchewan's largest gold mine into
production and, on three separate occasions, has played a major role in the discovery
of diamond-bearing kimberlite.
Jaakko KooroshyPolicy Analyst, The Hague Centre for Strategic Analyst
The HCSS is an independent think-tank founded by the Netherlands Organisation for
Applied Scientific Research. HCSS combines the technological know-how of TNO with
strategic expertise enabling policy-oriented analysis and research. It aims to translate
conceptual thinking into solution-oriented policy and operational recommendations–
a unique approach in the Netherlands and Europe.
Mike DavisGlobal Witness
Global Witness was the first organisation that sought to break the links between the
exploitation of natural resources and conflict and corruption. Over the years their
investigations and powerful lobbying skills have been a catalyst for most of the major
international mechanisms and initiatives that have been established to address these
issues including the Kimberley Process and the Extractive Industries Transparency
Initiative (EITI).
Chris GroveCorporate Communications, Commerce Resources
Commerce Resources is focused on the development of its Upper Fir tantalum and
niobium deposit in British Columbia, Canada. Commerce is well positioned with
sufficient capital to advance the commercialisation of a prospectively lucrative mining
operation for tantalum and niobium.
The company has outlined an indicated resource for the Upper Fir totaling 11.30 million
tonnes grading 198 grams per tonne Ta2O5 and 1,170 grams per tonne Nb2O5. The Upper
Fir is also host to an inferred resource of 26.20 million tonnes grading 194 grams per
tonne Ta2O5 and 1,182 grams per tonne Nb2O5.
Dr Jon HykawyClean Technologies and Materials Analyst, Byron Capital Markets
Jon holds both a PhD in physics (1991, Manitoba) and an MBA (1997, Queen's) and has
been working in capital markets as a clean technologies/alternative energy analyst for
the last four years.
His current area of focus is the Lithium sector, ranging from availability and production
to Lithium battery technology. He has extensive experience in the solar, wind, and
battery industries, conducting significant research in the areas of rechargeable
batteries, ranging from rechargeable alkaline to Lithium-ion to flow batteries.
Gerry ClarkeChairman, Int'l Lithium Alliance
Gerry Clarke, is a Mine Geologist and Applied Mineralogist and former lecturer in
Applied Mineralogy at the University of Plymouth, UK. He is a former Editor for the
Industrial Minerals Division of the Metal Bulletin plc, and an Executive Director of
Metal Bulletin.
Mr Clarke has written extensively across the spectrum of industrial minerals, and
organised and chaired many conferences on behalf of Industrial Minerals Magazine
and made numerous presentations to others' events over the years.
Mr Clarke is also the compiler and publisher of the Magnesia Availability Wall Map and, in
partnership with P W Harben, Inc., the creator of the Lithium Availability Wall Map.
Peter SeckerCEO, Canada Lithium
Peter Secker has world-wide experience in mine building and operations. In Shandong,
China, as a CEO he directed development of a 150,000-oz-per-annum gold mine, and
as VP Operations for Sino Gold, he developed the Jianchaling Gold Mine. He has been
Mine Manager of Emperor Mines, Fiji, Operations Manager of the Youanmi in Australia,
and Mine Captain at the Rand Mine in South Africa.
By 2012, Canada Lithium Corp. plans to have its Quebec Lithium Project in production
providing a secure North American source of battery-grade lithium carbonate to serve
the growing needs of the global electric and hybrid vehicle markets. It's marketing
agent for Asia is Mitsui and Co. Ltd.
Don PridmoreManaging Director, Intierra Resource Intelligence
Intierra deliver business intelligence for the mineral resources sector. Their services
offer a unique insight into staking and transaction activity at the property level.
Intierra was formed through the merger of three businesses – Intierra Ltd, Minmet
Australia, and Mineral Information Maps.
Minmet was founded 25 years ago as Australia's first mining and exploration database.
It quickly became the industry benchmark as a comprehensive and reliable source
of company and property information. Mineral Information Maps was a Canadian
business with a 20-year track record as a leading producer of global mining and
exploration maps.
Today Intierra serves the world's leading mining and exploration companies, global
banks, stockbrokers, fund managers, government agencies and service companies
from offices in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Philippines.
Brian WessonCEO, Woulfe Mining
Brian is an engineer with 30 years' experience, an MBA and is a Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. Brian has extensive experience in the operation, design and construction of
mines and process plants. Brian is als a Director of Westech International a Resource
engineering company based in Sydney Australia. Westech bought the Vatukoula Mine
in Fiji after mine closure, Westech refinanced, refurbished and brought the mine back
to production and on listing Vatukoula Gold took over.
Nikolas PerraultCEO, Colt Resources
Nikolas has extensive experience in securities trading, human resources management
and financial analysis. He has previously worked as a wealth management advisor
for several major investment banks including National Bank, Merrill-Lynch, CIBC and
Scotia Capital. In 2007, he launched his own management consulting firm specialising
in financial advice to emerging companies engaged in the energy and resources
sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and obtained his Chartered Financial
Analyst designation in 1997.
David CliffCEO, Empire Mining
David Cliff is the former Exploration Manager, Europe of Rio Tinto Exploration. During
his 26 years with Rio Tinto he was involved in the discovery of three gold and one
copper deposit and gained experience in the exploration of a wide variety of minerals
and deposit types with a particular specialisation in copper-gold porphyry systems and
epithermal precious metal systems. He has lead multinational and multidisciplinary
teams in a variety of environments and jurisdictions, particularly in Central and
Eastern Europe and Turkey and has extensive experience in the evaluation of mineral
projects and in the negotiation of all forms of mining industry agreements.
Adam DarlingAssociate Director, Barclays Capital
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Ian ChalmersCEO, Alkane Resources
Ian is a geologist and graduate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology
(Curtin University). He also has a Master of Science degree from the University of
Leicester in the United Kingdom. He has worked in the mining and exploration industry
for over 36 years, during which time he has had experience in all facets of exploration
through feasibility and development to the production phase. Ian is also a principal in
Multi Metal Consultants Pty Ltd.
Peter DickieCEO, Quantum Rare Earth Developments
Peter brings over 20 years of business experience with both public and private
companies holding numerous senior management positions. Quantum are developing
the Archie Lake Rare Earth Element Property located 50 kilometres east of Uranium
City, Saskatchewan and 50 km south of Great Western Minerals Hoidas Lake REE Deposit.
Robert MackayCEO, Stans Energy
Robert has worked extensive in the mining and investment industry. He has
experience of various facets of mineral exploration including diamond drilling,
geophysics, geological mapping & prospecting and in mining, mine planning,
surveying, grade control, industrial engineering, open pit and underground
production. He has also previously served as Vice President of two national
brokerage firms over his career in the investment business.
He is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines and has a mining
engineering degree from The South Dakota School of Mines Technology.
Tony HarwoodCEO, Montero Mining
Tony is an economic geologist from the University of Wales, Cardiff in the UK with
a BSc (Hons) cum laude (1979) and a PhD degree in Geology (1984).
Tony is currently CEO and President of Montero Mining and Exploration, a mineral
exploration and development company focused on rare earth elements in Africa and
Canada. He is also a director of Adamus Resources, a gold company listed on the
Australian and Toronto Stock Exchange, and Lappland Goldminers AB, a gold mining
company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Prior to joining Montero Mining and Exploration, Tony was CEO and President for
Africo Resources Ltd, a Canadian exploring, acquiring and developing base metals
and gold assets in Africa. From 1998 to 2006 Tony was Vice President for Global
Generative Exploration and Africa-Eurasia Exploration at Placer Dome Inc. He opened
Placers' Africa-Eurasia office in 1998 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and subsequently
Placer acquired 2 mines in Africa (50% of South Deep and 100% of North Mara Mine
in Tanzania). In 2005 Tony's exploration group announced the delineation of 17 million
ounces of PGM resources in the Bushveld of South Africa.
Don BurtonVice President, Etruscan Mining
Don joined Etruscan in 1990 as Exploration Manager and was responsible for setting
up the Company's operations in West Africa which now encompass Burkina Faso, Mali,
Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana. He initiated Etruscan's entry into Namibia in 2005.
Don was previously Exploration Manager and later Vice President Exploration with
NovaGold Resources Inc. during the period 1987-1998. Prior to this he had worked
throughout northern Canada in gold, uranium and base metal exploration and as a
Research Scientist for the Province of New Brunswick. In addition to his technical and
administrative responsibilities, he monitors Etruscan's social initiatives in Africa. Don
holds a BSc (Honours) in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo (1978) and
a MSc. in Geology from the University of New Brunswick (1984) and is a Fellow of the
Geological Association of Canada.
