Michael Holmes – Study Manager

Mr Holmes is a professional minerals processing engineer with sixteen years experience and expertise in the operation, evaluation and design of metallurgical processes pertinent to the copper, zinc, gold, diamond, coal, magnesite and chromite processing industries.  Pertinent copper processing and related design experience includes:

• Project Manager on the Mt Gordon Conversion Project for Birla-Mt Gordon during 2003/2004.
  
  
• Lead Process Engineer and Demonstration Plant Campaign Manager on the 100 000 t/a Angouran Zinc DFS in 2003.
  
  
• Process Engineer and Project Engineer on the Sepon Copper DFS conducted with Oxiana Resources N.L. in 2002.
  
  
• Process Engineer on the Cominco-Gibraltar JV Feasibility Study featuring the novel CESL high temperature, high pressure mixed chloride / sulphate autoclave copper leaching process during 2000.
  
  
• An 11 month secondment to Mt Gordon Copper Operations with its whole ore, ferric sulphate autoclave leaching process as a metallurgical consultant with responsibility for plant optimisation, project implementation and production ramp-up during 1999 in the post commissioning era.
  
  
• Commissioning Engineer Mt Gordon Copper Operations, late 1998.

Ken Baxter – Process Manager, Copper

• Ken is a professional minerals processing engineer with over 25 years of experience in the development of projects and studies.  His strength is in adding real value during the concept development and feasibility stages of project development and implementation.  His broad experience includes:
  
  
• Principal Process Engineer for the Sepon Copper Project through the Due Diligence Study, Definitive Feasibility Study and Project Execution Phases during 2002/2003.
  
  
• Principle Process Engineer for the Boleo Due Diligence & Pre-Feasibility Study in 2002.
  
  
• Principal Process Engineer on the Cominco-Gibraltar JV Feasibility Study featuring the novel CESL high temperature, high pressure mixed chloride / sulphate autoclave copper leaching process during 2000.
  
  
• Principal Process Engineer for the Mt Gordon Project including specific responsibility for the conceptual and detail design of the autoclave and tank leach area.  Ken was also responsible for commissioning the plant.
  
  
• Lead Process Engineer for the Beaconsfield Gold Project including design of bacterial oxidation tankage in terms of oxygen transfer and leach kinetics.
  
  
• Lead Process Engineer for the cobalt bioleach plant feasibility study at Mount Isa Mines.
  
  
• Lead Process Engineer for the Wiluma Bacterial Oxidation Plant.
  
  
• Principal Process Engineer for the Birla-Nifty Copper Project expansion.

Cameron King – Senior Process Engineer

Mr King is a professional chemical engineer with over thirteen years of experience in the design, development and delivery of industrial and hydrometallurgical projects. His experience includes:

• Lead Process Engineer on the Honeymoon Uranium Project (EPCM) in 2007.
   
• Senior Process Engineer on the Boleo Definitive Feasibility Study in 2006.
   
• Project Manager / Lead Process Engineer for the VSPC Complex Metal Oxide Project 2002-2005
   
• Manager of Engineering for Cardia Technologies responsible for the design and manufacture of electrocoagulation industrial waste water treatment systems.
   
• Chemical Engineer for Mine Remediation Services responsible for pilot operations and proving of the kaolin amorphous derivative acid mine drainage treatment process.
   
• Chemical Engineer for Electrometals Mining responsible for the development of electrowinning technology based on a unique electrochemical cell design.