Ian W Ross Chairman and Non-Executive Director Ian has a wealth of experience from working in the finance and mining industry for over 45 years in London, New York and Sydney. Since moving to Sydney in 1979 he has been involved at a senior executive level in the development of countless major mining developments in the Asian Region. Ian has lived in China for 5 years during which time he incorporated his own mining company which was taken over by the Canadian entrepreneur Robert Friedland in 1992. Upon returning to Sydney, Ian continued to work directly for Robert Friedland and in a range of senior executive roles in the Ivanhoe Group of Companies throughout the world until his retirement in 2005. Ian is a non-executive director of the ASX listed Union Resources Limited, and was non-Executive Chairman of the ASX listed Intec Limited until his retirement on 31 December 2007.
| David A Evans Director and Business Development Manager David has a career spanning over 15 years in the mining industry and financial services sector. David is the founder of Indochine Resources Limited and he previously founded and successfully listed Jupiter Mines Limited on the ASX. David has a strong track record for assembling mining and exploration assets across a range of mineral commodities in Australia and internationally and successfully funding and listing those assets on the ASX. Since beginning work in 1994 as a geologist, David has worked with various Australian mining projects including Great Central Mines NL’s Bronzewing Gold Ming, Anaconda Nickel NL’s Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt Project and Ashton Mining Ltd’s Merlin Diamond Project in the Northern Territory. David has also worked in the stock broking industry as both analyst and dealer as well as in the area of corporate finance and investment banking.
| Gavan H Farley Non-Executive Director and Company Secretary Gavan has a career spanning 30 years in international management in the UK, Germany, USA, Africa and the Caribbean. Gavan is currently General Manager of Empire Securities Group, a non-executive director of Pilbara Mining Ltd. and a director of FCMS Holdings Inc in the USA. Previously, Gavan was Managing Director of Farley Laserlab USA Inc and Farley Europe Ltd, a high technology engineering manufacturing, and factory automation concern now owned by a major Chinese public company.
| Stephen Promnitz Chief Executive Officer Mr Promnitz has 25 years’ experience in the resources sector and was the 2IC and Manager, Corporate Development of Kingsgate Consolidated (ASX:KCN), which owns and operates the Chatree gold mine in Thailand. Before joining Kingsgate, he worked for Citigroup and Westpac, and spent over 15 years with Western Mining Corporation, Rio Tinto and Placer Dome; his roles with Western Mining Corporation included manager, acquisitions and country manager in Argentina. Previously, he was involved in exploration for precious and base metals in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia.
| David Meade Chief Geologist David is a geologist with 15 years experience in mineral exploration across a broad range of commodities and deposit styles in Asia, Australia and Africa. He holds a BSc in Applied Geology and is a member of Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) and Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). David has extensive experience in South-East Asia where he has worked on advanced projects in Laos, exploration projects in Vietnam and Thailand and exploration throughout Indonesia. His experience covers a range of project stages from grass roots, near mine exploration and resource definition to feasibility stage.
| Mr John Shaw Non-Executive Director Mr John Shaw has over 40 years experience as a geologist, operating manager, senior executive and independent Non-Executive Director of mining enterprises in diverse cultural and political regimes in North America, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Africa and South East Asia. He has significant experience in the world’s major mineral provinces and in diverse commodities (including gold, silver, copper and tungsten) with extensive experience in exploration, evaluation, design, construction and operations.
| Ross M Hill Alternate Director Ross Hill is an experienced licenced lawyer and leading advocate with a combined 19 years of business and professional experience. Ross has for several years acted as an Executive and Independent Director of a range of private, listed and unlisted public companies with mining activities based throughout South East Asia. Ross has extensive administrative experience and has developed a keen interest in Environmental Law and Practice & International Law & Business. Ross Hill & Associates Pte Ltd is a registered legal and business consultancy service in Phnom Penh Cambodia wherein he, as the now non-executive principal, is very well respected and connected. Ross is a renowned negotiator and facilitator of all business dealings and instruments with expertise in the South East Asian region.
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