Geoff Deans has worked in all phases of resource development - exploration, projects, corporate and operation. His roles have included Project Director, Expansion and Growth for the OZ Minerals Carrapateena Block Cave Mine Expansion located in South Australia and the inaugural Group Manager Social Performance for OZ Minerals and led the company’s approach to social performance and sustainability. Geoff was also Principal Advisor Land Access for the development and construction of Carrapateena Mine the 275km Hill to Hill power transitions line.

Geoff holds an MBA from the University of South Australia, a Masters of Community Relations for the Resources Sector from University of Queensland, a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact Assessment from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Education from Flinders University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also an AusIMM Chartered Professional for Social Performance and a board member of Indigenous Education and Boarding Australia (IEBA).

Peter is a process-driven, strategically minded mining engineer with 35 years of experience in operations management and consulting providing technical and operational support. After 20 years in site-based operational roles Peter has spent over 17 years’ experience working on and leading multi-discipline study teams on projects across commodities and regions. He has extensive experience in multi-discipline project evaluations, independent technical reviews, and due diligence projects, and has managed and prepared independent reports for internal and public reporting and disclosure.

Irena holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and has worked in the minerals and metals industry for over 25 years. Her commodity experience covers copper, nickel, cobalt, uranium, vanadium, magnetite / hematite, gold and battery recycling materials. Irena has extensive expertise in process design, technology implementation, study, project and engineering management and team development, gained through her roles in international engineering houses, such as Hatch, Fluor, Tetra Tech and Ausenco and as a General Manager Minerals and Metals for APAC / Africa.

Lisa is a technical specialist (metallurgy) and project manager with more than 25 years in the resources industry. Lisa’s experience spans projects in multiple continents, from exploration to delivery. She is committed to identifying, assessing and mitigating risks to lead teams safely and achieve critical objectives.

Evan is currently working at AngloGold Ashanti in a Group Principal Engineer role for their African Open Pit mining operations, assisting with site technical and operational planning, Mineral Reserves, Life of Mine planning, project development and studies.  Previously he worked as a mining consultant, working on numerous studies across a range of commodities and locations, after extensive operational roles in Iron Ore, Gold and Manganese.  Evan is an AusIMM Chartered Professional, RPEQ and is a member of the AusIMM Consultants Society committee.

Karl has more than 30 years’ mining industry experience in diverse mining environments in operational, technical, consulting, and corporate roles. He has expertise and skills across the mining business process and is a trusted advisor to executives in the mining industry. He has been a project sponsor, a project manager, a technical lead and a contributor to well over 500 diverse, world-wide mining industry assignments. These span feasibility studies, strategic analysis, business and life of mine planning, Ore Reserve estimates, due diligence reviews, expert reports, minerals project valuations and operational optimisation.