DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
Pat Volpe (Executive Chairman)
Over 20 years experience in public company, corporate and strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions. He has been involved in Australia, Asia and Africa and his experience includes the stock broking and mining exploration industry. Mr Volpe is the company’s executive and has been instrumental in securing the company’s exploration portfolio, negotiating the company’s joint ventures and raising capital.
Dr Andrew Tunks
(Managing Director)
Dr Tunks has had wide experience in the mining industry both in Australia and in Southern & Central Africa including Ghana, Tanzania and most recently Botswana. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons) from Monash University in Melbourne and a PhD obtained at the University of Tasmania. Both his Honours and PhD theses were based on structural geology.
Dr Tunks has lectured in geology at the University of Tasmania and is a member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Dr. Paul Woolrich (Director)
Dr Woolrich is a geologist who also has a PhD in Metallurgy and also has a Master of Science in Geochemistry. He also has over 30 years experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry, with the last 15 years spent in senior management positions including; acting as a consultant in charge of the Feasibility Study of the Pilanesberg PGE Project for Platmin Ltd in South Africa. He was Exploration Manager for Ranger Minerals Limited where Paul led the team in the discovery of the Damang gold mine. Dr Woolrich brings a vast knowledge of project development to the board that will be crucial as BML attempts to progress from explorer to producer over the coming years.
Harry Stacpoole (Director)
Mr Stacpoole is managing director of Stacpoole Enterprises Pty Ltd, a civil contracting, drilling and mining exploration company based in Launceston in Tasmania. He was a founding member of Beaconsfield Gold Mines Ltd in 1987 and was closely involved in the in the development of that company’s mine in Tasmania becoming chairman of the restructured Beaconsfield Gold N.L in 1992. He resigned as a director of Beaconsfield Gold N.L in 2001. Mr Stacpoole is a life member and director of the Tasmanian Minerals Council.
Richard Baker (Company Secretary)
Richard Baker has a Bachelor of Economics and is a member of CPA Australia. He previously held a similar position with another listed company and has experience in taxation and accounting consulting and the construction services industry. He is also in the final stages of completing a Masters in Commercial Law at Melbourne University.
IN BOTSWANA
Mr. Steven Groves B.Sc. (Hons.) M.Sc. (Economic Geology) (Exploration Manager)
Steve is a geologist with over 15 years experience in base and precious metal exploration. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) from RMIT University in Melbourne and a Masters of Economic Geology degree from the University of Tasmania. Steve was recruited from BHP Billiton where he held the position of Geoscientist working in base metal and bulk commodity projects and has explored extensively in Australia and South America for BHPB, Newmont, Gympie Gold, Golden Cross Resources, Triako Resources, Otter Gold Mines, Ashton Mining and the Argentina Mineral Development Corporation.
Steve is a Member of both The Australian Institute of Geoscientists and the Society of Economic Geologists.
Penny Large
Penny is the company’s Chief Geologist in Botswana. She holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Tasmania and has held positions with Acacia Exploration, Anglo Ashanti Gold and Placer Dome |
