The BMC (UK) Limited board is a team with a track record in delivering economic mining operations outside of the framework of industry majors. The BMC Board has a clear objective to identify and acquire metals assets with real economic viability and efficiently progress projects through defined stages such as JORC, pre-feasibility, bankable feasibility, development and operational oversight.
Gary has 35 years of experience in the international mining industry. As Managing Director of Jabiru Metals Ltd he oversaw the acquisition, feasibility study and construction of the Jaguar copper/zinc/silver mine in Western Australia as well as the successful sale of the company to Independence Group NL. Gary is currently a Non-Executive Director of a number of other resource based public companies and Chairman of ASX listed Finders Resources Ltd.
Scott is a qualified mining engineer with a graduate diploma in business, he brings 30 years of experience in the mining industry in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
An experienced company director, Scott has also fulfilled management roles in the successful development of (from pre-feasibility to construction, commissioning and production) a number of Australian mining and mineral processing projects over the last 25 years including the Jaguar copper/zinc/silver project with Jabiru Metals, Western Metals’ Pillara lead-zinc project, Tectonic Resources’ Rav8 nickel project, and the Coobina chromite project with Consolidated Minerals.
Neil is a geologist with 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and mining across a range of commodities including gold and base metals. His experience includes project generation, through to near mine exploration and mining.
The holder of a PhD in geology from the University of Tasmania (CODES), he has a successful career in the mining and exploration industry. An experienced company director, he has also held senior executive roles as Exploration Manager of Jabiru Metals Ltd, Chief Geologist of Independence Group NL, and previous Senior Geologist and District Geologist roles with Acacia Resources Ltd, MIM Exploration, and Dominion Mining Limited.
GNRI are also entitled to appoint representatives to the Board and they currently have three non-executive directors on the Board, including David Ellis, Managing Director of GNRI.
The BMC (UK) Limited management team has a broad range of experience in mining administration and operations.
George is an internationally experienced mining engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the mining industries of Australia and Canada. He has worked in operational, technical and managerial roles for a diverse range of companies, including Barrick Gold Corporation, Tectonic Resources NL, AMC Consultants Pty Ltd and MacMahon Underground Pty Ltd. As well as operations his experience includes leading and managing feasibility studies, strategic analysis and optimisation, asset evaluation, mine design and cost estimation and financial modelling.
George is a Fellow of the AusIMM and also holds a M.Sc. in Mineral Economics from Curtin University.
Michael has extensive industry experience having worked in senior positions in finance, operations and board levels throughout North America, South America and Africa for large and small mining companies. Michael is a qualified CPA, CA and holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.