Director's Profile

PHILIP CRABB  FAusIMM, MAICD
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Crabb is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been actively engaged in mining and exploration for the past forty one (41) years in both publicly listed and private exploration companies. He has considerable experience in field activities, having been a drilling contractor, quarry manager and mining contractor. Mr Crabb also has extensive experience as a director of Australian publicly listed companies. In resource company management, he achieved notable success amongst others as a director of Gasgoyne Gold Mines NL which was involved in the discovery and development in 1989 of the Yilgarn Star Gold Mine, a major gold producer in WA. Mr Crabb is currently a director of Canadian publicly listed Aldershot Resources Ltd (since 2009).

MARCUS FLIS  BSc (Hons) M.Sc, FAusIMM
Managing Director

Mr Flis holds degrees in both geology and geophysics and is highly qualified in the resources industry, having over thirty (30) years experience covering all aspects of exploration, resource definition and project assessment. He has recently held the position of Project Director with Rio Tinto Iron Ore business development group. Previously Mr Flis held positions as exploration manager with Hamersley Iron and Iron Ore Company of Canada and Manager-Geophysics at Newcrest Mining Ltd. Mr Flis comes with extensive experience as an explorationist for a wide range of mineral commodities in varied mineral terrains and geographies.  Mr Flis was appointed to the board on 11 August 2009. 

FRANK DEMARTE  B.Bus FCIS FAICD
Executive Director and Company Secretary

Mr DeMarte has over twenty seven (27) years of experience in the mining and exploration industry in Western Australia. Mr DeMarte has held executive positions with a number of listed mining and exploration companies and is currently an Executive Director and Company Secretary of Thundelarra Exploration Ltd and CFO of TSX Listed Aldershot Resources Ltd. Mr DeMarte is experienced in areas of secretarial practice, management accounting and corporate and financial management. Mr DeMarte holds a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Chartered Secretaries of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

BRIAN RICHARDSON  BSc (Hons) MAusIMM
Non Executive Director

Mr Richardson is a geologist who has been involved in the Australian exploration and mining industry for over 29 years. He has many years experience in planning, conducting and evaluating gold, base metal, uranium and diamond projects. He has also held senior management positions with a number of listed junior exploration companies.  Mr Richardson is presently also a director of Thundelarra Exploration Ltd (since 2003).

MALCOLM J RANDALL  BSc (Hons) MAusIMM
Non Executive Director

Mr Malcolm Randall has had extensive experience in management and marketing in the resource sector with the Rio Tinto group of companies. This has included senior technical and commercial roles in Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd and business development activities for Argyle Diamonds in China, Thailand and India and establishment of Argyle's Antwerp sales office for polished stones. Mr Randall is also presently Chairman of Matilda Zircon Limited and Thundelarra Exploration Ltd and also a director of Iron Ore Holdings Ltd and Summit Resources Limited.