Non-Executive Chairman
Managing Director
Non-Executive Director
Chief Financial Officer
Company Secretary
Chief Geologist
BA (Hons), MBA (Finance)
Appointed: 7 August 2020
Mr Shorrocks has more than 30 years’ experience in corporate finance in the mining sector and has advised a diverse range of resources companies during his career at one of Australia’s largest investment banking and stockbroking/financial services firms.
He has been instrumental in managing and structuring equity capital raisings as well as having advised extensively in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
Mr Shorrocks has worked on mines in South America, Africa, Australia, and North America.
BEc
Appointed: 1 September 2022
Initially an investment banker for over 25 years where his focus was advising companies in the natural resources sector on strategy, capital raising and M&A transactions.
He was appointed Managing Director and CEO of Mineral Deposits Limited (MDL) in June 2015.
Following the takeover of MDL in July 2018, Rob became Senior Advisor to Appian Capital with responsibility for the Australian and Asian regions. At Appian, his responsibilities included origination of investments for the Appian Natural Resources Funds as well as portfolio company management.
LLB, Bjuris
Appointed: 30 May 2012
Mr Murcia holds a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia, and has 30 years legal and corporate expertise in resources sector. He was awarded an Order of Australia for services to the international community through support for the provision of medical and educational resources in Tanzania.
Mr Murcia is a Non-Executive Chairman of Centaurus Metals Limited and Strandline Resources Limited, both listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also Chairman of Perth law firm Murcia Pestell Hillard and the Honorary Consul for the United Republic of Tanzania.
BCom CA
Appointed: 1 April 2020
Michael has 26 years’ experience in corporate advisory and public company management since commencing his career and qualifying as a chartered accountant. Michael has been involved in the financial management of mineral and resources focused public companies serving on the board and in the executive management team focusing on advancing and developing mineral resource assets and business development.
BA LLB
Appointed: 1 November 2022
Ms Cramer is a corporate lawyer with experience in both the listed and unlisted space, advising entities across a variety of different sectors, but with a focus on mining and resources.
She recently co-founded boutique corporate services business Belltree Corporate and is currently a company secretary at ASX-listed junior exploration companies AuTECO Minerals Ltd (ASX:AUT), Cygnus Gold Ltd (ASX:CY5), Bellavista Resources Ltd (ASX:BVR) and Midas Minerals Ltd (ASX:MM1).
Prior to this, she was Joint Company Secretary at ASX300 Bellevue Gold Limited (ASX:BGL) and was an Associate at Bellanhouse Legal and HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.
Ms Cramer specialises in corporate and commercial transactions, including capital raisings, IPOs and backdoor listings, and corporate governance issues.
MSc Geology
Appointed: 7 August 2020
Erik has 25 years’ experience in greenfield, brownfield and mine production geology, from technical to managing level with a focus on orogenic gold, porphyry copper-gold, VHMS, IOCG, skarn-limestone-hosted Cu-Au-Zn-Pb-Ag and Sedex-type deposits.
He has had six major discoveries in Sweden.