MINERALS 260 LIMITED - Key Persons


Anthony James Cipriano

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Non - Executive Chair
Mr Cipriano is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' accounting and finance experience. Mr Cipriano was formerly a senior partner at Deloitte and National Tax Leader for Energy & Resources and leader of its Western Australian Tax Practice. Mr Cipriano has significant experience working in the resource sector and in particular dealing with the corporate, legal and financial aspects associated with operating in that sector. Mr Cipriano is currently a Non-Executive Director of Liontown Resources Limited.

Curtis Abbott - CFO, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Company Secretary
Mr Abbott holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and is an experienced Chartered Accountant with over 16 years of accounting and corporate experience in the resources and energy industries. Mr Abbott commenced his career at KPMG (Audit) and has held a range of senior finance positions with publicly listed companies.

David Ross Richards

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Richards is a geologist with over 40 years' experience in mineral exploration in Australia, Southeast Asia and eastern Africa. His career includes exploration and resource definition for a variety of deposit styles, and he led the team that discovered the Kathleen Valley and Buldania lithium deposits in Western Australia, as well as the multi-million ounce, high grade Vera-Nancy gold deposits in North Queensland. He was the founding Managing Director of Minerals 260 (2021 - June 2023) and the Managing Director of Liontown Resources Limited from 2010 to 2021 and Glengarry Resources Limited from 2003 to 2009. Mr Richards is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Woomera Minerals Limited.

Emma Scotney

Job Titles:
  • Business Advisor
  • Non - Executive Director
Ms Scotney is a highly experienced Business Advisor and Corporate Lawyer who has over 25 years combined expertise in the property, agricultural and mining industries. She has extensive expertise in advising on corporate, financial and commercial matters, including M&A and corporate governance policy. Ms Scotney is also a member of a private company Board responsible for the operations of a large commercial livestock and cropping enterprise providing strong financial and legal oversight. Ms Scotney is the appointed Chair of the Company's Audit and Risk Committee.

Luke McFadyen - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Mining Industry Executive
Mr McFadyen is a mining industry executive with 15+ years' experience across several commodities (copper, nickel, gold, graphite, aluminium and iron ore) and has worked in multiple jurisdictions (Australia, Singapore, Brazil and Mozambique). He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) holds a Masters of Mineral and Energy Economics and MBA from Curtin University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) and Bachelor of Science from Notre Dame University. Mr McFadyen has previously worked at OZ Minerals, Syrah Resources, South32, BHP, KPMG and Deloitte.

Matthew Blake

Job Titles:
  • Exploration Manager
Mr Blake has over 15 years' experience in mineral exploration working in multiple jurisdictions across Australia and West Africa. His career includes exploration and resource definition for a variety of commodities including lithium, base metals, gold, uranium, and iron ore. Mr Blake has previously held senior positions with Liontown Resources, Liatam Mining, Alita Resources, Cape Lambert Resources and Sinosteel Midwest Corp. He holds bachelor degrees in Applied Geology and Environmental Biology, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

Timothy Rupert Barr Goyder

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Mr Goyder has over 40 years' experience in the resource industry. He has been involved in the formation and management of a number of publicly listed companies and is currently the Chairman of Liontown Resources Limited, Chairman of DevEx Resources Limited and Non-Executive Director of entX Limited.