TRANSCONTINENTAL GROUP - Key Persons

Anthony Trevisan - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the Management Team

Dr. Mehmet Arif

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team

Julian Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Minerals & Resources - Geological Specialist
Dr Barnes has 35 years of experience in over 52 countries in a wide variety of commodities and has over 26 years experience in undertaking bank due diligence studies for the majority of the major resource lending institutions. Dr Barnes co-founded Resource Service Group (subsequently RSG Global) in 1986. In 2004, he joined Dundee Precious Metals Inc. and was responsible for their worldwide exploration activities, project acquisition and investment due diligence. Following this, Dr Barnes was responsible for all technical aspects including exploration, project management, development, and management of Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) studies and due diligence for various companies as a specialist consultant. Dr Barnes has extensive experience in due diligence studies, company and project reviews for major global resource lending institutions and mining companies located throughout the world.

Russell Birrell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Minerals & Resources - Geochem Specialist
Russell Birrell is a geologist with 41 years of global multi-commodity mineral exploration and research and development experience. He has worked with numerous Australian and international mining houses and government research bodies exploring across 40 countries. He has a successful record of multi-commodity discovery within a number of mineralization settings and terrains including gold, copper-lead-zinc, tin, tantalum, lithium and manganese. Russell has been working on the development of ionic soil geochemistry analysis since the 1990's. Russell has authored/co-authored numerous company reports, R&D reports, and published scientific papers as well as presenting to senior management, company shareholders, and international scientific conferences and industry conventions.

Sergio Morandi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Oil & Gas Specialist