ARMADA METALS - Key Persons
Successful exploration career spanning more than 45 years mainly in Africa highlighted by the discovery of several world-class base metal and gold deposits
Discoveries brought into production include gold, vanadium and coal in South Africa, gold in Tanzania and mineral sand deposits along the East Coast of Africa
Recipient of the Des Pretorius Memorial Award from the Geological Society of South Africa, and the Dreyer Award from the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc (USA) both awards for outstanding achievements in applied economic geology
Over 40 years in the exploration industry including key part of the discovery team for Olympic Dam Cu-Au-U (Western Mining) and former Chief Geologist of BHP Billiton
Founder of Armada Exploration and of the Resource Exploration & Development Group, a project generation and investment group operating in Africa
20 years academic, technical and corporate experience in copper/exploration in Africa, raised finance for copper projects in the DRC, Zambia and Botswana.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Cobre Limited
- Mining Executive
Mr Holland is a mining executive with over a decade experience in M&A and corporate finance
Mr Holland was the founder and CEO of Lithium Power International (ASX:LPI) from 2015 to 2018. During this period, Mr Holland raised in excess of A$70m of new equity to progress LPI's projects from acquisition and further exploration to Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS)
Mr Holland is an Executive Chairman and Managing Director of Cobre Limited (ASX:CBE) and Executive Director of OzAurum Resources Limited (ASX:OZM) and the Chairman of Sydney based investment company Holland International Pty Ltd, which has strong working relationships with leading institutions and banks across the globe
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- CEO of Metal Tiger Plc
Mr McNeilly is the CEO of Metal Tiger plc, an AIM and ASX (MTR) listed natural resources investing company. Michael has been at the helm of Metal Tiger since 2016 and oversaw the company's monetisation of its minority joint venture interest in MOD resources. This resulted in over A$40m of new shares in Sandfire Resources Limited (ASX:SFR) as well as a 2% NSR over 8,000km2 of the Kalahari Copperbelt.
Mr McNeilly is an experienced corporate financier having previously worked at Arden Partners (AIM:ARDN) and Allenby Capital in London.
Michael is a Metal Tiger nominee Non-Executive Director of Cobre Limited and Southern Gold Limited
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Chairman
- Non - Executive Chairman of Greenwing Resources Limited
Rick is a lawyer with over 30 years' experience in both corporate and commercial law practicing exclusively in the resource sector.
He has worked both as a Director and adviser to numerous resource companies and has extensive project planning, acquisition and development, capital raising and corporate governance skills.
Rick is the Non-Executive Chairman of Greenwing Resources Limited and a Non-Executive Director of laneway Resources Limited.
Over 20 years in the exploration industry in Africa and co-founder of Armada Exploration and manager of technical programs
Experience in a variety of mineral projects from early-stage exploration to feasibility across Africa, including Ghana, Botswana, Sudan, Zambia, the DRC and Republic of Congo