Board of Directors

Simon Lill holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science, both from the University of Western Australia (UWA).  Mr Lill has over 25 years experience in mineral management, stockbroking, capital raising, business development and restructuring in the mineral resources sector.

Mr Lill is a former Chairman of De Grey Mining. In his 12 years at De Grey, Mr Lill oversaw the discovery of one of Australia’s largest gold finds at Hemi (11.2Moz) in the Pilbara, witnessed unprecedented resource growth, realised exceptional shareholder value and navigated the company through the $5Bn takeover (at the initial takeover metrics when announced) by Northern Star.

Dr Turner is an experienced geologist with a rich history of discovery and development of mineral projects in Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Dr Turner has over 25 years of project management in challenging environments. Dr Turner is an accomplished gold deposit expert and has significant experience with iron ore, base metals and lithium deposits. Dr Turner attained his PhD in West African Geology from the University of Portsmouth in the UK.

Robert Klug is an Australian qualified resources and corporate lawyer with over 30 years of experience in startup and operational environments, including business development, due diligence and associated risk allocation to achieve sustainable operational performance and growth.

Initially trained as an auditor with KPMG Perth, Robert worked in London as a corporate lawyer after completing his law degree at Murdoch University in Perth.

Upon his return to Perth, he joined Freehills’ Perth office where he worked almost exclusively with small and mid-cap resource companies.

Since then, Robert has worked in legal, commercial and business development roles for a variety of resources companies, including as Chief Commercial Officer and General Counsel for Sandfire Resources and General Counsel for Hastings Technology Metals.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) and a Bachelor of Laws.

Mr Lewis is a principal and founder of corporate advisory firm SmallCap Corporate, which specialises in corporate advice to public companies and is managing director of Golden Triangle Capital which connects listed entities with a community of professional and sophisticated investors, providing funding for all stages in strategic development.

Most recently Zane facilitated the transformation of Odessa Minerals Limited (ASX:ODE) into a Australian focussed diamond exploration company, the IPO of mining services company Aquirian Limited (ASX:AQN) and was instrumental in the transformation of Vital Metals Ltd (ASX:VML) into a rare earths business.

Mr Lewis is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and is the Chairman of Odessa Minerals Limited and a non executive Director of Lion Energy Limited and Kingsland Global Limited.

Mr Calderwood is a mineral sector veteran with 30 years of discovery and development experience of gold and lithium projects in Australia and Africa. Mr Calderwood was previously Managing Director of TSX and ASX-listed Perseus Mining Ltd, taking the company from a junior explorer to a well respected mid-tier gold producer in a number of years. Mr Calderwood also oversaw the development and construction of the Bald Hill Lithium project in the Eastern Goldfields, earning him the respect of being one of few company directors who have built both gold and lithium projects to operating mines.

Mr Featherby is a corporate advisor at SmallCap Corporate, a boutique corporate advisory firm specialising in providing company secretarial, CFO and transaction management services involving both listed and unlisted companies.​ He has an extensive number of years’ experience in the financial services industry, having spent 4 years in London working at a leading investment research provider in the private equity sector.

Mr Featherby is a member of the Governance Institute of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Finance and Economics.