Directors

Text Box: Alan graduated from the West Australian Institute of Technology (Curtin University) with an Associateship in Mechanical Engineering in 1968. He is an engineer with over 35 years experience in design and project development, mainly associated with the mining and mineral processing industry in Australia. Alan has extensive experience at all stages of projects, from pre-feasibility through to commissioning and operation, for plants handling and/or processing iron ore, gold, copper, bauxite, uranium, and coal. Throughout his career Alan has worked for the iron ore industry. In the 1970’s and early 80’s he worked as a designer on major expansion projects for Mt Newman Mining (now BHPB) and Hamersley Iron (now CRA). Alan was a non-executive Director of Jubilee Mines NL up until its purchase by Xtrata. Before joining the board of Jubilee in 2003 he led the team which completed the feasibility study for the Cosmos Nickel project and its successful implementation, followed three years later by the transition from open cut to underground mining. Alan is also a non-executive Director of Tanami Gold NL. Alan is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a Chartered Professional Engineer.

Alan Senior

Asscshp Mech Eng, FIEAUST, CPEng, FAusIMM

Non-Executive Chairman

Steven has over twenty four years experience in mineral exploration throughout Australia and overseas. Steven graduated from the West Australian Institute of Technology (Curtin University) with a BSc in Geology in 1980.

Steven commenced his career with Swan Resources Ltd exploring for diamonds and subsequently platinum throughout Australia. This was followed by an interval as a consulting and contract geologist to various mineral explorers. He was a founding Director of Helix Resources NL in 1985 and subsequently Director of Exploration for twelve years, leaving in 1997 to establish Talisman Mining Ltd.

Steven has broad experience in conceptual geology, project generation and exploration for a variety of commodities in a broad spectrum of geological terranes. He was instrumental in the discovery of a new type of platinum mineralisation at Fifield in New South Wales and was responsible for the discovery of gold mineralisation at Glenburgh in the Gascoyne region in a geological environment previously considered to be largely unprospective. Mr Elliott has studied and visited various mineral deposits in Africa and North America.

Steven is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Steven J Elliott

BAppSci., MAusIMM

Managing Director

Mick Bunyard

PhD, BSc.,

FAusIMM, MIOM^3,CEng

Non-Executive Director

Talisman Mining Ltd

Directors

Mick graduated from the University of Leeds in 1970 with a BSc in Minerals Processing followed by a PhD in 1973. He has 36 years experience in the minerals industry in research, operations management and projects development.

His plant operating and management experience was gained first on the Zambian Copperbelt and then in gold and uranium plants in South Africa. Mick moved into the project development field 20 years ago, first in South Africa and then Australia. He has worked as a consulting engineer for a number of major engineering companies since coming to Australia in 1988. He has participated in and managed all aspects of ore testing, process development, feasibility studies, plant design and commissioning for base metals, gold, uranium, iron ore and industrial minerals. The projects that Mick has worked on have been in Australia and in many different parts of the world.

Mick is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and a Chartered Engineer.

Karen Gadsby

B Comm, FCA, MAICD

Non-Executive Director

Karen Gadsby (formerly Oxnam) has 24 years experience in Finance, graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1984 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers and Lybrand (WA) in 1987.

Karen worked for North Ltd throughout Australia for 13 years in various executive roles including 6 years with Robe River Iron Associates in Perth. She has held the positions of General Manager Finance, CFO and Company Secretary.

She now resides in WA, has been involved with boards for over 12 years and now predominately works as a non-executive director. She is currently a director of the following boards; Adult Multicultural Education Services (Vic) and Perth Home Care Services (WA) and was previously a director of GMHBA (Vic) and Western Health (Vic). Karen has been the Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Management committees for these boards. She also consults and advices in the areas of business and finance strategy, change management and executive mentoring.

Karen is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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