Board & Management

Bernard Crawford
B Com, CA, MBA, ACIS
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Bernard is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in the resources industry in Australia and overseas. He has held various positions in finance and management with NYSE, TSX and ASX-listed companies. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Business Administration from London Business School and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Governance Institute of Australia.

Lance Govey
B.SC. (Hons), M.Sc., MAusIMM
Exploration Manager – Western

Lance is a geologist with over 40 years’ experience in exploration and mining across Australia, Indonesia, Zambia and the Philippines, predominantly for gold but including alluvial tin, copper and emeralds. Lance served as Principal Geologist-WA for Normandy Mining, Executive Technical Director for Red 5 (10 years), Managing Director for Triton Gold Limited, Exploration Manager for Monument Murchison Pty Ltd and operated as a Consultant Geologist (4 years). In the Philippines, he played a key role in management of the DFS for the now operating Siana gold mine.

Luke Mortimer
B.SC. (Hons), PhD, MAIG
Exploration Manager – Eastern

Luke is a geologist with over 25 years’ experience in exploration and mining at various locations across Australia, China, Africa and the Americas. He has served the majority of his experience as Geoscientist-Technical Leader with WMC Exploration Division as well as Principal Exploration Geologist with MMG exploring for copper, nickel, zinc and gold. During this time he also gained valuable underground mining experience (4 years) at WMC’s (now BHP) world-class Olympic Dam and Perseverance mines in Australia. Over the years he has successfully implemented and managed numerous multi-million dollar grassroots exploration programs worldwide. Luke holds a BSc (Honours) and a PhD in geology.