Mr Illingworth brings over 35 years of extensive experience in mine development, production, and marketing across Australia, including significant work in remote and complex projects. His notable achievements include leading the innovative Frances Creek Mine project in the Northern Territory, which developed a novel approach to iron ore sorting.

Mr Illingworth has a strong track record in capital raising, having secured over $300 million in funding, and has successfully navigated the complexities of governmental approvals. His expertise extends to operating greenfield projects in collaboration with Indigenous Landowners, underlining his comprehensive skill set in the mining sector.

Mr Thomas has over 35 years’ industry experience having held several executive management and consultancy positions across the natural resources sector. These include Managing Director and head of Asia Pacific Natural Resources for both JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and head of natural resources investment banking for Investec Bank in Sydney.

Mr Thomas also has extensive experience working with listed companies at the exploration and development stage, having held positions with Robust Resources, Indochine Mining and the unlisted International Base Metals.

Ms Ross is an accounting and corporate governance professional with over 20 years’ experience in financial accounting and analysis, audit, business and corporate advisory services in public practice, commerce and state government. She has a Bachelor of Commerce and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand and an associate member of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Ms Ross is currently a Director of Consilium Corporate Pty Ltd, an advisory company based in Perth that provides corporate and other advisory services to public listed companies.