RESUME - IAN STEWART COOPER - MAY 2013
SUMMARY
Over Thirty Year's Professional Experience as an Exploration Manager and Geologist in Mineral Exploration,
Project Discovery and Management. Self Motivated and Committed, with Strong Business Development,
Analytical and Planning Skills, Flexible, Independent, Inventive with Excellent Project Management,
Communication and Decision Making Capabilities.
Achievements in Project Discovery, Promotion and Funding.
Recently Completed 18 Month Assignment as Exploration Manager for Equatorial Resources’ Projects in the
Republic of Congo, Leading and Developing the ‘In Country’ Exploration and Support Team in Exploring and
Developing the Mayoko-Moussondji Iron and Badondo Iron Projects. At the Mayoko-Moussondji Iron Project
the Team Reached the Maiden Resource Milestone that was Announced in February 2013 that Defined Resource
is now the Basis for Production Development Planning of the Project.
Previously was Exploration Manager at AngloGold Ashanti’s Sadiola & Yatela Gold Operations in Mali where
in 2010 Successfully Completed over 200,000 Metres of Drilling Under Budget which has Extended Mine Life
of the Yatela Operation for 2 Years.
Directed as Exploration Manager an Exploration Program (Plus $5m/Year) in the Southern Philippines, for a
Resource Company with an Advanced Portfolio of Projects Including a Copper Gold Porphyry Belt and
Epithermal Gold Silver Resource. Track Record of Discovery and Recent Work Included the Discovery of
a Previously Unidentified Project. First New Discovery of its Type in the Philippine Eastern Mindanao Mineral
Belt in Over 20 Years.
Director and Consultant Since 1992. Contracts Relating to the Exploration and Mining Industry. Management,
Evaluation and Geological Services to Corporations Throughout Australia, Asia and Africa. Previous to that Held
Technical Staff Positions in Major Resource Companies. World-Wide Experience in a Number of Commodities
Including Gold, Base Metals and Diamonds with Earlier Experience in Open Pit Base Metal Mine, Alluvial
Diamond Mine, Brown-Field Exploration at an Underground/Surface Gold Silver Mine and Involvement with
Industrial Mineral Projects.
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
October 1973 - June
1977
University:
 University of London (Royal School of Mines, Imperial College)
 B.Sc (University of London) 1977 degree in Geology with Honours.
 A.R.S.M. (Associate of Royal School of Mines) 1977.
EXPERIENCE
November 2011 –
May 2013
Directeur de l’Exploration – Exploration Manager – Republic of Congo
Congo Mining Ltd une filiale d’ Equatorial Resources Limited
Lead and develop the ‘in country’ exploration and support team exploring and
developing Equatorial’s Mayoko-Moussondji Iron and Badondo Iron Projects
 Key accountabilities of the position:
o Exploration Management
o Business development
o Exploration and Tenement Administration
o Develop and maintain Safety as the cornerstone of our work ethics
o Reporting all exploration activities on projects
o Maintain a professional work environment and encourage technical
excellence from staff.
o Budget Preparation and management.
o Development of contacts and relationships with government (local and
National), university and other industry players in Republic of Congo.
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December 2010 –
November 2011
District Geologist - Mainland Papua New Guinea
Barrick (PNG Exploration) Limited
Management of multi-million dollar greenfield exploration budget and leading a team of
geologists and support staff on Mainland PNG exploration projects.
 Key accountabilities of the position:
o Develop and maintain a safe working environment.
o Coordinate and report all exploration activities on projects in PNG
o Maintain a professional work environment and encourage technical
excellence from staff. Review project progress on a regular basis.
o Prepare budgets and reconcile project expenditures/forecasts monthly.
April
2009
December 2010
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Exploration Manager
Société d'Exploitation des Mines d'Or de Sadiola (SEMOS) SA, Sadiola and Yatela
Gold Mines, Republic of Mali, West Africa (Managed by AngloGold Ashanti)
Management of multi million dollar Brownfield exploration programme at the
company’s gold mines in Mali, West Africa.
 Highlights include discovery of additional two year’s mine life at the Yatela
Operations (Were scheduled for closure Dec 2009) and development of five year
exploration strategy and associated exploration programme.
 Key accountabilities of the position:
o Safety.
o Control of Budgets, Drill Costs, Labour, Up-skilling of Local Staff,
QA/QC and Database Control, Technical.
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January 1992
March 2009
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Deliverables
o On time delivery of product (from drilling phase through to model for
evaluation), reporting Monthly and Quarterly, Strategic Planning.
Interfaces
o Safety Department, Geology Manager, General Manager, Finance, Mining
Department, Stores, Training Company’s Dakar and Head Offices, Mining
and Drilling Contractors, Laboratories – internal and External, JV partner
at Steering Committee Meetings and ongoing Feasibility studies,
Technical and other contract services.
Director and Senior Geological Consultant
Cooper Geological Services Pty Ltd.
Business providing management, evaluation and geological services to corporations
throughout Australia and overseas. Summary of clients and activities include:
Contract Since March 2006 Exploration Manager, Cadan Resources Corporation.
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Cadan is a Canadian listed company with advanced portfolio of projects
located in the Philippines.
Comval Porphyry Project – managed major exploration programme including
geophysical geochemical geological and drilling exploration activities at the
company's copper - gold porphyry project, management and promotion to
stockbrokers fund managers and investors.
Drill out of existing deposits.
Management of local social issues.
Discovery of previously unidentified prospect (called the “Cadan Prospect”),
the First new discovery of its type in the eastern Mindanao mineral belt in over
20 years.
Supervision of skilled and unskilled local workforce of over 100 people.
Ongoing development planning for the T’Boli gold silver epithermal project
(signed off on JORC resource of 420,000 ounces of gold and 1,600,000 ounces
of silver).
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Corporate activity including budgets, news releases, promotion and funding.
Summary Previous Contracts
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International Gold Mining Corp. – country review of Tanzania and field
assessment of Tanzanian projects. Recommendation to proceed with +$1m
initial program.
Sherlock Bay Nickel Corp Ltd - supervision of field activities at the Balmoral
Iron Ore Deposit.
International Gold Mining Corp. - preparation of expert technical report to
NI43-101 requirements for submission to Canadian regulatory authorities.
Macarthur Minerals Limited – preparation of expert technical report to NI43101 requirements for submission to Canadian regulatory authorities.
Supervision of Project in North Queensland for client.
Tiger International Resources Inc - expert technical report to NI43-101
requirements for submission to Canadian regulatory authorities for the
Esperanza Gold Project near Baguio City northern Philippines. Field
assessment of project located in remote location of northern Mindanao
Philippines, preparation of expert technical report.
Image Resources N L - supervision of field activities of West Australia eastern
Goldfields Projects.
Meteoric Resources N L - supervision of field activities of Tennant Creek
Projects Northern Territory and of West Australian eastern Goldfields and
Murchison Projects.
Sherlock Bay Nickel Corp Ltd – supervision/management of field activities
including diamond and RC percussion drilling of the Sherlock Bay Nickel
Deposit.
Paradigm Gold Ltd - Eastern Australia exploration.
Internickel Limited - preparation of expert technical reports of the Lake Giles
nickel project in West Australia for inclusion in an Information Memorandum
and a prospectus.
Lefroy Gold Limited - preparation of expert technical report over their West
Australia projects.
ERD Pty Ltd - valuations of mineral sands projects and field assessments of
their Northern Territory projects.
Sur American Gold Corporation - expert technical reports to NI43-101
requirements for submission to Canadian regulatory authorities. Field reviews
of those Philippine projects.
Phillips Group - project advice, management, evaluation, Discovery and
promotion of projects.
Michelago Limited - project review and follow up exploration.
Central Kalgoorlie Gold Mines - supervision of drilling projects.
Austar Mining Corporation N. L. Acquire portfolio of diamond exploration
projects. Liaison with Government Departments. Corporate governance.
Promotion of company. Evaluation of new opportunities and negotiations.
Successful negotiation of Native Title and Cultural Heritage agreement over
company's tenements in the Kimberley region.
Karpin Slaughter Ltd. - assessment and preparation of experts report on the
mineral assets of a mining company in receivership. Karpin Slaughter acted for
the receiver. Presentation to prospective purchasers and preparation of
supplementary reports.
Eastern Gold Corporation NL - management, Discovery and acquisition of
projects including the discovery/identification of the T’Boli Epithermal Gold
Project on Mindanao Island, Philippines ongoing field activities, evaluation of
Philippine Nickel Laterite project, management and promotion to stockbrokers
and fund managers. Project exploration in the Mt Isa region of NW
Queensland.
Windsor Resources N.L. - Identification of major mining project located in the
Philippines. Report preparation compilation of all available historical data and
promotion to stockbrokers and fund managers.
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April
1987
January 1992
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Senior Exploration Geologist (Queensland & New South Wales) with the Gwalia
Group of Companies, Brisbane.
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February 1987
April 1987
January 1981 –
February 1987
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Key elements of the position included management, supervision of Staff and
Contractors, formulation of budgets and programmes, generation of new
projects and the evaluation of Joint Venture offers. Management skills learnt
dealing with multimillion dollar budgets and exploration programmes
Contract – Geopeko Pty Ltd, Parkes, NSW
Geologist Seltrust Mining Corporation Pty. Ltd. / B.P. Minerals Australia.
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January
1979
September 1980
Five Star Resources N. L. - Independent valuation of mineral assets of the
company. Evaluation and field exploration of a Laterite Nickel deposit located
in Western Australia.
Westgold Resources NL - evaluation and project work of West Australian gold
properties including upgrading of the Castle Hill gold project in Western
Australia and Mt Isa region projects including limestone deposit evaluation.
Mogul Mining NL - NSW diamond project - successful recovery of diamonds.
Bruce Resources NL – advising General Manager on Australian diamond
projects and other gold/base metal projects in the Mt. Isa area of Queensland.
Consolidated Resources NL - evaluation and project work in NE Queensland.
D Sipos - Mt Isa base metal projects evaluation and reporting.
Hargraves Resources NL - data compilation.
Great Fitzroy Mines NL - data compilation.
Orion Resources N.L. - field evaluation of a northern Queensland coal
prospect.
Minerals Corporation Ltd. - assessment of industrial minerals project in
Queensland, data research.
Auralia Resources NL - field evaluation of Northern Territory diamond
projects.
Solid grounding in company style exploration with backup of that company’s
senior geologists. October 1980 – December 1980 Transferred from West
Africa to Australia.
– National Diamond Mining Company (Sierra Leone) Limited, Yengema, Sierra
Leone, West Africa.
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West Africa. First overseas experience. Management of large local work-force.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name:
Ian Stewart Cooper
Nationality:
Australian (I also retain a British passport)
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