Board of Directors & Management
 DAVID K BARWICK
CHAIRMAN – appointed 28 November 2008
In his capacity as Chairman, Managing Director and or President, Mr. Barwick has played a significant role in successfully funding and bringing into production, a number of commercial mining projects throughout his career.
Mr. Barwick is an accountant and has more than 38 years experience in the management and administration of publicly listed companies in both Australia and North America. As a director, he has managed over twenty six public companies, using his strong skills in strategic planning to successfully restructure these and give them a solid financial base from which to operate. He has considerable experience in preparing prospectuses and ensuring companies meet the necessary compliance standards for listing on the Australian and Toronto Stock Exchange.
In addition to his position as Chairman of the Company, Mr. Barwick is also Chairman of Metallica Minerals Limited (ASX-MLM), Metrocoal Limited (ASX-MTE), Planet Metals Limited (ASX-PMQ) and Jumbo Interactive Limited (ASX-JIN).
 ANDREW GILLIES
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – appointed 28 November 2008
Mr Andrew Gillies has been Managing Director of ASX-listed Metallica Minerals Limited and its subsidiaries since 1997. He has been instrumental in the selection and acquisition of all the mineral assets now held by the Metallica group, Cape Alumina Ltd and MetroCoal Ltd.
Mr Gillies’ key strength is resource management and strategic planning, specialising in project generation, selection and acquisition. He has acquired a considerable database and significant knowledge of mineral deposits in Queensland. Since 1985 he has worked continuously as a geologist in the mining and exploration industry, accruing over 22 years experience across a range of commodities. He has been a company geologist with BHP Gold Mines Ltd, Perseverance Corporation Ltd and Cracow Mining Venture and as a consulting geologist for various exploration companies until his full time role with Metallica in 1997. Over the last 24 years he gained valuable experience in the exploration, feasibility, development, open pit and underground mining of mineral deposits.
Mr Gillies is currently a Director of ASX listed Metallica Minerals Ltd, Planet Metals Limited and MetroCoal Limited. He is also a Director of the Queensland Resources Council. Mr Gillies graduated from the University of Queensland in 1985 with a BSc (Geology) and is a member of the Aus.I.M.M.
 ADRIAN DAY
DIRECTOR & EXPLORATION MANAGER - appointed 3 January 2007
Adrian Day is a geologist who graduated from the University of Queensland in 1967. He has over 40 years geological and exploration experience with public and private companies both in Australia and overseas. In the late 1960s he was engaged in uranium exploration in the Mt Isa region and was in the team that first drilled the Valhalla deposit to resource stage. During the early 1970s Adrian was responsible for the definition of the Dianne copper orebody and involved in its eventual exploitation in 1980. He discovered the Oasis uranium prospect at the Lynd in the Einasleigh area in 1973. Since 1984 Adrian has worked in gold exploration in the Georgetown region, assessing both the typical vein-hosted historical mines of the region and bulk tonnage opportunities.
From an operations perspective his experience included the supervision of the construction and commissioning of a 500,000 tonne per annum gold operation in Fiji, and as manager for 3 years of the 350,000 tonne per annum Cracow gold mine in Queensland. In that time he guided a small team of mine geologists in a total reassessment of the Cracow epithermal system which provided the database for the eventual joint venture with the present operators, Newcrest Ltd.
 DR TAO LI
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - appointed 30 September 2010
Dr Tao Li is a specialist in geotechnical and mining engineering as the Principal and Director of TL Geotechnics & Mining. He provides technical and business advice to Australian, Canadian, and Chinese mining companies. He previously worked for 7 years in the Chinese mining industry and for the past 23 years he has been an internal advisor to the Australian mining industry as an engineer, manager and group manager for organisations such as Mount Isa Mines, WMC Resources, Gold Fields and Newcrest Mining.
Dr Tao Li represents one of our major shareholders, Jien Mining. He is also an Alternate Director of Metallica Minerals, and a Director of Liberty Mines listed at TSX.
GARRY GILL 
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - appointed 3 November 2011
Garry Gill is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years' experience in all facets of corporate, financial and administrative functions. He has served in served in senior executive positions at a number of listed and unlisted public companies, private companies and statutory authorities.
The appointment is on a part-time basis which allows Garry to satisfy the requirements of ORM and at the same time allow him to continue in his existing roles.
 BILL LYNE
COMPANY SECRETARY – appointed 19 January 2010
Bill Lyne is the principal of Australian Company Secretary Service providing specialist company secretarial, corporate compliance and governance services to stock exchange listed and other public company clients in a wide range of industries.
Prior to establishing his business in 1998, Bill was Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of a listed building society for several years, having previously spent some years in credit and lending positions in merchant banking.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics from the University of NSW, is a Chartered Accountant and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (UK) and Chartered Secretaries Australia. He is active in CSA's "Public Company Secretaries' Discussion Group" and has lectured at CSA and Institute of Chartered Accountants' courses in company secretarial practice.
His other professional association memberships include being a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Life Member and Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Bill has developed a website http://www.companysecretary.com.au which provides background and assistance material for company secretaries, based on his practical experiences and knowledge gained over many years. | 
