Mr. Dattels has founded and/or financed
a number of mining ventures, his most recent being UraMin Inc.,
which was sold in July 2007 for US$2.5 billion to Areva, the French
Government-owned integrated uranium company. Mr. Dattels was an
executive at Barrick Gold Corporation during its formative years,
when it grew from a capital base of US$10 million to a market
capitalisation of US$2 billion when he left in early 1987. During
his time with Barrick, he was a Director and Executive Vice President
of Corporate Finance. In the past decade, he has completed several
financings in the natural resources sector, either directly or
through his merchant bank, Regent Mercantile Bancorp Inc. This
has included exploration, development or production projects in
minerals, base metals and precious metals, with the main areas
of focus being Africa and Asia.
Mr. Dattels was the Chairman and founder of Caledon Resources
plc, an AIM-listed Australian coal producer and Chinese exploration
company, and was the co-founder and Managing Director of AIM-listed
Oriel Resources plc, a developer of nickel and chrome assets
in Kazakhstan. Mr. Dattels is Co-Chairman of Regent Pacific
Group Ltd, a Hong Kong listed copper/gold and coal company.
Mr. Dattels is a Director of Extract Resources, which is listed
on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also the AIM-listed
Co-Chairman of Emerging Metals and a Director of Caledon Resources
and GCM Resources.
Neil Herbert
(aged 43), Chairman and Managing Director
Mr. Herbert has worked in the management of mining and exploration
companies
in Africa, Asia and the Americas since 1998. He is currently Executive
Chairman for Polo Resources, together with Stephen Dattels. Mr.
Herbert is the Chairman of mineral exploration company UrAmerica
Ltd and a Director of European Nickel plc. Previously he was Finance
Director of UraMin Inc from its formation in 2005, its listing
on both AIM and TSX raising over US$400 million and through its
acquisition by Areva in 2007 for US$2.5bn. Mr. Herbert was previously
Finance Director of Galahad Gold plc, International Molybdenum
plc, Kalahari Diamond Resources plc and HPD Exploration plc managing
a number of project acquisitions and disposals together with stock
market listings and fund raisings and has been non-executive director
of a number of other companies. He was Chief Financial Officer
of gold explorer Brancote Holdings plc until its acquisition by
Meridian Gold Inc in 2002 for US$368 million. Mr. Herbert is a
fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and
prior to joining the mining industry worked for Price Waterhouse.
Paul Ingram
(aged 55), Chief Executive Officer for Australia
Mr. Ingram is a geologist with extensive experience in managing
major mineral exploration programmes for several publicly listed
companies. He has designed and implemented innovative techniques
for exploration in remote areas, and has managed projects in countries
throughout Australia and East Asia. Mr. Ingram has been involved
in mineral exploration and development for over thirty years.
He was formerly Managing Director of Menzies Gold Ltd and Exploration
Director of Caledon Resources PLC. Mr. Ingram has a bachelor of
applied science (geology) degree from Queensland University of
Technology and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy and the Mining Industry Consultants Association.
