Ross Norgard
FCA
(Non Executive Chairman)

Mr Norgard is a chartered accountant and former managing partner of KMG Hungerfords and its successor firms in Perth, Western Australia. For the past 30 years he has worked extensively in the fields of raising venture capital and the financial reorganisation of businesses. He has held numerous positions on industry committees including past chairman of the Western Australian Professional Standards Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr Norgard is also a director of Ipernica Limited (Chairman since 1987), Ammtec Ltd (since 1994) and Ausron Ltd (since 1995). He was formerly a director of Xanadu Wines Ltd (1999-2005).

Wayne Richards
BSc : Grad Dip of Management
(Managing Director)

Mr Richards has over 20 years experience in the mining and mineral processing industry, with extensive experience in the development and operation of nickel/cobalt and iron ore businesses. He commenced his career at Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd in 1985 and moved to Western Australia in 1997 as the Refinery Manager of the Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Project. He has been involved in the design, construction, commissioning and ramp-up of several significant Brownfield and Greenfield Projects within Australia. Mr Richards recently fulfilled senior executive roles within BHPBilliton Iron Ore, and joined Yilgarn Mining Limited on 01 August 2007.

Colin Paterson
BSc(Hons)
(Executive Director)

Mr Paterson has over 20 years experience in the resources sector covering a diverse range of geological environments throughout Australia, but principally in gold and nickel exploration in the Archaean of Western Australia. He has extensive experience in the technical supervision of exploration projects; project generation and project evaluations. He was senior geologist with Asarco Australia Ltd for 11 years and held a similar position with Mining Project Investors Pty. Ltd. (subsequently MPI Mines Limited) for 6 years.

Ross Ashton
BSc MAusIMM
(Independent, Non Executive Director)

Mr Ashton has been involved in the exploration, consulting, financing and development of mining projects in Australia and Africa since 1972. He recently retired as Chairman of TSX listed Red Back Mining Inc (previously listed on the ASX as Red Back Mining NL 1996 – 2005), a Ghanaian gold mining company. Mr Ashton is also a director of GB Energy Ltd (2004 – present).

Tara Robson

BA (Accounting) CPA (USA)

(Company Secretary)

Ms Tara A Robson BA (Accounting) CPA (USA) was appointed to the position of Company Secretary on 7 July 2005. For the previous eight years, Ms Robson has held the role of Company Secretary for two additional ASX listed entities. Prior to that Ms. Robson was a Senior Audit Manager with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In her nine year career with this group, five of which were in the United States, Ms. Robson was responsible for a client base consisting primarily of mining and exploration companies.