Patrick Ellis biography

Patrick Ellis is Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr Ellis has over 30 years of experience in the international and domestic mineral resources sector, during this time he has held executive roles within the Leighton Group (now CIMIC), Newcrest, Allied Mining, Macmahon andMurray & Roberts. He is a new venture andmajor project development specialist having held accountability at over 40mining and processing operations in Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia, oftenmanagingmultisite and remotely located operations simultaneously. His operational portfolio is characterised by successful change management and redirection initiatives. He has experience in coal and metalliferous minerals including gold, PGM’s, basemetals, andmanganese.Mr Ellis is recognised in the mining industry as a leader in the development of innovative solutions and new technology deployment.