The Board & Management

Derek Carter has over 40 years’ experience in exploration and mining geology and management. He held senior positions in Burmine Ltd and the Shell Group of Companies where he was responsible for discovering the Los Santos tungsten deposit in Spain, before founding Minotaur Gold NL in 1993. He resigned as Chairman of Minotaur Exploration Ltd in November 2016. He is the Chairman of Petratherm Limited, and former Chairman of Highfield Resources Ltd.

Derek is a former President of the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy, former member of the Australian Gold Council and the South Australian Minerals and Energy Council. He is a member of the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Experts Group. He was awarded AMEC’s Prospector of the Year Award (jointly) in 2003 for the discovery of the Prominent Hill copper-gold deposit, the AusIMM President’s Award and is a Centenary Medallist.

Bob is a highly experienced Mining Engineer with 39 years of experience in the minerals industry. He has held Senior Executive positions at Evolution Mining and OZ Minerals, where he was responsible for leading the safe and efficient delivery of significant operations.

Bob’s extensive experience spans Australia, Africa, and Canada, where he has consistently achieved outstanding results in various mineral sectors. His strategic leadership in corporate roles and operational excellence through innovative solutions have significantly enhanced safety, operations, and profitability.

Throughout his career, Bob has worked with industry leaders such as Rio Tinto, Normandy Mining, BHP, OZ Minerals, and Evolution Mining.

Murray joined the Board in May 2019, as a Non-Executive Director. Murray has over 35 years experience in merchant banking and finance, undertaking company reconstructions, mergers and acquisitions in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Hong Kong. Murray holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from the Victoria University in Wellington and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Institute of Directors of New Zealand and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. In addition, Murray has held executive positions and directorships in the transport, horticulture, finance service, investment, health services and property industries.

Murray is currently the Chairman of Eureka Group Holdings (ASX: EGH) and National Tyre & Wheel Limited (ASX: NTD).

Roger joined the board in June 2023 as a Non-Executive Director. Roger has over 50 years of experience and deep working experience leading mining companies and operations, which includes being a former Managing Director of Ok Tedi Mining Limited in Papua New Guinea and Senior Vice President, Copper at Canadian metals and mining company, Teck Resources Limited. Prior to this, he was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with BHP Billiton Base Metals Customer Sector Group working in Australia and also held senior positions with BHP Billiton in Chile. He holds the position of Adjunct Professor with the Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland.

In addition to this, Roger has significant governance expertise, which includes being a current Non-Executive Director of Worley Limited and Newcrest Mining Limited. He was also recently the Chairman of Demetallica Limited, prior to its takeover by AIC Mines Limited.

Joe joined Hillgrove in 2011 and has held a number of roles within the finance team, which spanned commercial and planning to financial control before becoming the Chief Commercial Officer and Company Secretary in 2020. Prior to Hillgrove, Joe held a number of roles which included as a corporate finance executive at PwC Corporate Finance, commodities trader at Glencore, and as an auditor at KPMG. A CPA qualified accountant, Joe completed his MBA at HKUST and London Business School.