Mr Jim Richards
B.Sc Hons (Geology), MAusIMM
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Jim Richards is a geology graduate of the University of London. He is a Perth based company director and geologist with 21 years experience in exploration for a wide variety of commodities.
Prior to the ASX listing of Phosphate Australia, Mr Richards was the chief executive officer and director of United Minerals Corporation NL ("UMC"). At UMC, Mr Richards led the technical team that discovered the high grade iron 'Railway Deposit' in the Pilbara. BHP Billiton acquired the Railway Deposit in February 2010 by a take-over of UMC for AUD$204 million
Mr Richards has considerable overseas experience including running his own alluvial diamond dredging operation in Guyana, South America and work on the Omai gold project (that became a major mine) also in Guyana. Other resources work includes operating in Indonesia and two years spent in both Laos and Pakistan.
Previous employers and clients have included Newmont Mining Corporation, BHP Billiton Limited and Woodside Energy Limited. Prior to his corporate career, Mr Richards served as a regular officer in the British Army Parachute Regiment.
§Jim Richards
Mr Andrew James
B. App. Sc. Hons (Geology), MAusIMM, MAICD
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Andrew James is a geology graduate of the Queensland Institute of Technology. He has 17 years of experience in the petroleum industry, 12 of them working as an independent consultant for both junior and multi-national oil companies.
Recent experience has included leading the geological teams involved in the operation and management of offshore drilling and logging operations on the north-west shelf of Western Australia. This has included responsibility for safety, administration and compliance with regulations and authorities.
Mr James generated the Company's Nicholson and Georgina Basins Phosphate-Iron-Uranium Projects. Mr James was also responsible for the acquisition of the Highland Plains phosphate deposit. He has specific skills in company administration, project generation, tenement acquisition, drilling management and joint venture negotiations.
Mr James has worked in Mongolia, Louisiana (USA), Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
§Andrew James
Mr Grant Mooney
B. Bus CA
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and COMPANY SECRETARY
Grant Mooney is the principal of Perth-based corporate advisory firm Mooney & Partners, specialising in corporate compliance administration to public companies.
Mr Mooney has gained extensive experience in the areas of corporate and project management since commencing Mooney & Partners in 1999. His experience extends to advice on capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.
Currently, Mr Mooney serves as a director and company secretary to several ASX listed companies across a variety of industries including technology and resources.
He is a director of ASX listed gold resources company Barra Resources Limited and renewable energy company Carnegie Corporation Limited. Mr Mooney is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
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