Anson Resources
Financials:
Primary ticker: ASX:ASN
Stage of development: Exploration
Primary minerals: Lithium, Bromine, Lodine
Project to promote: Paradox Brine Project
Project location: USA
Website: www.ansonresources.com
Anson Resources Limited focuses on the exploration, acquisition, and development of mineral resources in the United States and Western Australia. The company explores for lithium, bromine, iodine, and boron chemicals; and zinc, lead, silver, graphite, nickel-cobalt laterite, vanadium, and uranium deposits. Its flagship project is the Paradox brine project, a subterranean pressurized brine with 1,317 placer claims located in the Paradox Basin, Utah. It also holds interests in the Yellow Cat project situated in Thompson district, Grant Country, Utah; Ajana project located in Northampton, Western Australia; Hooley Wells Nickel-Cobalt Laterite project situated in Western Australia; and Bull Nickel-Copper-PGE project located in Western Australia.
Major shareholders:
Chia Tai Xingye Intnl – 13.1%
Management Ownership – 4.40%
Management Profile
Bruce Richardson – Executive Chairman & CEO
Mr. Richardson has spent more than 30 years developing business opportunities in China and is fluent in Mandarin. He has held senior positions in industry and government. He has 16 years experience in the private sector having worked as General Manager of one of Australia’s blue chip companies in Shanghai. He also worked as General Manager of a UK-based company with production and marketing operations in China, and General Manager of a business consultancy company based in Beijing.
Mr. Richardson had 10 years’ experience in the public sector having worked as an Australian Trade Commissioner in the Australian Embassy in Beijing, with responsibility for the resources portfolio, and as Trade Development Director, Australian Commerce & Industry Office Taipei, Taiwan. In 2006/07, Mr Richardson worked for the Western Australian government as Manager China, Department of Industry and Resources developing business and political relationships with China.
Mr. Richardson has lived in China for more than 15 years, where he has an extensive business network, particularly in the iron and steel industry. Over the past eight years Mr Richardson has been involved in developing resource projects and in attracting Chinese investment to these projects.