Dean McMinn,BSc (Geology), BComm (Finance), FAusIMM CP(Geo), FSEG – Director (ResourcesX) / COO (Peakglobal Resources)
Dean has been developing natural resources and mining companies for over 25 years and has extensive experience in evaluation, construction, and operational phases of mining project development. Dean is the current Director of ResourcesX and also holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Peakglobal Resources Consulting. Recently, he held the position of Senior Consultant at SRK Consulting (UK). Prior to SRK, Dean was involved with the start up and development of the Brockman 4 Iron Ore Mine in Western Australia for delivery of a 50 mtpa operation. Dean has been involved in developing over the 200 plus due diligence and feasibility studies across the globe and in multiple commodity types. Dean’s other roles include Associate Project Director of the Aidarly Copper Project, Kazakhstan with a focus on resources, mining and processing, tailings and water management and overseeing the evolving capital programs ranging from $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion. He has held other project and technical roles with RBC, Runge, Griffin Mining, Anglo, and Rio Tinto. Over the past ten years with SRK, Dean has worked closely with a number of miners, explorers and institutional investors and conducted numerous scoping study reviews on assets located in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific, the America’s. Dean has significant experience in multiple commodities and mineralisation styles, and he able to act as Qualified/Competent Persons (“CP’’) in accordance with JORC/CIM/NI43-101 International Reporting Codes. Dean holds a Bachelor of Applied of Science (Geology) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from Curtin University, Western Australia. Dean is an active Fellow of the AusIMM and a Chartered Professional (Geology), and also held a role as an elected member of the Consultant Society of AusIMM.