Ralph is a professionally registered, chartered mining engineer with 34 years of executive, operations and projects management, feasibility studies leadership and capital raising experience.
He has held roles as MD and CEO of a number of junior and mid-tier resources companies. Prior roles included COO, General Manager, Project Director, Studies Manage
He is currently Managing Director and Country Manager of Fujairah Gold, part of diversified global resources giant, Vedanta Resources.
He has led operations and projects ranging from USD200m to USD3b in SE Asia, Australia, West Africa, Europe, Canada, Russia, China, the Middle East and South Africa.
He commenced his career with BHP, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick, and then helped junior mining companies progress to mid-tier companies, like Philex Mining Corporation, Ma’aden, Arutmin, Zeehan Zinc and Toledo Mining.
He is a competent / qualified person in terms of international codes NI43-101, JORC and SAMREC, has 24 years of business development, due diligence, valuation, capital raising and operating excellence experience.
He has presented technical papers at a number of international mining conferences, seminars and summits, including chairing roundtable discussions.
Professional memberships include being a fellow of the SAIMM, AusIMM, PMI, AICD, IoD, PDAC