Dr Ransom has 45 years of experience within the mining industry in many roles, including as a specialist consultant for 20 years with clients including CRA, BHP, Newmont and numerous companies in the resources sector. Dr Ransom was also a resource analyst and portfolio manager at Acorn Capital for 17 years, focusing on the small and micro-cap materials and energy sectors. He retired from Acorn Capital in September 2016 but remains a consultant. Earlier in his career, he was a project geologist for Aberfoyle Group in Australia and Cominco Ltd in Canada. He has board experience over the past 25 years in mining and exploration companies, including serving on the board of African-focused gold miner Perseus Mining (ASX/TSX: PRU) since 2019.