Mr Coates has career as a senior executive and board member in the global resources sector. He has lived and worked in several jurisdictions and has operated in greenfield, brownfield and mine exploration environments. His work has covered a range of commodities and varied geological environments. He has held senior roles in major and junior companies. His career was with Shell/Billiton, where his last position was Chief Geoscientist in the metals exploration team of BHP Billiton. More recently, Mr Coates held the role of Executive Geoscience Advisor of Maaden at Riyadh. He has direct experience in remote site exploration and mining operations with logistics, security, community and sensitive ecosystem issues.
