Mr Bothma is experienced in early exploration of mining assets through to production, having conducted numerous technical programs in Australia, Canada and Korea. Mr Bothma was the founding director and CEO of Peak Iron Mines, a privately owned iron ore mining company with operations in South Australia exporting through Whyalla. Mr Bothma also founded and (until mid 2022) was the Managing Director of Northern Iron Pty Ltd, which acquired and operates the Warrego tailings rehabilitation project in the Northern Territory. Mr Bothma has also served as non-executive director on the board of ASX listed company Chase Mining Ltd (ASX:CLM).