Mr Spreadborough has a mining engineering background with more than 30 years of experience in mining lead, zinc, uranium, copper, gold and iron ore. He has held roles across the scope of the industry from business and project development to operations and exploration. He held positions as the General Manager - Mining for WMC and Vice President - Mining for BHP Billiton at the Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia, General Manager - Coastal Operations for Rio Tinto, responsible for port operations and Pannawonica mine site, Chief Operating Officer for Inova Resources Ltd (formerly Ivanhoe Australia) and Sandfire Resources. Other current Directorships - Executive Co-Chairman of Novo Resources. Former Directorships in the last 3 years include Managing Director & CEO of Nusantara Resources; Non-Executive Director of CleanTeQ Holdings. He is Member of the Risk Management Committee.