Ronald Heeks

Mr Heeks has 35 years of mining industry experience and was most recently Managing Director of Geopacific Resources Ltd which acquired and developed the 1.6moz Woodlark gold project in Papua New Guinea. Previously, Mr Heeks also served as Managing Director of Coolgardie Gold NL and technology company Smarttrans Ltd. In addition, he has been a Director of Kula Gold Limited and Mongolian based Xanadu Mines Ltd. Mr Heeks was a founder of Exploration and Mining Consultants, an international geological consultancy company, and has had previous experience with Western Mining Corporation, Newcrest, Newmont (US) and RSG Consulting. Mr Heeks has held senior roles in both mine management and exploration and is a former General Manager - Technical for Straits Asia Indonesian gold and coal operations and Chief Technical Officer for Adamus Resources Southern Ashanti Gold Operation. He has lived and worked in various countries worldwide getting experience in South-East Asia, and particularly Indonesia.