Director Profiles

PROFESSOR CLIVE PALMER - EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Professor Palmer has over 25 years experience in the Australian resource industry and has had significant success with major projects. He is Chairman and Founder of Mineralogy Pty Ltd. ("Mineralogy"), a private Australian Company that has successfully concluded major transactions with a number of companies including the Chinese Government-owned CITIC Pacific Limited (HK Listed), Australasian Resources Limited (ASX Listed) and a Memorandum of Understanding with Fortescue Metals Limited (ASX Listed). 

Mineralogy holds one of the world's major iron ore deposits estimated to be over 160 billion tonnes in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. CITIC Pacific Limited has commenced the development of a A$4 billion project, funded by Chinese Government owned Banks, to export 24 million tonnes of iron ore annually from Western Australia. Professor Palmer is also a Director of 28 other companies and a leader in the Australian community with business affiliations throughout the world.

CLIVE MENSINK - DIRECTOR

Mr Mensink is a Senior Executive Officer with Mineralogy and has been with Mineralogy for over 15 years. As Project Manager for Mineralogy's numerous exploration programmes, Mr Mensink has played a key role in the development of the Balmoral South Project. He has led and has been instrumental in the success of numerous business delegations which have represented Mineralogy in the Peoples Republic of China. Mr Mensink has a good working knowledge of all Mineralogy projects.

GEOFF SMITH - DIRECTOR

Mr. Smith has 28 years experience as a lawyer and a senior partner in the prominent Queensland legal firm of Bell Legal Group. Mr. Smith has extensive experience in commercial litigation, intellectual property and corporate work throughout his long career and has been a registered arbitrator for over 10 years.

He is also on the board of a number of community organisations in Gold Coast City including the Gold Coast Titans Community Foundation. Mr. Smith retired as a principal of his legal practice to take up his appointment as Managing Director Legal in Mineralogy Pty Ltd.