Peter van Luyt is a geologist with over 30 years of experience in mining, development and exploration geology. He commenced his career as a mine geologist working in gold mines. Since 2004, he has been a contract and consultant geologist specialising in the resource development of (and exploration for) base metals & gold projects in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada. Mr van Luyt holds a Bachelor of Science with honours from the University of Sydney, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Geostatistics from Edith Cowan University, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.