Dr Robert Taylor is a geologist with over 35 years of world-wide experience in mineral exploration for a range of commodities including gold, and has discoveries in gold, diamond and base metals.
He was general manager of exploration at Goldfields (1997–2001) through its merger with Delta Gold NL in 2001 to form AurionGold, and then as general manager of exploration for AurionGold in 2002 up to its takeover by Placer Dome Asia Pacific.