Ross Stanley

Ross Stanley is a well-respected mining executive with extensive experience in Australian and African mining enterprises. He was the founder, majority shareholder and managing director of ASX-listed Stanley Mining Services prior to its merger with Layne Christensen in 1997. Stanley Mining was the dominant drill services provider in Ghana in the 1990s. Mr Stanley was also a major shareholder and non-executive director of Perth-based gold miner Equigold NL, which was taken over by Lihir Gold for A$1.1 billion in 2008. He remains a non-executive director of emerging Cambodian gold miner Emerald Resources NL.