Steven Dean has international experience in mining, including as president of Teck Cominco (now Teck Resources, TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK). Prior to joining Teck, he was a founding member of management of the Normandy Poseidon Group (which became Normandy Mining), the largest Australian gold producer and a significant producer of base metals and industrial minerals until its acquisition by Newmont Mining in 2002; as well as co-founder of PacMin Mining Corporation which became a subsidiary of Teck Corporation in 1999. Mr Dean was also a co-founder and former chair of Amerigo Resources, a former chair & director of Sierra Metals (TSX:SMT), and chair of Oceanic Iron Ore Corp (TSX-V:FEO). Mr Dean is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; a Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum; and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
