Peter Spiers has more than 30 years of international experience in the resources industry spanning exploration, mine development, operations and commercial roles. He spent 20 years with Western Mining Corporation (“WMC”), during which time he worked as a senior geologist, project manager and lastly as group manager of business development prior to WMC being acquired by BHP Billiton for A$9.2billion. Mr Spiers was also managing director of Orbis Gold, an ASX-listed West African gold company which was acquired for A$170 million in 2015 by SEMAFO at a 98% bid premium. Mr Spiers is a graduate geologist from the University of Melbourne and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.