PRESIDENT Ian Townsend:

I have been an IMM and MinSouth Councillor at various times since 1985, interspersed with overseas assignments. I am also a Council Member and Treasurer of The Filtration Society.

After graduating as a Minerals Engineer from the University of Birmingham in 1972, I worked for 10 years as a metallurgist and plant manager on copper mines in Zambia, and gold/uranium mines in South Africa. I then returned to the UK to work with Seltrust Engineering/BP Minerals in London, although I spent a lot of time in Australia working on the Leinster Nickel and Olympic Dam projects.

Since 1991, I have worked in the UK for Larox Oyj, a Finnish company manufacturing filtration systems used in metallurgical plants. I recently spent two years in Johannesburg as MD of our South African subsidiary, and my current, global role is Business Manager - Concentrate Filtration.

Outside work, I enjoy SCUBA diving, hiking and clay pigeon shooting. I am active in my village community, and I retain an affinity with southern Africa through regular visits.

VICE-PRESIDENT Valerie Batterham: MinSouth Councillor April 2009 to present. I am a Canadian trained geologist and have worked in Northern Canada and Scandinavia on various mineral exploration projects and in operating mines. I specialize in gold and base metals, and am interested in effecting the transfer of knowledge from senior to junior geologists within the mining sector.

HON.TREASURER Geoff Hammond: I joined the IMM as an RSM Mining Geology student 53 years ago and, after graduation, spent 21 years in metal mining and exploration for metals and diamonds, much of that time oriented towards copper in Zambia, Iran and Argentina. Following that came ten years with Seltrust Engineering/BP Minerals getting to grips with exploration and mining of potash, and advising on base and precious metal projects. Since 1989 I have worked as an independent consultant undertaking feasibility studies and producing competent person's reports in Europe, Balkans, Turkey, Middle East, Russia, Kazakhstan, Africa and South America. I am now semi-retired and able to devote time as a Councillor to MinSouth, also to exploring parts of UK I never had time to visit earlier, and shooting squirrels.

HONORARY SECRETARY Liv Carroll: MinSouth Councillor since 2004; President 2008-2009; Honorary Secretary 2009 onwards. Having completed a BSc in Geology at Durham University, graduating 2000, followed by a Masters at RSM in 2001, I joined the Earth Sciences team of Capita Symonds where the main focus was the UK minerals industry covering a wide range of elements including mineral planning (technical input to applications and strategic planning for the supply of minerals), minerals industry economics and geological services to the private sector. After a 12 months stint as an exploration geologist in Turkey, where I was largely working on high sulphidation epithermal gold and gold/copper porphyry systems, I joined the Overseas Mining team of Wardell Armstrong as an economic and exploration geologist focused on overseas projects in places such as Greenland, Southern Africa, Cyprus, Kazakhstan and China. I am currently Senior Geological Consultant with Gemcom Software International with a focus on solutions consulting and value adding services as well as business development for the Europe, Middle East and North Africa region.

I also sit on the Applied Earth Science technical board (IOM3) where my main focus is membership and accreditation, encouraging involvement and raising awareness of the activities of the industry and the Institute.

Andrew Dacey: MinSouth Councillor since Oct 2009. I graduated with a degree in Geology from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1994 before completing a Masters of Economic Geology at CODES, Australia. I am a Registered Professional Geologist with the AIG and a fellow of both the IOM3 and Geological Society. Reflecting my move into the financial sector of the natural resources industry I recently became a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments.

I have worked in a variety of countries around the world including Greenland, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia and Georgia with a principal focus on gold, copper and the speciality metals. In 2005, I co-founded Lydian International which is actively exploring for base and precious metals in Kosovo and has made a significant green-fields gold discovery in Armenia with a resource now exceeding 1Moz Au. From mid 2007, I was the mining analyst for the investment banking team of a boutique brokerage house where I was involved with transactions in the natural resource and alternative energy sectors.

I have a passion for mountaineering and the history of world exploration and the associated explorers who led these incredible expeditions. I have completed three of the seven summits with numbers 4 and 5 lined up for 2010.

Jan Lewis: Treasurer 2005 to 2009. I am a Director of Wardell Armstrong and a Vice President of IMMM. During my career at Wardell Armstrong I have been involved in a wide variety of engineering, geological, geotechnical, environmental and mining projects. These projects include the research, design, supervision and analysis of desk studies and site investigations for sites with geological, geotechnical, mining, hydrogeological, contamination and landfill gas problems. Specifically, I work with the design, specification, procurement and supervision of works connected with the controlled compaction of engineering fill materials, passive venting of landfill gasses, controlled burial of landfill waste, location and stabilisation of abandoned mine workings, brownfield site reclamation, building demolition, foundation engineering, ground improvement and the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.

Joseph Allott: I am relatively new to the mining game having graduated from the RSM in 2009. However, I have been involved with MinSouth for 2 years after joining the committee in summer 2008 as student representative for Imperial College. I now act as young person's representative and I am especially passionate about getting the group out of London and visiting some of the mine/quarry sites around the UK; currently I am organising a trip to Ecton Hill mine.

Since graduating I have worked for Anglo American as part of their STEP programme. I was based in West Raglan, Northern Quebec; a Nickel, Copper PGE deposit in the greenstone belt well known for mines such as Raglan (Xstrata) and Thompson (VALE Inco). I then spent a brief period investigating the use of high resolution laser scanners in mining, quarrying and heritage for a small Hampshire firm, Geo-Development Services (GDS2000), drawing on my university experience of remote sensing. I am now working for Gemcom, the largest mining software company.

Outside of work I enjoy mountain biking (you may recall me arriving at the sundowners on a Brompton folding bike) climbing, mountaineering and generally being outdoors. Lucky that I'm a geologist then!

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Pat Cox: Minsouth Councillor 2005 - present. Graduating in 1992, I've spent much of my career in the construction industry on geological and geotechnical aspects, developing my keen interest in materials and rock mechanics. My career has been spent to date more or less equally divided between the UK and Hong Kong and I've been fortunate enough to be involved in very active IOM3 related councils in both stints. Some of the highs in this include the Minsouth field visits to the Roberstbridge gypsum mine and to the sites of the Reading chalk mine remediation; and overseas trips to the ASEAN mine in Thailand, and others in the Philippines including artesan mining. I'm pleased now to be supporting the profession with a role for Minsouth in managing our membership and sponsorship.

Tony Brewis: MinSouth Councillor 2000 to present. I am a retired mining/mineral processing engineer who tunnelled in Gibraltar; mined copper underground in India and planned the open-pit iron ore mine and concentrator in Sierra Leone. I have spent many years in mine feasibility studies and as editor of Mining Magazine. I have been involved with IMM/IOM3 in various roles since 1986, and am currently a trustee of the IOM3's Members' Benevolent Trust and a trustee of Ecton Mine Educational Trust, whose aim is to encourage young people to take up careers in the minerals industry.

Alan Stainer : I am Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and have been MinSouth Councillor since 2000. I am Emeritus Professor of Productivity and Performance Management at Middlesex University Business School, London, as well as Visiting Professor of Management at Brunel Business School, also in London. I have had many years experience in both UK and US industry, including British Coal and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA. I am a chartered engineer, chartered scientist and chartered environmentalist, as well as Member of the Conseil National des Ingénieurs et des Scientifiques de France. I am both Fellow of the Energy Institute and the elite World Academy of Productivity Science. Moreover, I am Founder-Director of the International Society for Productivity and Quality Research and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Business Performance Management.

Gavin Bowyer: MinSouth Councillor 2006 to present. After qualifying as a geologist in 1969, I have spent most of the last 40 years working on projects in Africa, Australia and South East Asia, plus assignments in Europe and the Americas. I started as an exploration geologist but much of my career has been as a London based consultant involved with feasibility studies and technical due diligence. I have recently retired. My other interests include birdwatching and searching for old prints and books on mining and geology.

Alan Baxter: After graduating 50 years ago from CSM with a degree in Mining Engineering, I have had the opportunity to work in several different positions in over five continents. These roles include consultancy and contract positions in addition to Senior Engineer, Seltrust Engineering/BP Minerals; General Manager, Iscaycruz Mine in Peru; Chief Inspector of Mines, Kosovo and South American Manager for a Canadian mining company. I am now semi retired and provide limited consultancy to the industry between rounds of golf, gardening and volunteering for the Thames Valley Police.

James Aubrey Robson: MinSouth Councillor 2000-present, President 2006-7. I graduated in Mining Engineering in 1990 and, as earning loads of money at the Channel Tunnel held no attraction (!!!), I ended up putting a hole through a mountain in North Wales. Many thanks to Cementation Ltd who, at least, paid my bar bills; then I was off to watch McApline sink some shafts and drive a couple of TBM's under the Thames.

My boss at the time was very supportive and I got a few more letters after my name, Helen Nattress I owe you a drink or twelve.

As with all tunneling, the light at the end of it meant that the job was nearing completion and, with some regrets, I moved into insurance. Albeit I retained a liking for explosives………

I now have my own business, which is in no small part due to the problem solving and get-it-done ethos prevalent throughout the underworld.

Michael Forrest: MinSouth Councillor 2004 - present. I spent the first part of my career as a Senior Geologist with the BGS, specialising in exploration geochemistry and remote sensing. I then joined Mining Journal Research Services, researching mineral commodities and mining equipment markets. I presently provide consultancy research services for mergers and acquisitions, feasibility studies and business development in the mining sector through the company, Mining Research. My current role in MinSouth is to organise masterclasses and our annual commodity day conference. I am also chair of the mining divisions of our parent, IOM3.

John Monhemius: I have been involved with MinSouth since its inception, as well as its predecessor societies. I am a semi-retired academic, having taught at the Royal School of Mines for over 40 years in the field of extractive metallurgy, particularly hydrometallurgy. I have consulted extensively in the mining industry, particularly in gold extraction. I am a director of a gold mining company in Azerbaijan and an exploration company with interests in gold and other metals in Tanzania.

Alistair Cadden: Recently elected MinSouth Councilor (Oct2009). I graduated from University of Leeds in Civil Engineering in 1987, and spent the first 4 years of my career helping to build the Birmingham International Convention Centre, designing roads and bridges. I then studied soil mechanics at Imperial College. On completion of my MSc I landed a job with Golder, originally working on quarry restoration (aka landfill) before the opportunity of a trip to Bolivia came up. That was my first tailings dam project. Since then I have been involved in tailings management, geotechnical engineering, H&S and environmental studies at mines around the world, and am a lead auditor and gold mining technical expert for the International Cyanide Management Code. Outside of work I enjoy cycling, rowing, rugby, and dancing argentine tango (particularly where this coincides with overseas business trips).

Drew Craig: MinSouth Councillor since October 2009. After studying at the University of St Andrews (93-97) I spent a year working in the petroleum industry before moving to study at the RSM for an MSc in Mineral Exploration (98-99). I have spent the subsequent 10 years working through my own consultancy Rocklore Ltd and as a senior associate with SRK Exploration Services on a wide range of commodities and projects for both large and small companies in an ever growing list of countries. I specialise in early stage project development and remote, high-risk exploration as well as GIS, QA/QC and logistics. In 2008 I joined ALTUS Strategies as their principal geologist and am currently COO of their Arabian Gold Corporation subsidiary with interests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I have a passion for travel and have participated on several challenging overseas expeditions and I am currently planning several new expeditions to the Middle East and Antarctica. I also continue to serve with HM Reserve Forces with specialisations in geospatial intelligence and civil-military cooperation.

Martin Staples: Recently elected MinSouth Councillor (Oct2009). I graduated from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in Mining Engineering in 1980. From there I went to the Zambian Copper Belt where I worked underground at Nchanga. I spent the first fours years there in operations starting out a graduate trainee going through section bossing, shift bossing and ending up as shaft mine captain. I then moved to more technical roles including mine design and cave control. ZCCM then decided to upgrade their computerised mine planning systems and I joined the team designing and writing Datamine modules specifically to manage the cave. In 1988 I left Zambia and went to the Bougainville copper mine in Papua New Guinea, There I was responsible for long term planning, I had just finished my first 25 year plan when the mine was closed for political reasons in 1989. I went to Perth in Australia and joined my current employer who after a few name changes are now AMC Consultants. Late in 2007 I returned to the UK to help develop the AMC (UK) office in Maidenhead.

Geoff Hooper: As a member of SME of AIME I have spent the last 40 years developing and implementing ICT in the minerals industry. While employed by Charter Consolidated, Amoco, Seltrust Engineering/BP Minerals, Techpro and SNC-Lavalin I worked on the resource estimation and mine planning for projects in Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Iran and North America. I now provide consultancy on geological, metallurgical and mining ICT.

Nick Eastwood: I have been involved in the Mining Industry for over 30 years in both operational and technical roles. After graduating as a mining engineer from the Camborne School of Mines in 1974, I spent several years in Africa in the copper and gold mining industries. Returning to the UK I joined ARC Ltd (a subsidiary of Consolidated Goldfields Limited) on quarry operations and then moved to a technical role with Blue Circle Industries Ltd. As principal mining engineer for the group, I was involved in all aspects of raw material extraction processes worldwide. I was recently involved with Gemstones of Africa Group Ltd as a Non-Executive Director and currently act as a specialist mining industry recruitment consultant, providing skilled professionals to international clients worldwide.