Clive Donner
Executive Chair & Managing Director
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Mr Donner founded the LinQ Group in 2004, a Private Equity group which successfully built and managed 2 private equity mining funds over 16 years which primarily focussed on emerging producers.
Prior to his Private Equity career, Mr Donner spent 16 years as a banker with NM Rothschild Australia and Citibank globally, providing capital and structured finance solutions for mining projects. He was a Director of NM Rothschilds Australia for 10 years and ran their project financing business in Western Australia where two thirds of Rothschild’s deal flow emanated. Prior to that he spent 9 years at Citibank in Australia and offshore in senior management positions.
Mr Donner provides strong Private Equity style management, evaluation and governance skills and has a strong track record of value creation.
Michael Gibson
Executive Director
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Mr Gibson has a long history as an advisor to the resources and energy sectors, both as a partner of a top tier law firm and subsequently as an executive of mining companies with operations in Australia and internationally, and most recently as Principal of a specialist advisory firm.
Mr Gibson has been an advisor to numerous mining companies and industry investors, including private equity, on IPOs and fundraisings, project financings and development, and mergers & acquisitions.
Mr Gibson provides commercial and legal skills and governance
Harrison Donner
Executive Director
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Mr Donner is a Chartered Accountant (EY) with previous accounting, corporate finance and private equity experience in New York and Australia.
More recently Mr Donner held a General Manager position in a base metal mining company reporting to the COO where he built detailed financial feasibility modelling, working very closely with the technical team. He was also responsible for undertaking the BD and IR functions.
Mr Donner provides commercial and financial evaluation skills and manages the BD and IR function within XLG.
Senior Management
Scott Munro
Chief Geologist
BSc (Hons, Metalliferous Economic Geology), MAIG
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Mr Munro is an experienced geologist who has substantial experience in the Lachlan Fold Belt in NSW. Mr Munro provides XLG with geological management, logistics input and field work assistance in NSW and is familiar with the Gilmore project having worked on the Project for over 5 years with previous owners.
Mr Munro has been involved with several metallogenic discoveries and resource upgrade projects within the Lachlan Fold Belt.
Ivan Jerkovic
Principal Consulting Geologist
BSc (Geology), MAusIMM
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Mr Jerkovic was previously General Manager of Exploration for Straits Resources Ltd where he was responsible for the Gilmore Project for ~10 years. He has extensive Copper experience and deep background knowledge of the Lachlan Fold Belt geology.
Mr Jerkovic provides geological oversight and planning for the Gilmore Project
Geoff Jones
Technical Advisor
BE (Civil Eng), FIEAust
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Mr Jones is an internationally recognised project developer in the mining industry, with a global career spanning more than 35 years. He has been involved in the evaluation and development of major projects across a diverse range of commodities (including Copper and Gold) both in Australia and overseas.
Mr Jones was previously the Managing Director of GR Engineering Services Limited, a specialist EPC Engineer and Constructor to the resource sector. Prior experience included Baulderstone Hornibrook, John Holland, Minproc Engineers and Signet Engineering before serving as Group Development Manager for Resolute Mining Limited.
Dr Evan Kirby
Technical Advisor
PHD (Metallurgy), BSc (Hons), Metallurgy
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Dr Kirby has over 40 years’ experience in the mining sector at senior level, covering the development of a wide range of mining and processing projects. He has held senior positions with operating and engineering companies including Minproc Engineering and Bechtel Corporation and is familiar with porphyry copper gold projects both in Australia and overseas.
Dr Kirby’s involvement has included the detailed financial modelling of all aspects of mine development and operations. Of particular relevance, Dr Kirby was the Bechtel study manager for the development of a life of mine operating cost and production budget for Newcrest’s Cadia Mine during the time when plant commissioning was in progress.