René has worked on early-stage, resource development and active mining projects in a wide variety of geological settings, in countries in Africa, Asia, Australasia, North America and Europe, and across multiple commodities. He holds a master’s degree in Structural Geology and Tectonics, and specialises in resource estimation, grade control, reconciliation, QA/QC and successful sample collection, with a strong skill set in exploration management for gold and base metals. He is a Chartered Professional and Fellow with the AusIMM, a Member and Registered Professional Geologist with the AIG, and has published papers and provided training on sampling, QA/QC and resource estimation. René is the principal author of many Canadian NI 43-101 and JORC compliant resource and exploration studies and has assisted clients with exploration programmes for these and other projects. He is a Competent/Qualified Person for gold (alluvial, shear-zone, epithermal and porphyry), base metals, seabed mineralisation (nodules), and industrial minerals (garnet sand, diatomite). Currently, René is a director of the AusIMM, an ex-officio member of the JORC Committee, and a director of Straterra (New Zealand’s peak body and national voice for the natural resources industries). He is also a director of opaxe (monitoring public resource reports), and a director of a private-equity mineral exploration company advancing its strategic-mineral assets.

Marcelo Godoy joined AngloGold Ashanti in October 2021 bringing deep expertise in resource modeling, mine planning and project development, as well as a track record in leading technical teams and introducing technology to drive competitive advantage. With over 25 years of experience in the mining industry, Marcelo was previously Senior Vice President, Exploration at Newmont Corporation where he led the development of numerous innovation programs, including a world-class orebody risk management system. Prior to joining Newmont, he was Mining Sector Leader for Golder Associates in South America. During his tenure at Golder, Marcelo managed major mining feasibility studies and reserve compliance audits for Codelco, Vale, BHP, Anglo American and Antofagasta Minerals. Marcelo is a Mining Engineer with a Masters in Geostatistics from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and a PhD in Strategic Mine Planning from the University of Queensland in Australia.

A geologist with a master’s degree in Geostatistics and about fifteen years of mining experience in a diverse set of mining contexts and roles for major companies. Currently working as Senior Geostatistician in SLR Consulting Canada (since Sept/2023). Main expertise comprises geostatistical methods, mineral resource estimation, probabilistic modeling and 3D geological modeling across different software, implementing and automating workflows in Python environment. Experienced in application of geostatistical simulation and machine learning models as well as strong background and practical experience in structural geology, geological mapping, near-mine exploration programs, drilling, core-logging, sampling systems (RC, DDH drilling, blast-hole and channel sampling) and grade-control. Experience in providing technical support to mine geology and long-term geology teams, and in being part of innovative techniques with the use of geostatistics, geology, machine learning, geophysics and remote sensing.

Bruno started his career as an exploration geologist in Brazil in 2012. For the past eight years, he has focused on mineral resource evaluation and the application of geostatistics in mining. At AngloGold Ashanti, he worked on mineral resource estimation, production models, and reconciliation across various operations and regions. In 2022, he joined Glencore as a Senior Resource Geologist and later became a Principal Geologist, also serving as the Competent Person for resource estimation at the Vasilkovsky gold mine in Kazakhstan. Bruno holds a master’s degree in mining engineering, an MBA in data science and analytics, and a citation in applied geostatistics from the University of Alberta. He has published research in conference proceedings and scientific journals, focusing on geostatistical methods for geological modeling, risk assessment, QAQC, and practical applications in different mining and geological contexts.

Dhaniel Carvalho is the Principal Geologist for GeologicAI with a focus on the APAC region. With 13 years of experience in mineral resources evaluation, geological modelling and geostatistics, he brings comprehensive experience in gold, zinc, lead, copper, and polymetallic deposits. Dhaniel has extensive knowledge in geological modelling and mineral resources evaluation using classical and advanced geostatistical methods, construction of complex geological models, and vast expertise in a variety of commercial software and Python scripting. With resource modelling experiences in Brazil, Canada, Peru, Australia, Kazakhstan, and Namibia, Dhaniel was responsible for leading a team of geologists, preparation of mineral resources estimates, reporting under the JORC guidelines, resources sign-off, resource modelling training worldwide for operations and participating in feasibility studies and due diligences. After pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Alberta, Canada, focused on probabilistic resource estimation (geometry and grade simulation), Dhaniel developed further interest in creating automation solutions for a range of challenging resource modelling problems using Python scripting.