Over his 15 years’ experience in the mining industry, across both operational and consulting roles, Tate has developed a passion for problem solving. Despite his background in hard rock open pit mining, his time with AMC has given him much more exposure to mineral sands operations and the unique challenges associated with mine planning in this industry. His primary technical areas of expertise are in strategic optimisation and tactical mine planning, and is an expert user of a range of mine planning tools.

Rob is an experienced Engineering Geologist with 40 years experience across both the heavy civil engineering and open pit mining sectors. His background includes heavy civil engineering dam, tunnel investigation, large dam and tunnel site-supervision, investigation diamond drilling programmes for civil infrastructure and regional geological / structural mapping. This work was performed across Southern Africa including South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana. He has spent the last 22 years within the mining sector across Namibia and Western Australia (WA) performing leadership, technical and site-based geotechnical operational support roles, mainly within BHP WAIO iron ore operations. He has experience in other commodities including zinc and lithium having worked in both Namibia (Anglo American, Base Metals) and since 2006 in both Newman (Pilbara) and Perth, Western Australia. Since 2023 he has performed a geotechnical reconciliation reporting role across the Eastern Pilbara Hub (EPH) implementing and embedding a risk-based, geotechnical reconciliation system based on unmanned aerial vehicle face assisted mapping and geological / structural mapping within the extensive WAIO Iron Ore open pit operations across the EPH Pilbara Hub.

David holds a BEng (Mining) and has over 25 years’ experience driving value across the mining lifecycle, including operations, consulting, and mining technology. He brings a strong “boots on the ground” perspective, with early career experience in mine operations followed by specialist consulting roles. He has held senior positions with Modular Mining Systems, Maptek, and Hexagon, and specialises in fleet management systems and complex technology deployments. He currently serves as a global subject matter expert within Hexagon’s Customer Success organisation.

Stephanie Bream is a Principal Geologist with over 19 years of experience in the mining industry, specialising in iron ore. Her expertise spans grade control, reconciliation, resource estimation, and geological modelling, with a strong foundation in JORC Code compliance. At BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO), she led the implementation and optimisation of reconciliation and grade control systems across Pilbara operations, significantly improving orebody knowledge, operational efficiency, and reporting accuracy. Internationally, Stephanie has contributed to bankable feasibility studies for ArcelorMittal in Liberia and supported projects across Australia, Africa, Canada, and Mongolia. She has delivered high-impact programs for major mining companies including BHP, South32, and Rio Tinto—most notably a $17 million cost-saving initiative and the internalisation of drilling operations to reduce costs and enhance safety. Her leadership style is collaborative and results-driven, with a strong focus on mentoring teams, streamlining workflows, and aligning geological outputs with business goals. Stephanie also brings commercial insight from her time as COO of a startup that secured investment on Shark Tank Australia, adding a unique entrepreneurial dimension to her technical and operational strengths. This blend of geological expertise, operational leadership, and strategic vision makes Stephanie a trusted partner in resource development and mine planning.

Paul Hughes is the Technical Services Manager at Newmont Boddington Gold mIne. Paul has 30 years experience across Gold, Iron Ore, Copper, Uranium and Aluminium. Paul has previously worked in Australia, New Zealand, Chile and the USA in predominately Mine Operations for both Rio Tinto and BHP.