Warren Day is a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey whose career has focused on regional geology and metallogeny of diverse geologic terranes. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri and doctorate from the University of Minnesota in geology and geophysics. He has work as research geologist conducting geologic mapping and mineral resource studies on strategic and critical minerals in the Midcontinent, eastern Great Basin, east-central Alaska, and the Rocky Mountains. His recent focus is on the Mesoproterozoic basement of the Midcontinent of the US. He has teamed up with a diverse group of geoscientists to unravel the geologic evolution and ore genesis of the region. The combined effort has generated a new understanding of the contained mineral resources, opening new areas of both research and mineral exploration.

Nicholas (Nick) Oliver is lead consultant and director within the Australian consortium HCOVGlobal (www.hcovglobal.com). Nick has a BSc (Hons) from the University of Queensland (1981) and a PhD from Monash University (1988). After positions with CSIRO, Carnegie Institute Geophysical Laboratory, Monash and Curtin universities, he was Professor of Economic Geology at James Cook University from 1997 to 2010, and Director of the Economic Geology Research Unit (EGRU). He supervised (and continues) over 70 postgraduate students and developed comprehensive programs in collaborative industry-university research. He has published extensively on the structure and geochemistry of hydrothermal systems, and has delivered short courses to over 4000 people worldwide. His specialty is in mapping and the fusion of structural, geochemical and geophysical data in hydrothermal systems, applied to practical mining and exploration solutions and training. He has broad, global commodity consulting experience including extensive work in epithermal, porphyry and related systems of the PacRim’s New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, far eastern Russia (Chukotka), Canada (Yukon), Colombia, Peru and Chile.

40 year resident of Alaska. Holds B.S. Geology from University of Texas-El Paso, and M.S. Economic Geology from University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Worked for Alaska State Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys 5 years while attending graduate school. Taught Exploration Geology related classes for the UAF Mining Extension Program and the Delta Mine Training Center 5 years. Started mineral exploration consulting business in 1988, involved with numerous exploration projects in many different mining districts in Alaska.

Dr Peter Pollard is a Brisbane-based consultant specializing in intrusion-related mineral deposits, especially copper, gold, tin-tungsten and rare metals. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and PhD degrees in geology from James Cook University, Australia and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Chartered Professional) and a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.