Dr Madani received a PhD in Mining Engineering from University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University, where he teaches and conducts research on Geostatistics (linear, nonlinear, and multivariate). Prior to this position, Dr Madani was an Assistant Researcher at the Advanced Mining Technology Centre (AMTC), University of Chile, from 2013 to 2016, involved in modelling and evaluation of orebodies. He has consulted to the mining/petroleum companies and conducted research projects in geostatistical modelling, together with providing a practical knowledge for interpreting data from sampling, experiments, and industrial tests.

Danny was originally an open cut mine surveyor in Australia and West Africa. He soon got bored with that and completed a Masters in Geostatistics at Edith Cowan University in Perth. Following that he joined SRK in Perth in 1997. Much of the next five years was spent doing open cut and underground design, scheduling and mine planning before pushing deeper into 3D geological modelling and Resource estimation. In 20 years of consulting with SRK Danny has been based in Perth, Johannesburg, Brisbane and finally Melbourne and has been involved with over 200 different deposits.

Tom Kendall is a Consulting Engineer with more than 40 years’ experience in mining, mineral dressing and heavy industry. He is an experienced design engineer who has engaged in the entire project development process for a range of mining and mineral beneficiation projects. As well as project feasibility and design, he is experienced in the procurement, construction management and commissioning of underground and surface mining plant and infrastructure. His experience in project development includes economic assessment of projects.

Rick Valenta is the Director of the WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre at the Sustainable Minerals Institute at The University of Queensland. Prior to that, he spent 23 years in Exploration and Development with major and junior mining companies in Australia and Canada in senior technical and executive roles. He has been involved in numerous mineral discoveries and research relating to exploration targeting. His current role is focused on maximising the value of geological information in the entire exploration and mining continuum.