No coincidence!14 May 2026 14:44
A year ago, ECR were purely an exploration company, as noted by Mike Parker in todays interview.
Today, ECR are pivoting....strongly, in to a Gold production company, on several fronts!
Mike Parker was bought in 18 months ago, and Chris Gibbs 9 months ago to oversee the professional development of ECR from an exploration company to an active Gold producer.
RNS Oct '24....
ECR Minerals plc (LON: ECR), the exploration and development company focused on gold in Australia, is pleased to announce it has appointed Mike Parker as a consultant geologist to the Company.
Mike has extensive experience in exploration and project development, overseeing projects from discovery through construction to production. In the UK, he is best known for his 22 year tenure at First Quantum Minerals (FQM) where he held progressively senior country manager positions, and was instrumental in two major copper discoveries: the Lonshi and Frontier mines. He was country manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for FQM, overseeing up to 3,000 staff with 2 operating copper mines and a mine construction project. Between 2011 to 2017, he was country manager for FQM in Peru, responsible for the design and implementation of FQM's corporate strategy in Latin America, including Argentina and Chile. He oversaw community relations programs and sustainability processes, ensuring that projects complemented community development in remote areas including preparations for resettlement programs. He was responsible for all government relations and communications throughout Latin America.
He is currently COO and Director of Aftermath Silver Ltd, a pure-silver exploration play in Chile and Peru and listed in Canada, and Executive Director Solis Minerals, a critical minerals explorer, focused on South America, with a dual listing in Canada and Australia. At Aftermath Silver, his focus is on the Berenguela deposit with battery metal potential and he leads Solis Minerals' copper exploration programmes.
Mike is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM) and member of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP) and holds a BSc Mining Geology (Honours), University of Leicester.
Nick Tulloch chairman said: "I am delighted to welcome Mike to ECR. His experience and track record in project development speaks for itself and, as our Company advances the development of our assets in Australia, we will benefit from his expertise and knowledge to support our operations. In line with our current policy on aligning senior members of our team with our shareholders, Mike will also receive part of his remuneration in ECR shares."