Evan Kirby21 Jun 2018 16:39
is no lightweight!
''Dr. Evan Kirby, BSc (Hons) Metallurgy, PhD Metallurgy, MAusIMM, MS is an Advisor at The Linq Group. Dr. Kirby served as the Chief Operating Officer of Sylvania Platinum Limited from March 2006 to August 18, 2008. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Luiri Gold Limited. since October 17, 2011 until September 15, 2014. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Luiri Gold Ltd. since October 17, 2011 to May 2015. Dr. Kirby served as the Chief Operating Officer of Dwyka Diamonds Ltd. He served as Chief Operations Officer of Nyota Minerals Limited. He has worked for major companies such as Impala Platinum, Rand Mines, Rustenburg Platinum Mines, Minproc Engineers and Bechtel before starting his own consulting business in 2002. Dr. Kirby is a metallurgist with over 30 years of international involvement. He has managed and developed process technology teams for both mining and engineering companies. At the same time, he has maintained a strong "hands-on" technical capability whilst leading or working as an active team member on feasibility studies, plant designs, technical audits and debottlenecking work. Dr. Kirby has a broad understanding of operational and engineering issues associated with process design, optimisation and management. His experience covers gold, platinum group metals, diamonds, copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc, tin, uranium, iron ore, chromite, arsenic, mercury, vanadium, fluorspar and sulfuric acid production. He has current involvement with number of leading-edge projects for the recovery of precious and base metals. He served as the Non Executive Chairman of Bezant Resources Plc from September 30, 2013 to September 2, 2014. Dr. Krby has been Non Executive Director of Mustang Resources Ltd. since March 7, 2018. Dr. Kirby has been a Non-executive Director of Ferrum Crescent Limited since March 31, 2016; and Bezant Resources Plc since December 4, 2008. He serves as a Non Executive Director of Dwyka Diamonds Ltd. He served as an Executive director at Dwyka since November 2002. He served as a Director of Luiri Gold Ltd. from February 23, 2011 to September 15, 2014 and Sylvania Platinum Limited from November 2003 to August 18, 2008. He served as a Director of Minerva Resources Limited since July 2009. He served as a Non Executive Director of Millennium Minerals Limited from March 23, 2004 to September 7, 2007 and Ambrian Plc until December 2009. He served as a Non Executive Director of Washington Resources Limited. He served as a Director of China Goldmines Plc. He served as a Director of Great Australian Resources Pty Ltd. since November 27, 2008. Dr. Kirby holds a B.Sc. hons degree and a Ph.D. in Metallurgy from Newcastle University and also obtained MAusIMM and MSthAfrIMM degrees.''