Mr. Stewart is a geologist with over 18 years of continuous experience in the mining industry, and has worked or consulted on resource projects worldwide, primarily in the roles of project development, resource evaluation, and mining geology. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Geology, from Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He was a consulting geologist with Golder Associates for 6 years and previously held various operational and development roles with Pan Australian Resources, William Australia, Newcrest Mining, and Paragon Resources. He has had experience in gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, iron ore, bauxite and cement. He is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, and a Member of the Australasian Institue of Mining and Metallurgy. He is responsible for the management of the resource inventory and all aspects of advancing projects through the scoping, feasibility study and development stages.