John has a 35-year career in mining and exploration, principally gold assets. John holds a master’s degree in earth sciences from the University of Waikato in New Zealand.
John has worked in Australia, South America, Papua New Guinea and most recently in Canada where he was Chief Geologist for Atlantic Gold Corporation, during exploration and development of the Touquoy Gold Mine and other gold deposits in Nova Scotia, prior to its acquisition by St Barbara Ltd. John previously worked with Plutonic Resources Ltd. John was head of the exploration team at Darlot Gold Mine, during the discovery and development of the 2,300,000 ounce Centenary gold deposit.