Michael I Hatcher
BSc (Hons), MAusIMM
Non-executive Director
Mike Hatcher has a geology degree from the University of Adelaide and has over 40 years experience in the resources industry during which time he has held a range of senior technical and managerial positions.
Mr Hatcher’s career includes 16 years with the Newmont/Normandy Mining/North Flinders Mines corporate group. During this period he held positions including director geology – Ghana, and was chief operations geologist for Normandy/Newmont’s many Australian mines (including Golden Grove, Tanami, Jundee and Pajingo) as well as its New Zealand (Waihi), Turkey (Ovacik) and USA (Midas) operations.
Mr Hatcher’s exploration roles include exploration manager for Greenbushes Mines and its subsidiary Lithium Australia; exploration manager and director of Driffield Mining, a consortium of private exploration companies active in the Northern Territory. Mr Hatcher has extensive experience in the near mine exploration programs conducted at the many operations he has been involved with.
Mr Hatcher is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and is currently also a non-executive director of ASX listed Outback Metals Limited and Peninsula Resources Ltd. |