Directors

Board of Directors

The Directors of the Company have over 100 years’ combined experience in the resources and corporate sectors. They bring to the Company a genuine belief that shareholder wealth can be achieved through exploration success and stakeholder management.

Ross Brown – BSC (HONS) M AUSIMM MAICD
MANAGING DIRECTOR



A geologist by profession, Ross has had over 26 years’ experience in mineral exploration in Australia, Asia, Africa and South America and he has worked in a broad range of commodities, including gold, base metals, uranium, phosphate and diamonds. Ross has a rare ability in recognising the commercial potential of exploration projects and geological process, and has a proven track record of bringing technical-based exploration concepts and projects to market.

In 2009 Ross co-founded the gold/copper exploration company, Mystic Sands Pty Ltd, which was established for the purposes of conducting exploration in Chile, South America. With the assistance of other technical management Ross was responsible for the composition of the initial project portfolio. Mystic Sands was purchased by Australian-listed explorer White Star Minerals. As part of the transaction, Sandfire Resources NL became a shareholder of Whinnen as consideration for providing technical services to the company.

In 2006 Ross developed an innovative exploration model for “Langer Heinrich-style” uranium mineralisation that was used as a basis for global project acquisitions in 2006 and 2007. These projects were packaged into Oklo Uranium Limited, which completed a successful $8M IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange in May 2007.

In 2001 Ross created the diamond company, Central Kimberley Diamonds (“CKD”, which was listed on the German stock exchange, raising $3.9M. The company enjoyed several technical and milestone successes including the discovery of a large diamond-bearing gravel deposit and the production of diamonds from its own mine. In 2011 CKD was bought by an Australian exploration company who intends listing on AIM in London.

Ross turned his attention to Peru in 2009 and through his network of Peruvian-based businessmen and geologists assessed the potential of more than a hundred projects. Ross immediately recognised the great potential of mineral discovery in that country and recognised the potential of Inca’s lead project, Chanape, from being a known polymetallic deposit to being that of a potentially large gold-silver-copper porphyry deposit.

Ross was the co-founder and Managing Director of Urcaguary Ltd, the Company’s fully owned subsidiary (formerly called Inca Minerals Ltd) and he became the Company’s Managing Director after its merger with Condor Metals.

Ross has been a member of AusIMM since 1988, and is also a member of GSA, SEG and AICD.