i think this is the same david porter that is on bdi and eqh. his credentials are quite impressive as follows:
David has 40 years experience in the mining industry, since graduating from the University of Western Australia with a BSc (Hons) degree in 1971. He also holds a MSc degree and is a fellow of the Australasian Institution of Mining and Metallurgy.
From 1971 to 1989 David worked for numerous multinational and small mining/exploration companies, including Hamersley Exploration Ltd where he explored with success for Marra Mamba-type iron deposits and mapped the Brockman and other iron deposits. David was an executive director and exploration manager of Gasgoyne Gold Mines NL from 1989 until 1996, and managed the Yilgarn Star feasibility study in 1990/1991. Gasgoyne produced over 100,000 ounces of gold per year from the Yilgarn Star Mine until it was taken over in 1996 by Sons of Gwalia Ltd in a A$180 million transaction.
Since 1996, David has been involved in managerial roles and directorships with mineral exploration companies. These include Diversified Mineral Resources from 1996 to 1999 which developed the Agbaou gold deposit in Cote d’Ivoire; Africwest Gold NL from 1997 to 1999 which became Mincor Resources Ltd operating the Kambalda nickel mines in Western Australia; and Alcaston Mining NL from 2001 to 2005. Over the past five years he has been actively pursuing coal, iron ore and base metal projects in central and southern Africa. He was founding Chairman of Cam Iron SA which was taken over by Sundance Resources Ltd in 2006 (which is now subject to a $1.5 billion takeover and is developing the $4.5 billion Mbalam iron ore project in Cameroon). He was also Chairman of Congo Iron SA and instrumental in the acquisition of the Nabeba iron ore deposit in Congo Brazzaville. David was involved in the vend of coal deposits into two ASX listed companies in 2007 and 2008. One company, Resource Generation Ltd has completed a BFS on the company’s coal project located in the Waterberg Coal province of South Africa.
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