My information is that he, as Goldfire Enterprises p/l, started...

My information is that he, as Goldfire Enterprises p/l, started serious buying in Sep 2014. A list that became available to me Oct 2014 showed GE as having 5.35m shares. Over the following 2 years Mr Martin substantially increased his family's holdings so as to become the top holder in july 2016 with over 68m shares. That number continued to grow.

Rob Martin is an experienced exploration and drilling person.

Considering his experience and large holding it was probably only a matter of time before he became a Director. That event happened 2 Nov last year as per this ann - https://www.aurisminerals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Appointment-of-Non-Executive-Director.pdf