Geoff Eupene, Executive Director Geoff Eupene, B.Sc(Hons), FAusIMM, CPGeo, is a Darwin- based geologist. Geoff spent the 1969 field season, his first after graduation from the University of Queensland, looking for uranium in the East Kimberley. In 1970 he joined Geopeko as they started their field work at Ranger. As Mine Geologist, he logged every hole drilled into the Ranger No1 orebody, interpreted the geology, and developed a resource estimate that agreed closely with the total material mined over the following decades. In 1976, he headed the team that discovered the Ranger 68 deposit beneath the Magela floodplains. Geoff worked for Geopeko for over ten years before founding a consulting practice in Darwin in 1980. Eupene Exploration Enterprises Pty Ltd has provided advice and services to many uranium explorers, and assisted in the development of several other mining projects in the NT, including Mount Bonnie silver/ gold deposit, Tanami gold, Goodall gold, Rustlers Roost gold, and Woodcutters base metal projects. Geoff has also acquired a depth of experience in SE Asia.
Bob Cleary Bob Cleary, B.Sc(tech) Chem Eng., graduated as a Chemical Engineer from the University of NSW, and soon afterwards began working in the chemical and petrochemical manufacturing industries in Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. In the mid 1980s, Bob was enticed across to the mining industry, joining ERA as Operations Manager at Ranger. He was promoted to General Manager Operations several years later, trimming the Ranger operation to sustain profitable operations despite record low uranium prices. After a four year stint in Western Australia, evaluating investment opportunities for North Ltd in nickel and iron ore, Bob rejoined the ERA team as Deputy Chief Executive, and was promoted to Chief Executive in mid 1999, a position he held through the takeover of North Ltd in 2000 until early 2004 when he decided to cease full-time employment. Bob is also a director of Investika Ltd., Toledo Mining Corp. plc and is Chairman of UMC Energy plc, to which companies he also provides consulting services. Bob was Chairman of Crossland Uranium Mines Ltd from its inception until March 2012.
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