Dr. Broughton is recognized as an expert in sediment-hosted copper deposits and has been a key participant in several discoveries and successful development projects. After completing BSc and MSc degrees at University of Waterloo, he worked 10 years in gold exploration and mining in Canada, primarily in the Abitibi, for companies including Hemlo Gold, Agnico-Eagle, Canamax and Cyprus Amax. Dr. Broughton joined Ivanhoe Mines in January 2008 as VP Exploration, he was co-leader of the Kamoa discovery team that was the 2015 recipient of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award for International mineral discovery of the year. He also led the Ivanhoe team that discovered the world-class Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex, which is currently being developed.

Francis is an exploration geologist who has spent the majority of his career with Newmont Mining Corporation managing grassroots exploration projects in North America, West Africa, and East Africa. He has extensive knowledge of exploration and targeting techniques related to orogenic gold and VMS deposits in Precambrian terranes.

David I. Groves is currently an internationally known geological consultant who has consulted to both global major gold mining companies, including Newmont and AngloGold Ashanti, and Australian and Canadian junior gold and lithium exploration companies. David joined the Geology Department at the University of Western Australia as a Lecturer and progressed to Professor (Personal Chair) as he became Director of the Key Centre for Strategic Mineral Deposits and Centre for Global Metallogeny.

Peter is a current Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (formerly Ivanplats Limited) and Capstone Mining Corp., and was formerly a Director and Deputy Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (now Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.), where he was involved in overseeing Ivanhoe’s business development and corporate relations. He was also Chairman of SouthGobi Resources Ltd. as well as the President and CEO of Global Mining Management Corp. Peter previously spent 31 years with Deloitte LLP, chartered accountants, and retired as a partner in 1996. Peter is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia, the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. He was also certified as a Chartered Accountant (now Chartered Professional Accountant) by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1968.