Richard lead the team that built a 1.8 billion tonne resource...

Richard lead the team that built a 1.8 billion tonne resource base of nickel and cobalt through efficient and innovated resource definition and low-cost acquisition programmes. He also generated the iron ore project for Fortescue Mining in the Pilbara region which has developed into a 2 billion tonne iron ore resource.

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Richard Monti, BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Applied Finance & Investment, MAusIMM - Executive Director
Mr Monti has qualifications in Geology (Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Western Australia) and Finance (Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia).

He has gained broad experience over a twenty year career working in the technical, marketing and financial fields of the international exploration and mining industry. This experience includes exposure to a number of commodities including nickel, base metals, gold, coal, iron-ore, tin-tantalum, platinum group metals and industrial and heavy minerals.

Richard lead the team that built a 1.8 billion tonne resource base of nickel and cobalt through efficient and innovated resource definition and low-cost acquisition programmes. He also generated the iron ore project for Fortescue Mining in the Pilbara region which has developed into a 2 billion tonne iron ore resource.

He has worked for a number of international and Australian companies including Anaconda Nickel, RTZ Exploration, the North Group, the Normandy Group and Ashton Gold. During a seven year term at Anaconda Nickel he held General Manager positions in technical, commercial and marketing fields.

Two years ago he founded Ventnor Capital Pty Ltd a corporate advisory consultancy which provides technical, marketing and corporate advisory services to junior and mid-cap listed mining and exploration companies.

He has also held positions on the boards of a number of Australian Stock Exchange listed and private mining companies and is currently a Director of Niagara Mining Ltd and Whinnen Resources Ltd.