the who's who behind aqd

the connection between rio & bhp reminds me of oxr in the beginning.We have a very strong management team in place and well connected.But what we would all agree on is that rio are prepared to increase thier stake at a premium to market price tells me that they are very confident.


Board of Directors
Graeme Drew
(B.Sc.Hons., FAIMM, MASEG) - Managing Director

Graeme has over 30 years experience in the exploration industry in Australia and overseas. Prior to co-founding AusQuest he was an Exploration Manager for CRA Exploration Pty Ltd and Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd in Western Australia (9 years) and Eastern Australia (4 years). He has wide experience in the search for, and evaluation of, most base and precious metals (notably nickel, gold, uranium, zinc, diamonds). He has been involved in discoveries at Kintyre (uranium), Admiral Bay (lead/zinc), Honeymoon Well (nickel) plus gold deposits at Kirkalocka, Whistler and Ellen Dam. As a co-founder he now works solely for AusQuest.


John Ashley
(B.Sc.Hons.,M.Sc., FAIMM, MSEG, MASEG, MAIG) - Executive Director

John is a director of Southern Geoscience Consultants Pty Ltd (SGC), which he established in 1985, and is a former director of Aerodata Holdings Ltd and Conquest Mines NL (unlisted). John has 45 years experience as a geophysicist in the exploration industry with government agencies, exploration companies, and consulting companies and has worked in many countries. He has had significant involvement in discoveries of uranium (El Sherana West), copper/lead/zinc (Prieska), gold (Red October, Ulysses). As a co-founder he now works solely for AusQuest.

John Innes
(BE Hons, M.Eng.Sc, FTS, FAIMM, FAICD) - Non-Executive Chairman

John’s distinguished career extends over more than four decades within the Australian minerals industry, initially with BHP and subsequently with CRA. He was closely associated with the development of Hamersley Iron and in 1994 received the Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award for his unique contributions in developing new iron and steelmaking technologies, including the HIsmelt process. He also held senior managerial roles across the CRA Group of companies with responsibility for engineering, research and development, new resource project evaluations and environmental auditing. Prior to retiring in 1997, John was a CRA Group Executive for 12 years and was Chairman of their Scientific Advisory Board. Throughout his career, John has held many Board positions including periods serving as Chairman of the GKWilliams Centre for Extractive Metallurgy, Chairman of XRay Technologies Ltd, Deputy Chairman of Australia Nuclear Science Technology Organisation as well as Director of Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, Pasminco Limited, Normandy NFM Ltd, and Ausmelt Ltd. Currently he is Non-Executive Director of the unlisted HIsmelt Corporation Pty Ltd

Greg Hancock
(BA Econs, BEd Hons.,ASIA) - Non-Executive Director

Mr Hancock (54) is an Executive Director of Cooper Energy Limited, a listed oil / gas exploration and production company. He has been a Non-Executive Director of Ausquest since it’s listing in 2003. He is an immediate past member of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) of the Federal Government and has been a Director of Cooper Energy Limited since 2000.