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24 years’ experience in the global mining industry: most recently as the General Manager of Asia Pacific Exploration with Cliffs Natural Resources and previously with various divisions of Rio Tinto. I offer: ♦ Considerable experience as an Executive Director and Non-Executive Director in Australia and internationally. ♦ Significant experience in the commercial and legal aspects of large...

24 years’ experience in the global mining industry: most recently as the General Manager of Asia Pacific Exploration with Cliffs Natural Resources and previously with various divisions of Rio Tinto. I offer: ♦ Considerable experience as an Executive Director and Non-Executive Director in Australia and internationally. ♦ Significant experience in the commercial and legal aspects of large project acquisitions and divestments. ♦ Demonstrated ability to negotiate greenfield exploration farm-ins and strategic alliances throughout the Asia Pacific region. ♦ Highly developed skills in negotiating and managing complex joint venture relationships with Asian partners. ♦ A track record of effectively leading multi-disciplinary technical teams in Australia and globally. ♦ Broad commodity experience, including iron ore, coal, manganese, and base metals, along with diverse project experience in Mongolia, the United States, Peru, Indonesia and Australia. ♦16 years with Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Rio Tinto Copper Projects incorporating exploration, production, resource development, business improvement and technical marketing. ♦ Track record of accomplishment in leading greenfield OoM and pre-feasibility studies, including a joint venture with two major Japanese steel makers.Director @ The firm identifies and evaluates resource industry opportunities for high net worth individuals, private equity advisory firms and industrial product start-ups seeking fundamental economic analyses of mining, industrial products and industrial services companies. I have led the firm’s strategy, branding and marketing, which has included a Keynote Address to the foundation IMIS Mining Conference in Iran: “Foreign Investment in Junior Exploration & Mining Companies – Risk vs Reward”. I have established the firm’s client base and cash flow, and developed the systems and IP needed to deliver its services. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Perth, AustraliaDirector @ This consulting firm was established to undertake assignments outside the scope of the work of Rockbridge Partners for junior exploration companies seeking to acquire and rationalise assets, and research organisations focused on Big Data analytics. I provide consulting services to the mining and exploration sector with a focus on the resources development cycle from pre-acquisition through to, and including operations. I directly engage in shaping the strategy of clients and in deciding which assets are to be retained and divested, I also review prospectuses for funding and conduct prospectivity analyses of new projects. I have undertaken substantial work for Alternate Futures to assist the National Science Resources Precinct (NSRP) formulate a strategy around Big Data Analytics to gain traction in the Resources industry. (NRSP is a joint venture between the University of Western Australia, the CSIRO and Curtin University.) From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Perth, AustraliaSenior Director - Exploration & Resource Development @ Cliffs Natural Resources is a leading mining and natural resources company which supplies iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry from mines and plants in Michigan and Minnesota. The company also produces low-volatile metallurgical coal from mines in West Virginia and Alabama and operates an iron ore mining complex in Western Australia. As a member of the Australian leadership team, I contributed to all APAC strategic discussions and initiatives, including HR and HSE, and worked with US executives on development and divestment options for the APAC business. The scope of my role included: ♦ Undertaking LOM options analysis and developing financial models to determine the NPV of development scenarios, and the impact on operating and capital expenditure for the remaining life of the mining operations. ♦ Managing the Australian resource development team to test priority targets and define development options. ♦ Leading negotiations and discussions with local competitors about jointly owned or proximal resources. ♦ Managing Global Exploration Group projects and joint ventures in Mongolia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. ♦ Negotiating low cost exits to JV agreements to limit ongoing liabilities following the company's decision to wind down its Global Exploration Group. ♦ Managing corporate relationships with senior Japanese steel makers and traders. MAJOR PROJECTS Project Gunnel, Western Australia: As Chairman and Study Manager, managed this JV with Nippon Steel, Sumitomo, Sojitz Australia and Reedy Lagoon to undertake a pre-feasibility study of the 400mt Yerecoin Magnetite Resource in Western Australia to determine the viability of the project. From April 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 3 months) Perth, AustraliaPresident & Executive Director - Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Mongolia @ I established all facets of this holding subsidiary to develop an exploration portfolio in Mongolia which included the Urkhut Copper-Nickel project (JV with Universal Resources) and established a strategic alliance with BML, a leading Mongolian business advisory. From April 2011 to June 2014 (3 years 3 months) MongoliaGeneral Manager - Asia Pacific Exploration @ I established a new exploration business unit and project portfolio through strategic alliances, greenfield farm-ins and equity investments in Australia, Mongolia and Fiji with an annual commitment of more than $25m. This enabled the company to secure resource options with limited liability, provided commodity diversity and ensured low cost access to future operations. I also forged and led a diverse global team of resource professionals to rapidly and accurately evaluate projects and investment opportunities by developing standard evaluation tools and financial models. MAJOR PROJECTS Universal Resources Copper Joint Venture, Mongolia: Established to explore the Urkhut copper and nickel project in south western Mongolia. Project Gunnel (Magnetite): The acquisition of the Yerecoin deposit from Atlas Iron was negotiated as a direct sale and purchase agreement by Cliffs at the request of Sojitz prior to the formation of the Project Gunnel joint venture. West Rock SAA, APAC: Negotiated the strategic alliance agreement with junior explorer West Rock to fund approved greenfields exploration projects for copper, manganese and other base metals. Projects were evaluated in Kazakhstan and Australia, with the initial investment made in the Borroloola Copper / Manganese Project. Stanley Manganese Joint Venture with Ausquest, WA: I was the company’s Non-Executive Director on the Ausquest Board. Interest in the Stanley greenfields manganese project in Western Australia and other exploration projects was acquired by Cliffs through a $26m direct equity investment in Ausquest. Currawong Coal As Executive Director of Currawong Coal, led the Eastern Australian Coal Exploration team, and led the negotiations for the divestment of the tenements to Fox Resources. Crystalbrook / Brothers Mining Joint Venture: A staged coal mining farm-in enabled Cliffs to fund progressive exploration for up to 75% interest in the venture with limited liability for continued funding on exit. From April 2010 to April 2013 (3 years 1 month) Non-Executive Director @ An exploration company targeting new deposits and mineral provinces with major ore potential and the ability to significantly enhance shareholder wealth. Holding 2,800 km² of exploration title, the company explored in Australia, Peru and West Africa for magmatic nickel-copper-platinum group element sulphides, large porphyry copper and iron oxide-copper-gold, lode-style gold and stratabound manganese. Most were greenfield projects. From February 2011 to October 2012 (1 year 9 months) Perth, AustraliaExecutive Director @ Joint venture between Jacaranda Coal, Canarco Minerals, XLX Exploration and Cliffs Natural Resources established to explore for greenfields coal resources in Queensland’s Bowen, Gallillee and Eremanga coal Basins. The projects were sold to Fox Resources in December 2012. From 2011 to 2012 (1 year) Perth, AustraliaPrincipal Business Advisor to the Managing Director @ Provided business and technical advice on nickel market and pricing, strategy, manpower planning, organisational design and project reporting against plan. Worked with Project General Managers to enable them to articulate the technical and financial progress of their projects in Peru, Mongolia, Indonesia, Canada and the United States. ♦ Reworked planning tools to enable the Managing Director to rapidly identify project issues. ♦ Established a standardised training pack for a two-day project management course ♦ Designed & implemented a tool to automate manpower planning ♦ Created an automated forecasting model for each major nickel operation & project in the world ♦ Drafted Rio Tinto’s first nickel strategy From July 2008 to December 2009 (1 year 6 months) Consulting Director @ Recruited to capture market share in the mining sector to broaden the company’s customer base beyond the public sector by leveraging the firm’s IT services and establishing its credibility within this sector. ♦ Established a client base of major and mid-cap mining clients ♦ Developed portfolio management IP, a primary tool to secure access to new mining clients ♦ Negotiated the trial of new technologies into Rio Tinto’s remote operations centre. From April 2007 to June 2008 (1 year 3 months) Perth, AustraliaSenior Business Improvement Leader @ In collaboration with Duke Corporate Education, designed and implemented a global one-week training course and associated web-based competency assessment system to improve and assess Rio Tinto’s proficiency in Ore Body Knowledge and Strategic Mine Planning across 19 operating businesses. As a member of the Value Driven Production Planning team, implemented improved production planning systems and processes. Led a review of Coal & Allied’s production planning process to identify opportunities to rationalise the product suite to reduce operating costs and the variability in product quality. From 2005 to 2007 (2 years) Perth, AustraliaManager of Resource Development @ Led the rapid growth of the Hamersley Iron Resource Development team to support the expansion of its Pilbara operations. Included developing and implementing new planning tools and communication systems, and recruiting multiple teams to expand the team from 12 staff drilling 40,000m a year to 150 staff drilling more than 200,000m a year. Led a multi-disciplinary team of senior professionals to conduct an Order-of-Magnitude study which led to the approval and commencement of a pre-feasibility study following the acquisition of the East Angelas deposit. Managed the Rhodes Ridge joint venture between Hancock Prospecting, Wrights Prospecting and Rio Tinto. From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) Perth, AustraliaMaster of Mineral Resources, Business/Managerial Economics @ Curtin University of Technology From 2014 to 2017 Bachelor of Science (Honours), Geology @ The University of Western Australia From 1988 to 1992 Craig Moulton is skilled in: Mineral Exploration, Strategy, Management, Mining, Iron Ore, Project Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Analysis, Geology, Copper, Minerals, Base Metals, Gold, Project Planning, Coal