Principal Geologist
Shane is an exploration geologist with more than 15 years of exploration and resource definition experience on world-class base-metal projects. He has spent most of his career with the Ivanhoe group where he played key roles in delineating and expanding the Platreef Ni-PGE-Cu-Au deposit in South Africa, and the discovery and delineation of the Kamoa-Kakula and Makoko sediment-hosted copper deposits in the DRC.
He specializes in drill core interpretation and building 3D structural models to make hypotheses about mineral systems. Shane has spent considerable time developing advanced stage resource models and identifying new opportunities for greenfields exploration globally.
He has designed and executed numerous surface and underground drilling programs in Australia and sub-Saharan Africa and managed the resource delineation drilling programs of Makoko and Mingomba. Shane has overseen the design, acquisition, and interpretation of large geophysical programs, including 2D and 3D seismic surveys. Shane also has exploration and discovery experience in iron-oxide copper-gold deposits in Australia.
Shane has a B.Sc. in Geology and Environmental Sciences from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.