Dr Ian J Duncan DPhil, FTSE, FAusIMM, FIEA, FAIE) | Non Executive Chairman

Dr Duncan’s industrial experience is diverse, commencing with mechanical engineering applied to Australian chemical, paper and mining industries. He joined Western Mining Corporation (WMC) in 1971 as Operations Manager, Exploration Division and had a 27 year career in WMC, retiring as General Manager of the large Olympic Dam copper, uranium, gold and silver operation in South Australia. Due to his involvement in uranium exploration, production and marketing over 25 years, he became familiar with the world’s nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear power technology. He is a former Chairman of the London based Uranium Institute (now the World Nuclear Association). His doctorate at University of Oxford addressed the interface between society and the disposal of radioactive waste. He is currently a specialist consultant in this field.

Mr Alasdair Cooke BSc (Hons Geology) MAIG | Executive Director

Mr. Cooke has served as Chairman of the Board of the Company since incorporation. Mr Cooke is qualified as a geologist and has been involved throughout his career in mineral exploration and corporate development, including eight years spent with BHP Minerals Business Development Group and over ten years managing public resource companies.  Mr Cooke is a founding partner of the Mitchell River Group, which over the past eight years has established a number of successful resources companies, including ASX listed Sally Malay Mining Ltd (operating the Sally Malay and Lanfranchie nickel projects in Australia), AIM and ASX listed Albidon Ltd (operating the Munali nickel project in Zambia), ASX listed Mirabela Nickel Ltd (developing the Santa Rita nickel project in Brazil), ASX listed Exco Resources Ltd (developing copper and gold resources in Australia) and ASX listed African Energy Resources Ltd (developing uranium projects in Africa).  Mr Cooke is a former director of Sally Malay Mining Ltd and is currently an Executive Director of African Energy Resources Ltd, Energy Ventures Ltd, Albidon Ltd, Oval Biofuels Ltd and Exco Resources Ltd.

Mr Gregory William (Bill) Fry | Executive Director

Mr Fry has more than 20 years corporate experience in the mining and resources industry, specialising in accounting, management, business development and general corporate activities. He has vast experience in project evaluation and development, project funding, management, finance and operations. Over the past 14 years Mr. Fry has been a director of several private and public companies with activities ranging from funds management, minerals exploration, mining and quarrying, land development and waste management.Mr. Fry has been an Executive Director of Energy Ventures Limited since August and is responsible for the Company’s commercial and financial business programs. He is a current director of African Energy Resources Limited, Norrland Resources Limited and Oval Biofuels Limited.

Mr Michael Curnow | Non-Executive Director

Mr Curnow brings extensive experience in the resources sector in gold, platinum and mineral sands exploration to the Company.  Mr Curnow was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and took up permanent residence in Australia in 1986. He has been involved in the ownership and management of a wide range of businesses, in both countries. In the past 3 years he has been a founding director of Gallery Gold Limited, AGR Limited and Adamus Resources Limited (ceased 2/8/2005).

Mr Lachlan Reynolds BSc (Hons Geology), MAusIMM, MAIG | Exploration Manager

Mr Reynolds is a geologist with over 18 years experience in mineral exploration, development projects and mining operations.  Commencing his career with WMC Resources, Mr Reynolds has been involved in greenfield gold and nickel exploration  projects in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia; resource development at the Ernest Henry copper-gold deposit (Queensland) and the Tampakan copper-gold deposit (Philippines); and supervision of near-mine exploration at the giant Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold-silver mine in South Australia.  Prior to joining Energy Ventures, Mr Reynolds held the senior position of Principal Exploration Geologist for Oceana Gold Corporation, managing exploration for the open pit and underground mines in the Macraes and Reefton Goldfields, New Zealand.  Mr Reynolds will be providing technical expertise to the development of the company’s current uranium and iron-oxide copper gold exploration projects in Sweden and is responsible for generation of new exploration opportunities.

Mr Daniel Davis BCom ASA | Company Secretary

Mr. Davis is an associate member of CPA Australia who graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2001 with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance. Mr Davis has worked in the resource sector for the last 5 years specialising in African based explorers. Prior to joining Energy Ventures in 2007 as Financial Accountant he worked with Albidon Limited in a similar role. Mr. Davis was appointed to the role of Company Secretary in May 2009.