Anna Fardell is a Principal Resource Geologist and Project Manager with over 18 years’ experience in Mineral Resource Estimates and mining project evaluation. Anna has worked on projects from early-stage exploration through to feasibility studies, and operating mines, undertaking geological modelling, geostatistical analysis and estimation of Mineral Resources. She has authored and contributed to Competent Persons Reports, NI 43-101s, and Independent Engineers Reports in support of stock exchange listings, project financing and acquisitions.

Over the last 11 years Anna has worked primarily in projects in Central Asia which involved working for major Kazakh, Uzbek and International companies in the region. She has specialist knowledge of geological data acquisition and management and reporting Mineral Resource Estimates using CRIRSCO international guidelines according to jurisdiction such as JORC, CIM and KAZRC (the Kazakh Reporting Code for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves). Over the last 3 years, she has been principally involved in due diligence for early stage projects mirroring the trends which show financial institutions investing in higher risk, early stage projects with the race to secure control over critical raw materials.