Ché is a Chartered Geologist with over 25 years’ experience in implementation and management of geological, geotechnical, environmental and engineering contracts, and since 2005 focused within mineral and mining consultancy. These skills have led him to a variety of senior positions and experience in mineral and mining projects providing a broad range of consultancy services to clients within Europe, CIS, Africa, South America and the Middle East. Minerals covered range from Ag, Au, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, through to Zn, and from barite, calcium carbonate, potash, phosphate, graphite, to granite (Dimension Stone and aggregate). Ché has developed considerable experience in mineral deposit evaluation (preparing various documents including CPR, NI 43-101, TDD, Scoping through Feasibility Studies), mineral exploration (approach, methods, and QA/QC) and resource database audits and analysis, the appraisal of early stage and developing mineral projects with particular reference to exploration protocol, mineral resource estimation, mineral deposit evaluation and valuation, due diligence and technical report preparation, Feasibility Studies, and Project Management.