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Mr. Rayner has over 40 years of experience in the mining industry and has practised his profession on every continent except Antarctica. The bulk of his time has been spent in Western North America including Mexico and Central America, in Australia and the South Pacific, in Indonesia and other parts of Asia, and in various South American countries. Mr. Rayner's primary areas of expertise lie in reconnaissance exploration and in the evaluation of mineral properties at the earlier stages of exploration and development. While with Kennecott, Mr. Rayner was in charge of exploration in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific where efforts during this period resulted in the discovery of several porphyry copper deposits including the Ok Tedi Mine.
Mr. Gilbert has worked in geology for nearly 40 years. He formerly served as the Deputy Director and Chief Mining Geologist for the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, and taught geology as a Professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Dr.Gilbert has published numerous papers on Geology of Alaska and Arizona. He is also currently Chief Geologist for Royal Pretoria Gold Ltd. Wyatt and his wife reside on their ranch near Parker Creek Arizona.
Mr. Duncan is a geologist who began his career on the staff of the Arizona Geological Survey in Tucson, Arizona. In 1993, he resigned his position to join as a founding partner in Altar Resources and to serve as a consultant to the mineral industry. He now has over 10 years experience in exploration, development and mine geology in the Americas. Mr. Duncan has been a consultant for such companies as BHP,Cyprus Minerals,and for the last several years U.S. Borax. In addition to his Masters of Geology degree, he also holds a B.A. in Business Finance from the University of Texas. Originally fromCalgary, John now lives with his wife and children in Cedar City Utah.
Land and Resources Manager for the Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) is a very welcome addition to Andover’s Advisory Board given the recently announced five-property deal (see August 24th, 2006 press release) with the BBNC. Mr. Smith is committed to maintaining the balance between land development and culture preservation for the BBNC. “We keep this focus as we pursue BBNC’s land and resource goals.” BBNC’s land and resource goals include oil, gas, and mineral exploration and development; identification of traditional geographic place naming; capitol improvement projects; sand, gravel, and rock sales; conveyance management; and mapping projects.
Mr. Oness brings to Andover his extensive experience and education in all aspects of corporate management with strengths in strategic planning, business development and investor relations for public companies. He has served as a director, executive and consultant to a wide variety of corporations over a 30+ year career. These would include, among many others, VP Investor & Corporate Relations for Manex Resource Group Inc., President/Director Onestar Consulting, Director, Sierra Geothermal Power.
Mr. Ellis is a B.Sc. in Geology from the Mackey School of Mines in 1972 and now a Certified Professional Geologist in Alaska. Bill brings 33 years of Alaskan experience to Andover, functioning as a successful project geologist exploring for most metal commodities. Major mining company experience includes Battle Mountain Gold, American Copper and Nickel, Sunshine Mining, and Anaconda Copper. More than half of his exploration career has been involved in managing exploration on native corporation lands. He has implemented complex, multi-year programs ranging from small remote reconnaissance camps through semi-permanent drill camps with multi-million dollar budgets.
Mr. Mitchell received his degree from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology in 1968 (formerly Montana School of Mines). He has over 38 years experience in the mineral exploration industry including 8 years as Exploration Manager for the Minerals Division of Ranger Oil Ltd. and is a registered professional engineer in the Province of British Columbia.
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