Mike Woodborne

M.Sc, MAusIMM, Pr.Sci.Nat Mike’s 35 years’ experience in the mining industry includes roles as a consultant as well as in corporate and senior management in private and public listed resource companies operating in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, South America, and Australia. These various roles cover a broad range of responsibilities ranging from corporate management, statutory reporting and capital raising to exploration, environmental permitting and mine development. As a marine geologist and commercial diver scientist Mike has accumulated specialist knowledge in the areas of marine mineral exploration and mining and has been engaged in the development of the marine diamond mining sector in South Africa and Namibia since 1983. Since 2008, he has been responsible for development of NMP’s Sandpiper Marine Phosphate Project including delineation of the +1 billion ton phosphate mineral resource, issue of a Mining License and a Definitive Feasibility Study