Independent Non-Executive Director
Ian Plimer
Mr Ian Plimer is Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, where he was Professor and Head of Earth Sciences (1991-2005) after serving at the University of Newcastle (1985-1991) as Professor and Head of Geology.
Mr Plimer was also Professor of Mining Geology at The University of Adelaide (2006-2012), 1991 German Research Foundation Professor of Ore Deposits at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München (Germany) & on the staff of UNE, UNSW and Macquarie University.
Mr Plimer has spent much of his life in Broken Hill where he retains strong links. Mr Plimer is Patron of Lifeline Broken Hill and the Broken Hill Geocentre. Mr Plimer worked for North Broken Hill Ltd, was a consultant to many major mining companies (e.g. Niugini Mining, Getty and JCI) & was a director of numerous exploration public companies since the 1970s (e.g. KEFI:AIM, ASX/TSX:IVA, ASX:CBH, SCI, SUN, LKO, NIU). In his post-university career he is a director of unlisted private Hancock Prospecting companies (Roy Hill, Atlas, Hanrine, QCI, etc) and unlisted Ivanhoe group companies.
Mr Plimer has published more than 140 scientific papers & was one of the trinity of editors for the five-volume Encyclopaedia of Geology.
Mr Plimer has spent much of his life in Broken Hill where he retains strong links. Mr Plimer is Patron of Lifeline Broken Hill and the Broken Hill Geocentre. Mr Plimer worked for North Broken Hill Ltd, was a consultant to many major mining companies (e.g. Niugini Mining, Getty and JCI) & was a director of numerous exploration public companies since the 1970s (e.g. KEFI:AIM, ASX/TSX:IVA, ASX:CBH, SCI, SUN, LKO, NIU). In his post-university career he is a director of unlisted private Hancock Prospecting companies (Roy Hill, Atlas, Hanrine, QCI, etc) and unlisted Ivanhoe group companies.
Mr Plimer has published more than 140 scientific papers & was one of the trinity of editors for the five-volume Encyclopaedia of Geology.