Warwick Davies
Non Executive Chairman

Mr Davies is a Marketing Consultant with forty years experience in the Iron and Steel Industry including a variety of technical and commercial roles with BHP Steel (Newcastle and Whyalla), Hamersley Iron (Dampier) and Robe River Mining Co (Cape Lambert and Perth), and Resource Mining Corporation.

During the period 1986 to early 2001, Mr Davies was employed by the Robe River Joint Venture in a variety of management roles culminating in a period of five years as General Manager Marketing. Mr Davies has a broad, in-depth knowledge of the world’s iron ore and steel industries with an emphasis on South and East Asia, particularly China. In addition to the technical, commercial and strategic planning aspects of the iron ore business, Mr Davies has a solid background and understanding of the bulk freight market.

As an independent Marketing Consultant, Mr Davies has worked on a variety of assignments associated with the mining industry with particular emphasis on steel making raw materials for China. Since August 2004, Mr Davies has been Executive Director of Resource Mining Corporation developing expertise in the operation of junior exploration companies.

He brings to Alchemy a wealth of practical experience, industry contacts and a clear understanding of the mining industry.

Michael Hannington B.Sc LL.B

Managing Director

Mr Hannington has broad experience in the mining industry including approximately twelve years experience as a geophysicist working throughout Australia and North America and more recently approximately five years experience as a lawyer and contracts manager.  Mr Hannington has supervised a diverse range of projects and been involved in all facets of the mining industry from project generation and acquisition through to exploration, evaluation drilling and production.

In recent years Mr Hannington has played key roles in financing and managing operations as a contracts manager with Oxiana Limited, having been approached by Oxiana to undertake a varied role in a growing company.

With his strong technical background and commercial and legal skills, Mr Hannington possesses a rare combination of hands-on technical and management expertise with a strong commercial focus.

Robert Downey B.Ed LL.B (Hons)

Non Executive Director

Mr Downey has practiced law since 1998, and has been admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the High Court of Australia.  His focus has been with resource companies in the area of corporate law, initial public offerings, other equity raisings, mergers and acquisitions, with extensive experience with listed companies on the ASX, TSX and AIM markets.

Mr Downey is currently a Director of North River Resources plc.  Mr Downey was the Company Secretary of AIM and TSXV listed Grove Energy Limited from 2004 until April 2007.

John Arbuckle B.Bus CPA
Non Executive Director and Secretary

Mr Arbuckle is a CPA with extensive experience in the mining industry in Australia and overseas.  His recent positions have included Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Mount Gibson Iron Limited and Chief Financial Officer of Perilya Limited, where he guided the companies through difficult start up phases.  Prior to this he held senior financial management roles with Rio Tinto Limited, North Limited and Anaconda Nickel Limited.  He has considerable experience in developing financial and risk management strategies for mining companies and the implementation of accounting controls and systems.

Mr Arbuckle is also the company secretary of Rialto Energy Limited and a director of Prosperity Resources Limited.

Kate Moran BSc (Hons)

Exploration Geologist

Miss Moran has a First Class Honours degree in Geology from the University of Western Australia. She has 6 years experience in the resource industry as a geologist and a mineral titles consultant having worked in Western Australia and British Columbia, Canada.

Miss Moran is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Geological Survey of Australia (GSA) and Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).

Miss Moran has previously worked as an exploration geologist with LionOre, successfully exploring for gold and nickel in the North Eastern Goldfields and Souther Cross region of Western Australia.

She has worked for Hetherington Exploration and Mining Title Services in Perth, managing tenement databases for several major exploration and mining companies, undertaking due diligence reports and handling Mining Act and Native Title issues.

Miss Moran has recently returned to Perth having successfully explored for and delineated a sediment-hosted gold deposit in British Columbia for Skygold Ventures Ltd.

In a short period of time Miss Moran has been associated with successful, high calibre exploration teams in both Australia and Canada.

Stuart House LL.B (Hons)

Commercial Manager

Mr House has broad experience within the resource sector.  Hr House was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004.  Prior to that time, Mr House worked in the Department of Mines and Petroleum, was an employed land manager with a large gold mining company and established his own mining tenement management business.

Since being admitted to practice law, Mr House has worked for several boutique resource and corporate law firms and continues to practice law as a sole practitioner specialising in resource law.

Mr House brings to Alchemy a unique set of skills in managing land holdings and access, co-ordinating exploration and mine development approvals and liaising with Government departments, service providers and corporate stakeholders.