Department Geology Advisory

Graeme Lyall

Graeme Lyall is an accomplished Executive Consultant with over 30 years of global experience in the mining and minerals industry. He specialises in mineral exploration, project evaluation, mine development, and operational strategy, with a proven track record of guiding projects…

Laurie Hassall

Laurie Hassall is a Geologist with more than 13 years’ experience in mineral exploration, project development and mining operations relating to Tungsten, Tin and Lithium.  Having held senior geology and technical services management roles for many companies across the SW…

Senzeni Mandava Matondi

Senzeni Mandava Matondi is a Resource Geologist with over 22 years of practical experience in the fields of Resource Estimation and Evaluation, Exploration, Mining, Planning Geology, and Consulting. She holds an MSc in Engineering, specialising in Mineral Resource Evaluation and…

Paul Mazzoni

Paul has more than 42 years of wide ranging geological experience in the mining and minerals industry. This includes over 20 years in senior positions managing geographically and culturally diverse multi-disciplinary exploration and project development teams on 6 continents. Experience…

Stefan Mujdrica

Stefan is an Executive Consultant with our Geology division. With more than 35 years’ mining industry experience, Stefan’s career has spanned from exploration to mining geology in a number of managerial roles and various locations. Stefan’s expertise includes technical reviews,…

Jane Levett

Jane is an Associate Principal Consultant in the Geology division. She has more than 20 years of experience in exploration, mine and resource geology working with companies including Gold Road, Gold Fields, Newcrest, Rio Tinto, and Optiro. She has geological…

Julian Aldridge

Julian is based in the UK and is our Managing Consultant – EMEAA. He has more than 20 years of experience as a geologist in resource assessment, mineral exploration and project management of grassroots to feasibility stage projects. He is…

Michael Andrew

Michael Andrew, Executive Consultant from Executive Advisory, Snowden Optiro

Michael Andrew is an Executive Consultant. He is a highly experienced geologist with over 35 years of technical and operational expertise in the global mining industry. His career spans roles in exploration and mining across Australia and numerous international jurisdictions,…

Matt Mullins

Matt Mullins, Snowden Optiro's Head of Advisory for EMEAA

Matt Mullins is an experienced mining industry professional and Executive Consultant specialising in creating value in resource companies through resource optimisation, project development, business improvement, and value-adding transactions. He has a strong geological and mine planning background, and a proven…

Christine Standing

Christine Standing, Executive Consultant from Executive Advisory Department, Snowden Optiro

Christine Standing, Executive Consultant from Executive Advisory Department, Snowden Optiro is a geologist with more than 35 years extensive experience in the exploration and mining industry. She has been consulting in resource estimation and generating independent experts’ reports since 1988,…