Ben James

Biographical Information
"Ben is a geologist with over 15 years experience in the exploration and mining industry. Graduating with a degree in geology from the University of Otago in 1994, he has since held exploration and development roles in a variety of terrains including the Archaean Greenstone belts of Western Australia, Proterozoic gold and base metal systems in Zambia, porphyry gold-copper deposits in the Romanian Carpathians and Ordovician orogenic mesothermal gold mineralisation in New Zealand's South Island.  Ben has worked for various companies including Oceana Gold, RSG Global, Katanga Resources, Hill 50 Gold and Herald Resources.  Ben joined Baobab Resources plc as Exploration Manager in 2006, joined the board as Technical Director in 2008 and assumed the role of Managing Director in 2009.  He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy."