Duncan Blount President and CEO / General Director of BPNM Read profile

Duncan Blount is a highly-qualified executive with over 10 years of experience focused on the natural resources sector - including base, precious, bulk, and specialty metals/mining. 

 

He was previously Head of Emerging & Frontier Market Commodities at RWC Partners, where he was responsible for developing their commodity and natural resources portfolio strategy. Throughout his career, Duncan has been involved in public and private investments in mature producers, as well as exploration-level juniors.  Additionally, he has experience in physical mineral trading and structuring off-take agreements.

 

Duncan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Language & World Trade from Samford University and a Master of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.  He is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.

 

Dinh Huu Minh Exploration Manager / Deputy General Director of BPNM Read profile

Dinh Huu Minh has extensive mining knowledge of Vietnam. He began his geology career in 1983 at the Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources in Vietnam as a Geological Researcher, and has worked with Canadian and Australian-based companies as a Project Geologist on a number of gold, copper and nickel deposits in Vietnam. In 1995, Dr. Minh joined Ban Phuc Nickel Mines Ltd as Deputy Director General, where he oversaw the completion of AMR's Feasibility Study for Ban Phuc Nickel Project.

 

Dinh holds a Ph.D. in Geology from Hanoi University of Mining & Geology in Vietnam, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration from ITC in The Netherlands, a Geology Engineering Diploma. He is a Member of AusIMM.

Steve Ennor Metallurgy Manager Read profile

A metallurgist with 20 years of experience in nickel sulphide processing, including senior management and operational positions with Xstrata Nickel Australia, Jubilee Mines, Lionore Australia and Outokumpu.

Previously Chief Metallurgist at Resolute Mining (2009-2010), overseeing the Syama gold mine; Metallurgy Manager for Jubilee Mines / Xstrata Nickel (2005-2008), overseeing all Australian nickel operations; Senior Metallurgist for LionOre Australia (2001-2003), managing the Emily Ann and Johnston Lake operations.

Paula Kember, CA, CPA Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Read profile

Paula Kember is a Canadian chartered accountant with over 25 years of financial and administrative experience in the mining industry. From 1996 to 2006, she served as Vice-President, Finance of Philex Gold Inc. and previously as a financial officer of Corona Corporation and a director of PolyMet Mining Corporation.

Duncan Blount President and CEO / General Director of BPNM Read profile

Duncan Blount is a highly-qualified executive with over 10 years of experience focused on the natural resources sector - including base, precious, bulk, and specialty metals/mining. 

 

He was previously Head of Emerging & Frontier Market Commodities at RWC Partners, where he was responsible for developing their commodity and natural resources portfolio strategy. Throughout his career, Duncan has been involved in public and private investments in mature producers, as well as exploration-level juniors.  Additionally, he has experience in physical mineral trading and structuring off-take agreements.

 

Duncan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Language & World Trade from Samford University and a Master of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.  He is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.

 

Steve Ennor Metallurgy Manager Read profile

A metallurgist with 20 years of experience in nickel sulphide processing, including senior management and operational positions with Xstrata Nickel Australia, Jubilee Mines, Lionore Australia and Outokumpu.

Previously Chief Metallurgist at Resolute Mining (2009-2010), overseeing the Syama gold mine; Metallurgy Manager for Jubilee Mines / Xstrata Nickel (2005-2008), overseeing all Australian nickel operations; Senior Metallurgist for LionOre Australia (2001-2003), managing the Emily Ann and Johnston Lake operations.

Dinh Huu Minh Exploration Manager / Deputy General Director of BPNM Read profile

Dinh Huu Minh has extensive mining knowledge of Vietnam. He began his geology career in 1983 at the Research Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources in Vietnam as a Geological Researcher, and has worked with Canadian and Australian-based companies as a Project Geologist on a number of gold, copper and nickel deposits in Vietnam. In 1995, Dr. Minh joined Ban Phuc Nickel Mines Ltd as Deputy Director General, where he oversaw the completion of AMR's Feasibility Study for Ban Phuc Nickel Project.

 

Dinh holds a Ph.D. in Geology from Hanoi University of Mining & Geology in Vietnam, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Mineral Exploration from ITC in The Netherlands, a Geology Engineering Diploma. He is a Member of AusIMM.

Paula Kember, CA, CPA Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary Read profile

Paula Kember is a Canadian chartered accountant with over 25 years of financial and administrative experience in the mining industry. From 1996 to 2006, she served as Vice-President, Finance of Philex Gold Inc. and previously as a financial officer of Corona Corporation and a director of PolyMet Mining Corporation.