Geological and Engineering Team
A.I.S. Resources Limited has assembled a world class team, who have extensive knowledge across all sectors of the lithium process – from discovery to production.
Dr. Rodney Boucher, Advisory Board Member
Gold Exploration Specialist
Dr. Rodney Boucher began his career in the petroleum industry investigating the tectonic setting, structural development and sedimentation within sedimentary basins. He moved to Bendigo in 1997 and commenced working in turbidite-hosted gold deposits at Fosterville, Bendigo, Ballarat and numerous smaller deposits. He has worked on turbidite-hosted and other styles of mineral deposits throughout the country.
Rodney specialises in grass-roots exploration, including mapping, geophysics, geochemistry, drilling – and is a renowned specialist in Turbidites encountered in Victoria Gold properties. He is presently consulting to Dart Mining for orogenic gold, porphyry Mo/Cu/Au & lithium-pegmatites, (Creswick), Bora Bora Resources (St. Arnaud), North Ballarat (Little Bendigo). Previously he was involved with Berry Deep Leads (alluvial Au); Fosterville, Bendigo, Ballarat, Lockington, Tandarra, Davenport Ranges (NT), Tanami (NT) (orogenic Au); Stuart Shelf (IOCGU); and Myrtle Creek, Tanami (NT) (porphyry). He is also a past lecturer in Structural Geology, Sedimentology and Geophysics at La Trobe University Bendigo, is the current Vice Chair and past Chair of AIG Victoria. He has been consulting to gold exploration companies in central Victoria. He is an Honorary Fellow University Of Melbourne, Geology Faculty, earned a PhD University of South Australia, Structural Geology and Tectonics, and has a Bachelor of Science Geology degree, First Class Honours.
Stewart Govett, Geological Advisor and Consultant
Stewart has a 15 year career in central Victorian orogenic gold systems with both mining and exploration. From self-directed research into historical data and current exploration programs he has been able to generate many prospects based on combined structural modelling and geochemical analysis which are currently being tested with current drilling.
Stewart’s experience encompasses a range of other polymetalic provinces or regions operated for both private and publicly listed companies. These provinces include Pilbara (LCT pegmatites), Stavley Zone (epithermal and orogenic gold), Bendigo Zone (epizonal, and mezothermal gold), Melbourne Zone (epizonal gold), Western Victoria paleoplacer (mineral sands), and Tabberabbera Zone (mesothermal- ‘Bendigo Zone style’).
With Stewarts local knowledge and experience comes a ready work path of prospect generation from evolving integrated work paths sourced through experience and research. Stewart is Principal Geologist for ExAct Geosciences and holds a 40% interest indirectly in EL006194.
Phillip Thomas, Geological Consultant
BSc Geol, MBusM FAusIMM MAIG MAIMVA (CMV)
Phillip specialises in finance and capital raising, management of mining companies, planning, development and management of mining projects, having established a number of significant gold, lithium and iron ore exploration and mining projects in Mexico, USA, Chile, Argentina, Arizona and Australia. He joined the company in 2016 as COO and became CEO in 2018.
He is experienced at raising capital for mineral based projects around the world. He also has deep experience in geological exploration in the gold, copper, lithium brines and iron ore sectors. He was Exploration Director and CEO of Admiralty Resources from 2003-2008, CEO of Lithea Inc Pozuelos lithium project in Argentina 2009-2011, CEO and exploration director of Arrowstar Resources Ltd until 2016.
In gold projects he worked on the Nazca San Pedro mine, a gold porphyry mesothermal deposit in Peru in 2010, completed an extensive review in 2014 of the Secret Pass Tin Cup gold mine in Arizona USA where 127 drill holes had been completed. In 2016 Phil worked on IRL Limited’s massive gold mine in Peru with a stated JORC resource of 1.1 million ounces of gold at Indicated and Measured estimate. In 2017 Phil investigated the Julian Gold mine in California USA and wrote a NI43-101 compliant report for the vendors. From 2008 to 2018 Phil has reviewed and visited more than 15 gold mines in Peru, Arizona, Alaska and Papua New Guinea and has a substantial amount of research and exploration data.
In 2003 Phil explored and built the small scale lithium carbonate plant in Rincon Salar, Argentina, then 2009 as CEO of Lithea Inc explored the Pozuelos Salar, then in 2016 explored and drilled the Salinas Grandes, Pocitos and Guayatayoc salars, and explored the Incahuasi and Vilama salars. He is also a shareholder in Ekosolve Limited that provides Direct Lithium Extraction Technology using solvent exchange.
Phillip holds a Masters Business Marketing degree with high distinction from Monash University, a Bachelor of Science (Geology) degree and a Diploma in Finance. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a certified Mineral Valuer with the Australasian Institute of Mineral Valuers and Appraisers.
Dr. Carlos Sorentino, Chief Chemical Engineer
Dr. Sorentino has degrees in engineering and economics. He specialises in the valuation, planning, development and management of mining projects, having established a number of significant exploration projects in South America. He has completed a number of major lithium projects in Argentina. Dr. Sorentino has specialised in the exploration, metallurgy and development of the mineral resources of evaporitic deposits, particularly in the Andes Cordillera. From 1996 to 2001 he prepared the detailed engineering and a bankable feasibility study for the exploitation of the Salar del Rio Grande, and from 2004 to 2008 developed the basic and detail engineering and directed the establishment of a pilot plant for a Lithium project in the Salar of Rincon, both of them in Salta, Argentina. More recently, he formulated a detailed business plan for the exploitation of lithium in the Salar of Pozuelos.
Dr. Sorentino’s doctoral dissertation was in the field of mineral economics. He also holds a Masters of Environmental Studies degree, a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemistry) and a Diploma in Radioisotopes Technology. He is a Fellow and a Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a member of the Mineral Industry Consultants Association, a member of the American Chemical Society and a Director and Certified Mineral Valuer with the Australasian Institute of Mineral Valuers and Appraisers.
Dr. Sorentino holds directorships in a number of private corporations in Australia, Argentina and elsewhere. He is an honorary Associate in Macquarie University, Wollongong University, University of Jujuy (Argentina) and in the Kalgoorlie School of Mines.
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