Mike Woodborne moved from South Africa to Australia in 2002 and has been involved in mineral exploration and mining for more than 25 years.

Woodborne has extensive knowledge and practical experience in the areas of marine geophysics, marine mineral exploration and mining technologies.

After seven years with the Geological Survey of South Africa, he set up and ran an independent geological consultancy in South Africa for 10 years before taking on various full-time corporate and senior management roles in private and public resource companies in South Africa, Namibia and Australia.

Woodborne holds an M.Sc (Marine Geology), SACNASP and MAusIMM degrees.