One of the World's Leading Lithium Market Experts
Joe Lowry has been involved in the lithium industry for over a quarter of a century. From 1992 to 2012 Joe managed FMC Lithium’s commercial business with a focus on lithium ion battery related materials. While living in Japan and China from 2000 through 2010, he also served as President of FMC’s Japan based joint ventures producing cathode material and lithium metal / organometallics. After moving to China he was responsible for forming and served as President of FMC Zhangjiagang Specialty Chemicals Ltd. He was venture manager for the construction of the world’s largest butyllithium plant which was FMC’s first wholly owned production unit in China. Joe ended his tenure at FMC with both global commercial and business development responsibility.
After leaving FMC in September of 2012, Joe founded Global Lithium LLC an advisory firm serving lithium producers, purchasers, investors and governments on five continents. His extensive global network of high level contacts at both lithium companies and major purchasers gives Joe a unique window on what for many is an opaque market.
Director Exploration, First Quantum Minerals Ltd
Mike is a geologist and a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines in the UK. His experience spans some 30 years in the mineral industry including extensive involvement in exploration and mine development projects in Africa, Australia, Papua New Guinea and more recently Latin America. His career has included senior roles in the Rio Tinto group, Placer Dome and Resolute Mining as well as involvement with several junior exploration companies in Africa.
Mike joined First Quantum Minerals in 2008 as Exploration Director and has been closely involved in an exciting period of growth, assisting the company to take advantage of a raft of exploration and acquisition opportunities.
Managing Director, Latin Resources, Limited
Christopher (Chris) Gale is the Managing Director of Latin Resources.
Chris has extensive experience in senior management roles in both the public and private
sectors, especially in commercial and financial roles.
He has also held various board and executive roles at a number of mining and technology
companies during his career.
Chris is former Chairman of the Council on Australian Latin American Relations (COALAR)
established by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
from 2012 to 2018.
He is also a founding director of Allegra Capital, a boutique corporate advisory firm based in
Perth and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Managing Director, HotChili Limited
Christian Easterday is a geologist with over 19 years’ experience in the mineral exploration and mining industry. He holds an honours degree in geology, and master’s degrees in both Mineral Economics and Business Administration.
Christian has held several senior positions and exploration management roles with top-tier companies, specialising in structural geology, resource development, project valuation and negotiation across multiple commodity classes in Australia and internationally. Since 2008 he has held the position of Managing Director of ASX listed resource company Hot Chili. He is a founding director of Hot Chili and continues to lead the Company through the discovery and development of the large-scale Productora copper project in Chile.
Managing Director, Azure Minerals
Tony Rovira has worked in the mining industry as a geologist and in company management for more than 35 years. He has been responsible for the discovery of several gold and nickel deposits which have been developed into operating mines – including the world-class Cosmos Nickel Mine.
Since 2003, Tony has been Managing Director of Azure Minerals which is exploring and developing several precious and base metals projects in northern Mexico with good success. Azure’s flagship project is the Oposura zinc-lead-silver deposit.
The Company is progressing Oposura through the Feasibility Study with a development decision expected in late-2019 and production aimed for late-2020.
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