More than 31 years’ experience in base, precious, bulk and energy minerals exploration, mining and techno-economic assessment in Africa.

Services

• economic geology
• mineral economics
• corporate advisory
• due diligence reviews and fatal flaw analyses of projects and mining operations
• mineral asset valuation
• expert witness testimony
• public reporting
• mineral exploration strategy and management

Commodities

• base and precious metals
• industrial minerals
• coal
• chrome
• manganese
• iron ore
• uranium

Focus

• technical advice, mineral economics and valuation
• technical due diligence of mine and exploration data
• mineral asset valuation and financial modelling
• country and commodity reviews
• Competent Persons’ Reports
• Competent Valuators’ Reports

More than 20 years’ operational and consulting experience in mineral exploration, mining geology, project techno-economic appraisal and reviews in Africa.

Services

• strategic exploration management
• mine geology and Mineral Resource Management
• geological and resource modelling
• country and commodity reviews
• project techno-economic evaluation
• technical reviews and governance audits of mineral resources and mineral reserves
• due diligence reviews and fatal flaw analyses of projects and mining operations
• independent technical/lender’s expert reviews of projects and mining operations

Commodities

• gold
• platinum group metals
• iron ore
• nickel
• chrome
• copper
• manganese
• lead
• zinc
• uranium
• bauxite
• limestone

Focus

• strategic exploration management
• target selection, identification and appraisal
• techno-economic assessment of mineral projects
• country risk profiling and commodity reviews
• mineral resource evaluation
• mine geology and Mineral Resource Management
• technical and Competent Persons' Reports
• technical reviews and governance audits of mineral resources and mineral reserves
• due diligence reviews and fatal flaw analyses of projects and mining operations
• independent technical/lender’s expert reviews of projects and mining operations

Darren holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Johannesburg and has been with The Mineral Corporation since 2008. Over the course of his career, he has accrued over 14 years of experience in mineral exploration and Mineral Resource estimation across Africa.

His expertise spans a wide range of commodities including iron ore, copper, cobalt, chrome, vanadium, bauxite, manganese, uranium, platinum group metals, gold, and coal. He has worked on various exploration projects and has been deeply involved in Mineral Resource estimation, due diligence, and technical reviews of exploration projects, operating mines, and Mineral Resource audits. His experience includes both sediment-hosted and volcanogenic poly-metallic base metal deposits.

Darren is a proficient economic geologist and an expert in geological modelling, contributing significantly to project development and technical evaluations throughout his tenure at the firm.

Services

• technical due diligence
• mineral resource estimates
• exploration management
• preparation of technical databases and technical advice
• interpretation and analysis of mineral and structural project data
• commodity reviews
• assisting in JORC, SAMREC and CIM compliance reporting

Commodities

• tin
• nickel
• copper
• platinum
• chrome
• iron ore
• bauxite
• coal

Focus

• technical advice, mineral economics, and valuation
• technical due diligence of mine and exploration data
• country and commodity reviews
• mineral asset valuation and financial modelling
• contributor to Competent Persons' Reports

MSAIMM
PhD - Extractive Metallurgy,
M. Eng - Extractive Metallurgy,

Director

Wezi brings over 22 years of expertise in mining, mineral processing, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy, covering operations and technical studies in the extractive industry. His experience includes precious, base, and nonferrous metals, with notable involvement in West African gold projects. He spearheaded a technical due diligence study and led the successful turnaround of a major ferrochrome producer in Eurasia. As an accomplished executive manager, Wezi has driven process plant operations and corporate technical services, leading technical optimization, business improvement, due diligence, and business development initiatives. His proficiency spans mineral beneficiation, including smelting, roasting, leaching, electrowinning, and separation technologies such as solvent extraction and ion exchange.

Services

• metallurgy
• process operations management
• technical studies for new/existing processing plants
• technical due diligence of processing facilities for businesses' performance and investments
• tailings reprocessing/metals recovery and sustainability
• hydrometallurgy
• pyrometallurgy

Commodities

• cobalt
• copper
• chrome
• manganese
• gold
• lithium
• calcium fluorite

Focus

• Refinery operations and management
• Plant design, optimisation and troubleshooting
• Product quality control
• Hydrometallurgical and chemical processing of a wide variety of ores
• Health, safety and environmental management
• Due diligence and fatal flaw reviews
• Scoping and feasibility study contributions
• Small business development and management

TMC finance director since 2007; previously financial manager from 2002.

Services

• mineral asset valuation
• financial modelling

Focus

• corporate strategic advice
• commercial negotiations
• due diligence reviews
• financial valuation models – preparation, auditing, supervision

More than 30 years’ technical, managerial and consulting experience within the mining industry

Services

• Engineering and Infrastructure
• Conceptual, Pre-feasibility to Feasibility Studies and Due Diligence Studies
• Independent Technical/Lender’s Expert reviews of projects and mining operations

Commodities

• gold
• diamonds
• platinum group metals
• iron ore
• manganese
• chrome
• coal
• base metals

Focus

• technical study co-ordination and management
• due diligence and lenders technical advisor
• infrastructure assessments
• mining equipment selection
• open pit simulation modelling and costing
• capital and operating costs scheduling
• life cycle cost (LCC) modelling
• legal and safety compliance assessments

More than 41 years of operational, technical and executive experience across the southern African mining industry. Since 2014, he has provided specialist mining and business consulting services including contributions to detailed due diligence studies and he has a broad knowledge of the base metals, coal and precious metals mining business

Services

• short-medium term and strategic mine planning
• due diligence reviews and fatal flaw analyses of projects and mining operations
• independent technical/lender’s expert reviews of projects and mining operations

Focus

• technical research
• prefeasibility/feasibility studies
• mining assessments
• scoping studies
• fatal flaw analyses
• due diligence studies
• techno-economic design
• mine design
• benchmarking exercises
• construction of costing models

More than 45 years’ experience in coal geology, exploration and mining, with extensive work experience in most major coalfields of southern Africa, Indonesia and Australia.

Services

• exploration management
• coal project evaluation services
• coal resource and reserve estimation

Focus

• exploration management
• evaluation of coal deposits and resources
• due diligence studies
• technical and Competent Persons' Reports

With more than 18 years' experience across consulting and corporate roles, has established him as a leader in applying practical ESG strategies to the complex challenges of the mining industry. His work consistently demonstrates his ability to combine deep technical knowledge with a strategic vision for sustainable business practices, helping clients to build more resilient, compliant, and environmentally responsible operations.

Services

• high-resolution site characterisation
• ESG and sustainability strategy
• risk management and due diligence

Focus

• sustainability management
• risk mitigation for financial investors
• ESG frameworks & policy development
• broader business advisory
• process optimisation and environmental performance

More than 18 years’ service with TMC and specialising in legal and ESG issues in the mining sector.

Services

• mineral tenure
• social and labour planning
• ESG due diligence and reporting

Focus

• Social and Labour Plan generation
• socio-economic impact studies
• assistance with the formulation, compilation and project administration of prospecting and mining right applications in accordance with MPRDA

GIS and drafting.

Services:

• GIS
• drafting

Focus

• computer graphics
• Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS)
• survey draughting

Experienced mining professional with 20+ years across platinum, copper, gold, and iron ore operations in South Africa. I help clients align technical decisions with financial and strategic outcomes, drawing on deep expertise in mineral resource management, financial modelling, and investment analysis. My career spans operational leadership, equity research, and advisory roles across Africa’s leading mining institutions. Passionate about delivering practical, results-focused advice that bridges engineering, finance, and strategy.

Services:

Experienced mining professional with cross-functional expertise and over two decades of hands-on contribution in platinum, copper, gold, and iron ore operations across South Africa. I support clients in aligning technical mining decisions with financial and strategic outcomes, drawing on a career that spans operational leadership, investment analysis, and advisory roles. As Senior Specialist Financial Planning in a leading platinum producer’s Strategy and Business Development team, I led financial modelling for long-term planning, ore reserve declarations, capital investments, strategy, and M&A. Translating strategic-operational interdependencies into executive-level insights. Previously, as Consulting Mining Engineer, I advised Africa’s only vertically integrated copper producer on technoeconomic studies, mine design, scheduling, risk assessments, and capex-optimizing contracting strategies, while providing technical and safety leadership for brownfield development. My earlier experience includes equity research and investment banking at a major financial institution, analysing PGM and bulk commodity miners’ strategies and performance, and leading block cave mine development and cost-containment studies as Superintendent Value Engineering. I hold an MBA, BSc Mining Engineering, and BCom Financial Management, complemented by a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency, recognised as and comparable with statutory professional qualification for senior operational leadership in most mining regions. Supporting clients in realising value through practical, results-focused advice that bridges engineering, finance, and strategy.