Management & Team

The management & team includes professionals with years of experience in the mining & exploration game bringing their knowledge, passion and experience. Click to view the Team focused on metallurgy and the Team in Tanzania

Dr. Antony Harwood - President & CEO & Director

Dr. Harwood is an economic geologist with 30 years of international exploration and mining experience and graduated from University of Wales, College Cardiff, with a B.Sc. (Honours) degree and Ph.D in Economic Geology.  Dr. Harwood was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Montero Mining & Exploration in June, 2009.  Between 2006 and 2009, Dr. Harwood held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Africo Resources Ltd., a Canadian company engaged in exploring, acquiring and developing base metal and gold assets in Africa.  Between 2000 and 2006, Dr. Harwood served as a Vice President of Placer Dome Inc., a major Canadian gold mining company. Other professional credits include positions as a Director of Adamus Resources and Auryx Gold Corp. and former founder and MD of Harwood International Ltd., a geological consulting company. Dr. Harwood additionally held a position as a lecturer - University of Wales, Cardiff (UK), University of Natal and University of Durban (South Africa).

Toni Chapman - CFO, Corporate Secretary & Director

Toni Chapman has 20 years financial and administration financial experience in Africa for South African and Canadian companies and has a Management Advanced program diploma from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. She is currently CFO - Oryx Mining and Exploration Ltd., and other professional edits include the former CFO - Tri Origin Exploration Ltd., a consultant to Placer Dome, South Africa and former Business Administrator Director for Bastillion Group of Companies.

Grant Pierce - Country Manager - Tanzania

Grant is a mining engineer with over 20 years of experience in both open-pit and underground mining. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) degree from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education and a Diploma of Engineering in Mining Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia. Previous experience includes roles as Operations Manager for Resolute Mining Ltd.’s Golden Pride Project, the first major gold mine in Tanzania; Executive General Manager for Barrick Gold Corporation in Tanzania; Country Manager for Africo Resources Ltd. in the Democratic Republic of Congo, General Manager of Albidon Ltd.’s Munali Nickel Mine and more recently, General Manager Operations for Perseus Mining Ltd. in Ghana bringing the new Edikan Gold mine into production.

Michael Evans - Project Manager - Wigu Hill, Tanzania

Mike has an MSc in Geology from Natal University, South Africa. He has over 38 years experience as a geologist including 26 years working with Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mike has worked in over 15 African countries where he has directed mineral target generation and on-site evaluation of properties. This included the establishment of exploration operations and the development of major exploration programs, as well as the management of feasibility studies on two major projects. Mike is a Qualified Person.

Patrick Cullen - Project Manager - Phosco

Patrick has 16 years of experience as a geologist and graduated with a BSc (Honours) Geology from the University of Portsmouth and an MBA (with a specialisation in Project Management) from the University of Southern Queensland. He began his career in the oil industry with Schlumberger and moved to the Witswatersrand goldfields with AngloGold in 1997. Since 2003 he has worked as a independent consultant in a number of commodities, including platinum exploration. For the past 5 years he has been focused on uranium exploration across southern Africa, and held the position of Exploration Manager for Australian listed African Energy Resources. Patrick has most recently been managing exploration and resource definition on South African phosphates.

Richelle Chapman - IR Communications, Canada

Richelle obtained a Bachelor of Design (Specialized Honours) Degree from York University / Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada. She has years of experience serving the mining & exploration industry creating external communication materials, which include websites, presentations, annual reports and promotional print collateral. Clients past and present include: Soltoro Ltd., Gossan Resources Ltd., Excalibur Resources Ltd., Tri Origin Exploration, and Xmet Inc. Richelle is pleased to fill the role of IR Communications for Montero Mining & Exploration.