Over 100 years rare earth experience

Ken Collerson is an internationally recognised and highly cited, geologist and geochemist with technical expertise that focuses on discovery of new ethically sourced supplies of critical minerals. He is an Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Queensland.

Ken has expert knowledge of rare earth and critical metal mineral systems as well as trace element and isotope analytical techniques. In the 1980’s as a consultant to Union Oil, Ken showed that the Mount Weld carbonatite, now being exploited by Lynas Rare Earths Limited, was post Archaean in age. He also provided key geochemical consultant services to Pacific Wildcat Resources Corporation for their Mrima Hill carbonatite regolith-hosted REE-Nd deposit in Kenya. While undertaking research in the 1970’s he discovered the peralkaline igneous suite that hosts the Strange Lake heavy REE rich deposit on the border of Labrador and Quebec.

Alannah MacTiernan works closely with governments and industry to promote North Stanmore Heavy Rare Earth Project as well as providing policy analysis and monitor legislation for critical minerals projects.

In her 13 years as a WA Minister, Alannah has played an active role in bringing many resource projects on stream. She played a critical role in the Pilbara Iron Ore expansion 2003 -2008 and in the development of the iron ore exports in the MidWest region. She has actively supported critical minerals projects throughout Western Australia.

Alannah is a former member of the WA and Federal Parliaments and is well known for her role as WA Minister for Planning and Infrastructure where she oversaw many significant civil projects across the State, including the Perth to Mandurah Rail Line.

During Alannah’s political career she served as Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Ports and Minister for Hydrogen Industry and is set to bring invaluable experience to the Company.

Emma Doyle is a former senior Trump White House official with fifteen years of experience at the highest levels of Republican politics and policymaking.

Emma served as White House Principal Deputy Chief of Staff between 2018 and 2020, where she managed key strategic functions of the West Wing, including the Office of Public Liaison, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Presidential Personnel, and the Office of Political Affairs. She subsequently served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to First Lady Melania Trump.

Prior to the West Wing, Emma spent two years as Chief of Staff of the Office of Management and Budget, the largest component of the Executive Office of the President with responsibility for coordinating policies, programs, and regulations across the entire federal government. In addition to her role at OMB, Emma was the first political appointee to serve as Chief of Staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Before joining the Administration, she lobbied for Ford Motor Company, worked for Republican Members of Congress in both the House and Senate, and served as a member of the Republican National Committee’s Official Proceedings team for multiple Republican party conventions.

A Pittsburgh native, Emma graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University and also holds a Master of Science in Finance from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.

Emma is engaged through her Washington-based consulting firm, Marble Arch LLC, as an external advisor to Victory Metals Limited.