Mike Woodborne moved to Australia in 2002 and has been involved in exploration and mining for more than 25 years. He has specialist knowledge and practical experience in the areas of marine mineral exploration and mining technologies. After 7 years with the Geologcial 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.