Darren Holden is a geology graduate of the University of Otago (NZ) & The University of Western Australia.

He has worked in both mining and mineral exploration environments all over the world and is a recognised leader where he brings passion, verve and creativity to mineral exploration. Darren is a specialist in hard rock mineral exploration including epithermal and mesothermal gold & silver, porphyry copper gold, base+precious metal, base metal vms,  mafic hosted nickel-copper-pge, sedex style.

 

Corporately Darren is well connected in Australian and North American financing scenes and is a noted presenter and speaker and has helped raise over $100M for the mineral exploration industry.

 

Personal Award & Nominationss:

James Park Medal Otago (1993),

BHP Summer Scholarship (1993-94), 

Talbot Gold Medal UWA  (1994).

Nominee Gavin Thomas Award for commitment to the precious metal industry (2015)

 

Team Awards:

GoldCorp Challenge Fractal Graphics (2001);

Best Emerging - ABM Resources (Diggers and Dealers – 2012)

 

Membership: 

Member of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (since 2005) 

Competent Person under JORC 2012.