Alistair Stephens

Mr Stephens is a specialist in the critical and strategic commodities sector, with emphasis on rare earths and rare metals, having worked in this area for 20 years.

He has 35 years’ operational experience in the mining industry with roles in mine geology, mine planning, metallurgy, advanced processing, marketing and logistics. He has extensive hands-on experience in feasibility studies and, as Managing Director of Arafura Resources (to 2010), played an instrumental role in the development of the Nolan’s Bore Rare Earth Project that took the company from an early-stage exploration group with a market capitalisation of $4m to $400M. Mr Stephens recently delivered the outcomes of a feasibility study for the Kanyika Niobium Project in Malawi where he managed the project for 9 years. 

Mr Stephens has been engaged in board roles for over 18 years and has a solid understanding of corporate governance. He brings to the Company a comprehensive and extensive understanding that is unique in the specialty commodity sector, and an advanced strategic tactical perspective to project development and operational implementation.