Duncan McBain

Duncan McBain has over 36 years of experience in the resources industry, and is the principal of Operandi Consulting which evaluates resource opportunities and sources potential projects for a range of industry clients. Prior to this, Mr McBain was the managing director of ASX-listed IMX Resources, which he took from explorer through to production by using innovative logistics solutions at its low capital cost Cairn Hill magnetite-copper project and guided it to achieving commercial outcomes for their projects targeting nickel and platinum group metals in Tanzania and Mozambique. Mr McBain commenced his career as an exploration geologist in South Africa. He spent 15 years with Rio Tinto in Australia and Asia, in exploration geology and business analysis roles, and later as director of corporate finance with Patersons Securities where he was team leader in 41 mandates raising a total of $394m for small to mid-cap resources companies over a 5-year period.