Bruce Hooper is a mining executive with extensive resources industry experience spanning the base metal, precious metal and energy sectors in Australia, Asia, the Americas and Africa. Bruce has been involved with a number of significant discoveries in Australia and internationally. As part of company's senior management team, he has developed and run a number of base, precious and bulk commodity operations. He has led a number of due diligence and transaction teams on successful acquisitions, mergers, investments, joint ventures and project sales across the mining sector. Most recently, he was the Chief Exploration & Business Development Officer at Sandfire Resources Ltd (ASX: SFR). During this period, he was seconded to be Chief Executive Officer of Tintina Resources based in Montana, USA. Prior to 2012, Bruce worked in several senior exploration, operational and business development roles for a variety of companies including British Petroleum ('BP'), Rio Tinto Limited, North Limited, Straits Resources Limited, Perilya Ltd, Ivernia Inc. along with both private and public board roles. Bruce holds an BSc (Hons) from the University of Leeds and is a Registered Professional Geoscientist of the Australasian Institute of Geoscientists
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Chief Executive OfficerB&B Resources
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Chief GeologistNoronex Limited Nov 2020 - PresentPerth, Western Australia, AustraliaManaging Exploration in Namibia exploring for Sedimentary Copper Deposits -
Non Executive DirectorNt Minerals Ltd Oct 2020 - Oct 2022Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaExploring for Sedimentary Copper Deposits in the McArthur River Basin, NT
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Chief Exploration And Business Development OfficerSandfire Jan 2012 - Sep 2020Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaBuilt up a comprehensive portfolio in New South Wales and Queensland through Joint Venture, purchase and claiming new tenements to hold one of the strongest tenement holdings in both these regions and rationalised the Northern Territory and South Australia. Exploration success led to further definition of the Altia deposit and a new porphyry prospect at Donnington near Temora.Business Development activities led to Sandfire taking a controlling interest in a Canadian junior holding the Black Butte Copper Deposit. Moved to Montana for 18 months to be President and CEO of Tintina Resources and drive the rationalization of the Canadian corporate structure and complete a pre-feasibility study and permitting application for the project. Sandfire currently hold 85% of Sandfire America.Led the project generation, business development and completion of the scheme of arrangement for the acquisition of MOD Resources and Metal Tiger’s interests. This is leading to the development of the T3 Motheo deposit and the exploration of the highly prospective Kalahari copper belt. -
Vp Corporate Development And ExplorationIvernia Aug 2008 - Aug 2011Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaAppointed to the Magellan Metals, Ivernia Australia Exploration boards.With the major shareholder, a number of projects were pursued in three continents and potential mergers were advanced to the board. Ivernia is now part of the GSR group owned by Sentient. -
General Manager ExplorationPerilya Feb 2007 - Aug 2008Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaAt Broken Hill focus moved to defining open pit projects with the Flying Doctor deposit being brought to a development decision and exploration success at the Pinnacles. Two new discoveries were advanced to resource definition. In Queensland the Mt Oxide copper deposit resource was increased substantially resulting in the decision to embark on a feasibility study. In South Australia at the Flinders Zinc Silicate project with the mining of the Beltana project a drilling program was completed at the Reliance project leading to a decision on a feasibility study and a near mine exploration embarked upon.Responsibilities have included management of a number of Joint Ventures, exploration programs and board directorship with the unlisted South Star Diamonds Ltd. Project Development role culminated in the Herald investment and CBH merger scheme of arrangement. -
Chief GeologistAeris Resources Limited Aug 1997 - Dec 2006Greater Sydney AreaThe Straits group built up a portfolio of mineral projects and mines in Australia and Asia with a number of projects assessed and acquired in many countries including Africa.Since Straits took a controlling interest in TSX listed Goldminco I took a position on the board and ran the company as President from July 2005 to December 2007. -
Project ManagerNorth Limited Feb 1991 - Dec 1997Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, ChileLed team to the discovery of the currently mining E48 porphyry copper deposit at Northparkes< NSW and completed the first stage drilling and resource calculations for the deposit.Transferred to Chile to open an office looking for porphyry copper deposits, iron oxide copper-gold deposits and gold mineralisation throughout Chile and Argentina. Transferred to Indonesia with the group to assist in setting up the office in Jakarta and forming a team exploring for porphyry copper-gold deposits and VMS gold
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Exploration GeologistRio Tinto Mar 1988 - Sep 1991Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaExploration in Rudall River, West Australia for CRA Exploration for base and precious metals and uranium. -
GeologistBp Sep 1984 - Jan 1988London, England, United KingdomPetroleum exploration geologist based in Aberdeen and Nottingham doing operational rig site geology and prospect evaluation studies both on and offshore Britain.
Bruce Hooper Education Details
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Mining And Mineral Engineering
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Bruce Hooper works for Noronex Limited
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Bruce Hooper's current role is Chief Executive Officer at B&B Resources.
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Bruce Hooper attended University Of Leeds.
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