Claude de Bruin (LL.B; BMS. (Fin); GAICD) is a Director (Principal) of Thrace, a law firm based in Queensland, Australia. Claude has more than two decades of experience in mature and emerging mining jurisdictions and capital markets, across the corporate, commercial, project and regulatory lifecycle. He has travelled extensively, with first hand involvement in a range of projects and companies in several mining jurisdictions and capital markets (Australasia, Africa, emerging Asia, UK, North America).Claude has advised and held executive and non-executive board positions across private and public mineral resources and mining companies in several jurisdictions. He has significant founder and owners team experience having founded a number of mineral resources and mining companies. His experience ranges from precious metals to bulks, including gold, silver, PGMs, base metals (copper, nickel, zinc), rare earths, uranium, and thermal and metallurgical coal.