Ian consults to the mineral resource sector specialising in the negotiation of project acquisition and divestment arrangements as well as securing the necessary land access approvals through engagement with landholder and indigenous stakeholders. He is a Director of NorthX Resources Pty Ltd a Nickel - Copper explorer focused on Sweden. Ian is also a Director of IQ Minerals Group Pty Ltd an unlisted resource acquisition and development group that identifies and then progresses quality projects towards public listings. Ian has a 35+ year career in mining, project development and exploration across base and precious metals, coal and seam gas. Ian has held various Director, Business, Stakeholder Engagement Specialist and Tenure roles with a number of ASX listed junior resource companies as well as Anglo American, BHP, Pancontinental Mining and Renison Goldfields. He has extensive experience in the negotiation and management of joint ventures, acquisitions and divestments across an international mix of resource projects.As a stakeholder engagement specialist working with Government, indigenous people, property owners and the communities in which exploration and mining have been proposed, Ian has had many successful outcomes.