About Federation MiningFederation Mining is an Australian incorporated company established by Mark Le Messurier and Jim Askew with the purposes of building a new gold/copper miner. The Company will pursue opportunities where it is able to apply its skill set and experience in the development and profitable operation of mining projects across a range of regions.About Mark Le MessurierMark is a mining engineer and executive with 35 years of experience in hard rock base metal and precious metal mining. He most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer of Evolution Mining for six years from its foundation in 2011, a leading Australian gold miner with a current market capitalisation of approximately AUD$5bn. Mark has extensive experience in building and operating modern, underground mining operations.As an Executive Manager with significant success driving the rapid growth of leading base metal and gold, open cut and underground mining operations, I had spent seven years supporting Evolution Mining grow from a foundation entity to a $5bn company included in the ASX100.With a strong focus on driving operational excellence, I was able to consistently grow resource bases, ensure mining and metallurgical assets deliver to target, achieve optimal capability, reduce production costs and improve safety measures while continuing to deliver growth and extend mine life.Specialties: Operational leadership, Corporate and shareholder communication, Business transformation, Open cut and underground mining operations, Financial management and modelling, Mergers and acquisitions, Strategy development and execution, Reinvigorating corporate culture, Building low cost operations, Developing profitable mining operations, Mine construction, Extending mine life, Integrating acquired operations, Increasing production, Building high performing management teams