About GTS-W1

John Nolan founded GTS-W1 and leads the practice. He is a mining advisor and project leader with deep experience across underground nickel and cross-border transactions. He has led Pre-Feasibility Study workstreams in Western Australia, prepared RFQs for stope optimisation, ventilation support and rehabilitation of complex declines — including approximately 15.7 km at the Lanfranchi nickel project — and advises on regulatory pathways, community engagement and transaction structuring.

John's recent focus spans Australia, Central Asia, Africa and Latin America, bringing technical depth, regulatory fluency and aligned economics to projects and partners. Previously, John contributed to Evolution Energy Minerals (EV1) and maintains close relationships across the mining services ecosystem. His approach blends first-principles engineering with pragmatic deal-making and stakeholder alignment.

• Founder of GTS-W1 — specialist advisory and project delivery for the resources sector
• Cross-border advisory across Australia, Central Asia, Africa and Latin America
• Underground nickel optimisation — stope design, ventilation, rehabilitation
• Regulatory strategy, ESIA gap closure and community agreements
• Transaction structuring — JV, offtake and royalties with aligned incentives

Mark brings more than 35 years of experience across the global mining and resources sector, with a strong background in project development, operational leadership, drilling program oversight and execution management across Australia, Africa and international jurisdictions.

His experience includes senior operational, project management and in-country leadership roles across exploration, mine development, project evaluation, acquisitions and operational turnaround environments. Mark has worked extensively within remote and operationally complex jurisdictions, managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, logistics, regulatory pathways and stakeholder engagement under challenging field conditions.

His experience also includes oversight of RC and diamond drilling campaigns, field logistics management, QA/QC and reporting workflows, contractor coordination and operational risk management within remote exploration and project development settings.

• Project development and operational turnaround across Australia, Africa and international jurisdictions
• In-country leadership of multidisciplinary teams, contractors and logistics in remote settings
• RC and diamond drilling campaign oversight, QA/QC and reporting workflows
• Regulatory pathways, stakeholder engagement and operational risk management

Kerry Griffin is a highly experienced mining geologist and lithium subject matter expert with over 30 years of global experience across Australia, Africa, South America and Asia. He brings extensive experience in exploration program design, resource drilling, geological modelling and estimation, and mine development, supported by a strong track record in leading geological teams and delivering study and project outcomes.

Kerry has been involved in major project discoveries and developments, including contributing to the Oyu Tolgoi discovery, and has a proven ability to drive project value through disciplined technical execution and successful development pathways. He is a Competent Person under JORC and a Qualified Person for NI 43-101 reporting across multiple commodities.

• Lithium and LCT pegmatite systems, plus base and precious metals across multiple commodities
• Exploration program design, resource drilling, geological modelling and estimation
• Contributor to the Oyu Tolgoi discovery
• JORC Competent Person and NI 43-101 Qualified Person

Melanie Hickman is a mining and exploration geologist with over 15 years of experience across Western Australia and internationally, with expertise spanning nickel, gold, tungsten-molybdenum and porphyry copper-gold systems in Chile.

Melanie was a key member of the team that discovered the Boomerang Kaolin Deposit and was directly responsible for the design and supervision of the drilling program that defined a maiden resource of 93.3 Mt of kaolin. Her work demonstrates a strong capability in progressing projects from early-stage exploration through to resource definition.

Earlier in her career, Melanie played a direct role in the discovery and delineation of significant nickel resources while working as a Mine Geologist at the Lanfranchi Nickel Mine (2008–2012). She is a strong advocate for geoscience-led exploration, applying rigorous geological understanding to guide targeting and decision-making. This philosophy underpins her approach to all projects, ensuring exploration programs are technically robust and focused on unlocking maximum project value.

• Discovery and resource definition — 93.3 Mt maiden kaolin resource at Boomerang
• Nickel resource discovery and delineation at Lanfranchi Nickel Mine, 2008–2012
• Nickel, gold, tungsten-molybdenum and porphyry copper-gold systems
• Geoscience-led targeting and early-stage to resource-definition progression

Matthew Wheeler brings more than 30 years of experience across exploration, resource development and mining geology, with a strong focus on gold and uranium projects in Australia and internationally. He is a JORC Competent Person and an NI 43-101 Qualified Person.

His expertise spans exploration strategy, resource evaluation, drilling program design and management, geological and GIS database development, and technical reporting for public markets and regulatory compliance.

Throughout his career Matthew has held senior technical and management positions with companies including Mega Uranium Ltd, Range River Gold Ltd, Red 5 Limited, Normandy Mining Limited and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines. A graduate of Curtin University of Technology with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Geology, he has worked alongside multidisciplinary teams comprising geologists, mining engineers, metallurgists, environmental specialists, financiers and investment stakeholders. His combination of technical excellence, project leadership and industry knowledge makes him a highly respected geological consultant capable of guiding projects from grassroots exploration through to resource definition and development.

• Gold and uranium, Australia and international
• Exploration strategy, resource evaluation and drilling program design and management
• Geological and GIS database development for public-market reporting
• Mega Uranium, Range River Gold, Red 5, Normandy Mining, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines

Grant Donne is an experienced exploration geologist with a strong background in mineral exploration across Western Australia, including exposure to lithium, gold and base metal systems. He has held senior roles including Exploration Manager with Gondwana Resources, where he was responsible for exploration strategy, target generation and drill program planning across a portfolio that included lithium-prospective tenements in the Yilgarn Craton and East Pilbara.

Grant has experience working on projects within key lithium terrains such as the Mt Holland district, giving him familiarity with LCT pegmatite systems and the associated exploration approaches. His broader experience includes greenfield and brownfield exploration, geological interpretation and management of multi-commodity exploration programs.

He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), reflecting his commitment to professional standards and industry best practice.

• Lithium exploration across the Yilgarn Craton, East Pilbara and the Mt Holland district
• LCT pegmatite systems and associated exploration approaches
• Exploration strategy, target generation and drill program planning
• Member, Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)