Identify and secure
Recognised the opportunity at the historic copper–gold project and committed his own capital to secure it.
OUR TEAM / EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS
Find the opportunity.
Build the company.
Geological judgement and the experience to take projects to market.
MineFinder brings together project generation, exploration technology and corporate execution. Warwick Anderson identifies and develops the project case. Dan Lanskey brings experience in financing, company building and public-market transactions.
Speak with Warwick and DanASSESS THE PEOPLE. EXAMINE THE WORK.
A record you can examine.
A project generator needs to recognise an opportunity, establish a credible exploration case and attract the people and capital to advance it. Our principals have worked across that sequence. The examples below identify their roles, the work completed and its relevance to MineFinder.
01 / MANAGING DIRECTOR
Warwick
Anderson
Project generation.
Exploration insight.
Technology development.
Warwick is a mineral exploration entrepreneur whose work connects project identification, geological data and commercial opportunity.
He founded Gold Exploration Australia and later led a mining technology company. His experience includes exploration management, project acquisition and brokerage, company formation, and the development of software for geological analysis. His project-generation work includes Mt Chalmers and projects subsequently advanced by QMines, SQX Resources and Great Divide Mining.
Recognising value in existing information
At Mt Chalmers, Warwick identified the opportunity, used his own capital to secure the project, assembled the historical exploration records and developed a revised geological case. This combined the technical work of interpreting an old dataset with the commercial work of securing an asset and preparing it for further investment.
His earlier company-building experience includes founding Dynasty Gold, which was subsequently acquired by Traprock Mining. These experiences inform MineFinder’s approach to securing projects, testing their potential and preparing them for partnerships or a new exploration company.
Building the tools and the technical capability
Warwick led a mining technology company that brought together expertise in geology, geophysics, data science and software development. He led the team that received the 2019 OZ Minerals Explorer Challenge Genius Prize. His exploration-technology consulting experience includes work for BHP, Rio Tinto, Kinross Gold and St Barbara.
At MineFinder, this experience supports MAGMA, our proprietary AI-enabled exploration platform. It brings historical data, geological modelling and target generation into a connected workflow, supported by Data Studio analysis tools and Scout’s conversational access to project information.
Field experience and leadership
Warwick’s background includes field exploration, research and GIS work, exploration management and project leadership. He also served in the Australian Army in infantry and intelligence duties, with deployments to Afghanistan and Timor-Leste.
FOCUS AT MINEFINDER
Project selection, the geological investment case, exploration priorities and the technology used to turn data into practical field decisions.
02 / DIRECTOR
Dan
Lanskey
Capital raising.
Company formation.
Transaction execution.
Dan is a company builder and capital-markets executive with more than 20 years of senior management and board experience.
His career includes resources, oil and gas, technology and other growth businesses. He has worked with companies listed in Australia and Canada, and with investors across Asia Pacific and North America. His transaction experience includes private placements, pre-IPO funding, initial public offerings and reverse takeovers.
Taking an exploration company to market
As Managing Director of QMines, Dan led the company’s corporate and listing programme, working with its board and advisers. QMines commenced ASX trading on 6 May 2021 after an IPO that raised A$11.55 million. Mt Chalmers was its flagship copper–gold project.
A completed Canadian CPC transaction
Dan led the Needle Capital Corp side of the transaction that took The Flowr Corporation public. Needle was a Canadian Capital Pool Company (CPC). Its qualifying transaction with Flowr completed on 21 September 2018, creating the public-market vehicle for Flowr’s business.
The transaction filings identify Dan as Needle’s Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer through completion. This provides direct experience of using a listed corporate vehicle to bring a private business to the Canadian market.
Building an operating business
Dan was a founder and Managing Director of Austex Oil. During his tenure, the business grew from start-up to approximately US$30 million in annual revenue. His historical board appointments also include Macarthur Minerals, Pryme Energy and Raya Group.
He holds a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Venture Development from Griffith University.
FOCUS AT MINEFINDER
Corporate strategy, financing, investor relationships and the transaction structures used to form partnerships and build new explorers.
A SHARED TRACK RECORD / MT CHALMERS
From an overlooked opportunity
to a funded public company.
A$11.55mQMines IPO proceeds
ASX listing · 6 May 2021
Mt Chalmers shows how the principals’ skills work together: secure a project, develop the exploration case and establish a funded company to advance it.
Develop the case
Assembled historical exploration information and developed the revised geological case that supported the project’s advancement.
Finance and list
Led corporate strategy and the ASX listing programme as QMines’ Managing Director, with the board, management team and advisers. The IPO raised A$11.55 million.
This work predates MineFinder. Mt Chalmers is a QMines project and is separate from MineFinder’s current portfolio.
Read the supporting public records ↓SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Different businesses. Relevant execution.
PUBLIC-MARKET TRANSACTION / 2018
Flowr & Needle Capital
Dan Lanskey
Led Needle’s side of the qualifying transaction that took Flowr public in Canada. The transaction completed on 21 September 2018.
Relevance to MineFinder: practical experience in corporate structuring and completing a private-to-public transaction.
Transaction record ↗COMPANY BUILDING / FROM 2006
Austex Oil
Dan Lanskey
Founded and led an oil and gas business that grew from start-up to approximately US$30 million in annual revenue during his tenure.
Relevance to MineFinder: experience developing a business beyond its initial financing and assembling the capital and operating capability needed for growth.
Published biography ↗EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY / FOUNDED 2017
Mining technology company
Warwick Anderson
Co-founded a mining technology company and led its multidisciplinary team to the 2019 OZ Minerals Explorer Challenge Genius Prize.
Relevance to MineFinder: experience building software and combining technical disciplines to extract more insight from exploration data.
Award organiser’s account ↗PROJECT GENERATION & ACQUISITION
Dynasty Gold
Warwick Anderson
Founded Dynasty Gold, which was subsequently acquired by Traprock Mining.
Relevance to MineFinder: direct experience creating an exploration business and progressing it to a corporate transaction.
These examples describe the principals’ earlier roles and completed work. The financial measures shown are historical IPO proceeds and operating revenue.
HOW THIS EXPERIENCE IS APPLIED
Build the project case.
Keep a path to a transaction.
MineFinder’s model combines technical progress with commercial choices. We seek to advance projects through partnerships and spin-outs, with retained interests that can provide exposure to future success.
Review the current portfolio ↗- Project judgement
- What does the evidence support, what has previous work missed, and which exploration test could most improve the project’s value?
- Commercial judgement
- Who could fund and advance the opportunity, what would they need to see, and which transaction structure best fits the project?
- Capital discipline
- What will the next expenditure establish, how does it affect the funding requirement, and what exposure could shareholders retain after a transaction?
MEET THE PEOPLE MAKING THE DECISIONS
Put your questions
directly to us.
We are raising funds for project assays, MAGMA targeting and preparation for a proposed listing through a Canadian TSXV CPC. Discuss the milestones, proposed transaction and opportunities for partnerships or new exploration companies.
Use the conversation to examine management ownership, capital contributed, remuneration, use of funds and the commercial milestones. Request investment information and discuss the terms with Warwick and Dan.
Public records
Selected transaction and award records supporting the experience described above.
- QMines — ASX listing announcement, 6 May 2021
A$11.55 million IPO; Dan Lanskey identified as Managing Director.
- The Flowr Corporation — management information circular, 26 November 2018
Needle Capital qualifying transaction completed on 21 September 2018; Dan’s executive roles through completion.
- Unearthed — OZ Minerals Explorer Challenge Genius Prize, 25 July 2019
OZ Minerals Explorer Challenge Genius Prize and the team’s multidisciplinary approach.
- QMines — investor presentation, June 2021
Dan’s Austex founding role and growth to approximately US$30 million in annual revenue.