2023 - 2025: Intl. Manganese Institute

In 2023, I was elected for a two-year term as a Vice Chairman of the new High-Purity Manganese Committee of the International Manganese Institute in Paris. My work contributed to a better understanding of manganese use in rechargeable battreies for electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary storage applications (ESS) in the IMnI research. I also worked on analysis of IMnI statitics relating to Mn use in batteries and general promotion of manganese for these applications.

2018 - 2024: Battery Metals at CPM Group

During these six years (2018-2024) I worked for the New York-based CPM Group covering some minority and battery metals. I was the Head of CPM’s Manganese Pracitice and Molybdenum Practice and I regularly published market analyses for these metals. Many listed clients used these reports for their Pre-Feasibility or Bankable Feasibility Studies. In the case of manganese, my work focused on the use of this metal in batteries. See the Videos Section of this website for some of my podcasts and interviews on manganese-in-batteries.

2014 - Present: Marketeye.org Boutique

Since the summer of 2014 I have been providing consultancy services under my bespoke research boutiqe brand Marketeye.org . While remaining faithful to the natural resources sector, I have branched out to management consultancy in a wider field. Assignments included the research on mine tailings, running residential mining courses for Euromoney, and market research on battery metals (manganese and molybdenum in particular).

2009-2014: Exploring for Metals in Poland

This 5-year period covers two employments: 2009-2011 as a Director of Operations, Europe (Board position) with Strzelecki Metals Ltd listed in Sydney (ASX), and 2011-2014 with the New York City based Electrum Group (private equity) as a Senior Adviser. In both cases my work concentrated on all aspects of mineral exploration in Poland: applying for mineral concessons, dealing with government departments; preparing exploration programs and supervising day-to-day operations of two local companies there. I was also involved in fundraisng in Australia and takeover negotiations.

2005-2009: Preparing to build a Zn/Pb mine

in Greenland + exploration + fundraising

For over 4 years I had been the Chief Operating Officer (Board position) of Angus & Ross plc (A&R), a London-listed (AIM) mineral exploration junior. The company had exploration properties on 5 continents, but my main focus was on Greenland, where A&R was preparing to re-open the legendary Black Angel zinc-lead mine. Apart from the day-to-day running of the company, numerous fundraisings, supervising exploration programs, and dealing with the Government of Greenland I was closely involved in preparation of a Bankable Feasibility Study for the project. I was also involved in A&R’s gold exploration JV in China.

2002-2004: Selling Technical Services

In 2002, my colleague Richard Thompson and I opened and ran the London office of the US/Canadian technical consultancy Norwest Corpoartion Ltd . The company offered technical consultancy services to the metal and coal mining sectors, oil sands and oil shale sector, governments etc. I was a Director of the London Office performing a sales role and looking after the accounts of the company.

1999-2002: Analyst, Lecturer, Journalist

During this 3.5-year period I worked as a freelance consultant within the metals and mining sector. My assignments came from clients like the World Bank, US Government (DoE), McKinsey & Co, major mining equipment manufacturers, the Mining Journal Research Services, United Nations, Raw Materials Group, World Gold Council, CRU and others. I was the Chairman and (later) Management Committee member of the Association of Mining Analysts , I wrote country reviews for the Mining Journal, and I lectured on commodity trading courses run by Euromoney. I also developed a commodity hedging software for a metal trading client and wrote a book on environmentally and socially responsible mining published by the United Nations (a free PDF download is available through this link ).

1992-1998: Trading Cathodes & LME Futures

For over 6 years I had worked for the London office of a large Polish copper and silver producer KGHM Polish Copper . I started as a Copper Trader progressing to the Managing Director of the London operation. During that time I acquired an intimate knowledge of hedging with futures on the London Metal Exchange (1000s of positions) as well as physical commodity trading of copper, silver & gold and metal concentrates. I was in charge of £600m+ turnover company and trained many junior traders.

1987-1992: Supplying UK industry with ball

bearings and steel products

In 1987 I was seconded by Warsaw-based import-export company IMPEXMETAL to take up a Sales Manager position in London. I was supplying ball bearings and other steel products to UK and Irish clients including major automotive and gricultural machinery manufacturers. This position gave me a good exposure to the precsion engineering sector.

1978-1987: Importing 13,000 types of ball

bearings

Between 1978 and 1987 I worked in Poland, my coutry of birth. As a Sub- Department Manger I was in charge of imports of over 13,000 different lines of ball bearings and similar products required by the Polish industry.