Thomas is an Australian exploration geologist graduating from the University of Melbourne with a BSc. (Hons) in 2005, and subsequently completed a PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2011. Since then, Thomas has attained solid hands-on industry experience as an exploration geologist in both Australia and Scandinavia. For 4 of these years he held the role of Exploration Manager with Mandalay Resources Corporation, which included a broad spectrum of responsibilities ranging from regional exploration in Scandinavia to near-mine exploration to support the Björkdal gold mining operation in northern Sweden.
Over the last four years Thomas has been an independent prospector, and director of Fromhold Geoconsult Pty Ltd., his geological consulting company, working in both Australia and Sweden. Thomas presently resides in northern Sweden near the town of Skellefteå.
Thomas is a memeber of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Amanda is a consultant exploration geologist who graduated from Victoria University (Wellington) with a BSc in geology in 2003. Between 2004-2011 Amanda worked in both the Pilbara and Yilgarn Cratons of Western Australia exploring for gold, nickel, iron ore and manganese and is credited with the discovery of high-grade iron ore at Jigalong in the East Pilbara.
During 2011 Amanda moved to northern Sweden where she has continued to work in mineral exploration in the Norrbotten and Västerbotten Districts of Sweden, the Swedish and Norwegian Caledonides and the Finnmark District of northern Norway exploring for gold, PGE's, nickel, copper, base metals and iron ore.
Amanda was the recipient of the 10th Nordic Exploration Award in 2021 for outstanding achievement, accomplishment and service to the Nordic exploration community.
Amanda is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM).
