Stephen Weir joins EQR's Board of Directors
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19 January 2024
STEPHEN WEIR JOINS EQR’s BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EQ Resources Limited is the 100% owner of the Mt Carbine Tungsten Mine near Cairns,
Australia’s leading primary tungsten producer. It has also acquired 100% of the
Barruecopardo Tungsten Operation in Spain.
EQ Resources Limited (“EQR” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced
mining company director and mining finance executive Mr Stephen Weir as non-executive director of the
Company. The appointment was agreed between the Company and funds managed by Oaktree Capital
Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”), as part of the $25 million investment in EQR by Oaktree. Mr Weir will join the
board as Oaktree’s nominee director, and will also be appointed as chair of the audit and risk committee. As
Oaktree’s nominee director Mr Weir’s compensation is covered by Oaktree.
Mr Weir is a former Chief Executive Officer of Magnetite Mines Ltd (ASX:MGT), a company focused on the
development of the Razorback Iron Ore Project in the Braemar region of South Australia, an emerging iron ore
region. Mr Weir’s prior fields of expertise and senior executive roles span the mining, industrial services, energy
and infrastructure sectors. He had a 20-year career in corporate advisory with RFC Ambrian where he was a
Managing Director, preceded by project finance (Bankers Trust), general management (Brambles) and
construction management (John Holland Engineering).
Mr Weir is a Sydney-based Senior Adviser and Advisory Board Member with GBA Capital and maintains
membership of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
The expansion of the EQR board coincides with the international expansion of the Company to include the
recently acquired Saloro S.L.U. tungsten operations in the Salamanca Province, Spain. Bringing together of
Saloro’s Barruecopardo operations and EQR’s Mt Carbine operations forms a new globally-significant player
in the tungsten market, a mineral and metal categorised as highly strategic and critical by Governments of the
leading industrialised economies.
EQR Chairman, Mr Oliver Kleinhempel, commented: “I am pleased to welcome Stephen to the board. We look
forward to the combined effort by the expanded board and our leadership teams in Australia and Spain, moving
the company to the next level and delivering on its growth targets. Stephen’s experience across multiple
sectors, from mine development and construction to corporate finance and M&A, complements the existing
skill set of the board. Having known Stephen for some time now, his enthusiasm for critical minerals and EQR’s
past track-record creates a strong alignment with the rest of the team.”
Released on authority of the Board by:
Further Enquiries:
Kevin MacNeill
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Taylor
Investor Relations
0412 036 231
peter@nwrcommunications.com.au
REGISTERED OFFICE: Level 4, 100 Albert Road, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: 6888 Mulligan Highway, Mt Carbine Qld 4871
POSTAL ADDRESS: PO Box 1496, Mareeba Qld 4880
ABN: 77 115 009 106 (ASX: EQR)
T: (07) 4094 3072 | F: (07) 4094 3036 | W: eqresources.com.au
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About EQ Resources Ltd
EQ Resources Limited is a leading tungsten mining company dedicated to sustainable mining and processing practices.
The Company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, with a focus on expanding its world-class tungsten assets
at Mt Carbine in North Queensland (Australia) and at Barruecopardo in the Salamanca Province (Spain). The Company
leverages advanced minerals processing technology and unexploited resources across multiple jurisdictions, with the aim
of being a globally leading supplier of the critical mineral, tungsten. While the Company also holds gold exploration licences
in New South Wales (Australia), it aims to create shareholder value through the exploration and development of its current
project portfolio whilst continuing to evaluate corporate and exploration opportunities within the new economy and critical
minerals sector globally.
Forward-looking Statements
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those currently
anticipated in such statements. Particular risks applicable to this announcement include risks associated with planned
production, including the ability of the Company to achieve its targeted production outline due to regulatory, technical or
economic factors. In addition, there are risks associated with estimates of resources, and there is no guarantee that a
resource will have demonstrated economic viability as necessary to be classified as a reserve. There is no guarantee that
additional exploration work will result in significant increases to resource estimates. Neither the Australian Securities
Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the Australian Securities Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this announcement.
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