David Broughton

Dr. Broughton is recognized as an expert in sediment-hosted copper deposits and has been a key participant in several discoveries and successful development projects. After completing BSc and MSc degrees at the University of Waterloo, he worked 10 years in gold exploration and mining in Canada, primarily in the Abitibi, for companies including Hemlo Gold, Agnico-Eagle, Canamax, and Cyprus Amax. Dr. Broughton joined Ivanhoe Mines in January 2008 as VP of Exploration, he was co-leader of the Kamoa discovery team that was the 2015 recipient of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award for the International mineral discovery of the year. He also led the Ivanhoe team that discovered the world-class Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex, which is currently being developed.