Michael Brown

Mr. Brown is Managing Partner - Africa at Palaris, a leading international mining advisory firm, established in 2000. Prior to this role, Mr. Brown was Managing Director, Technical and Operations at Pala Investments. Prior to joining Pala, Mr. Brown worked for De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. where in his role of Chief Operating Officer he was responsible to the Chief Executive Officer and Board for all operations in South Africa, including production at five mines, the planning and execution of construction projects, strategic business development and health, safety and environmental control. Mr. Brown previously held the position of Head of Strategic Business Development at De Beers, where he was responsible for the full value chain from resource evaluation to strategic business planning, concept studies, feasibility studies and project implementation. He managed a number of major projects, including the $750 million Finsch block 5 feasibility study, the $1.3 billion Venetia underground mining pre-feasibility study; the $35 million Venetia resource extension project, and a $200 million construction project at Voorspoed.