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Matt has over 25 years’ experience in mine operations, construction, design and financing. Prior to war breaking out in Ukraine, Matt and his team advanced Black Iron’s Shymanivske Iron ore project from a historic resource estimate to a near construction-ready state by raising ~US$90 million and obtaining expressions of interest for over $560 million in construction funding. Most recently during the ongoing war, Matt signed a binding commitment with Anglo American to invest US$4 million in a royalty and binding offtake rights in exchange for funding 15% of project construction costs post war. From 2002 to 2010, Matt worked for the Iron Ore Company of Canada (RioTinto subsidiary), where he held several progressive roles including his last three years as Mine General Manager responsible for 650 employees and an annual budget of ~US$300M. Prior to joining the IOC, Matt worked as a process engineer for Hatch Ltd. designing and constructing metallurgical refineries globally.