Dr. Ausburn (PhD. Geo.), is a senior geologist with over twenty years of experience in the minerals exploration/mining industry, three years experience as a consulting hydrogeologist, leading to a focus on property acquisition with equity positions in both private and public companies. He has extensive field and management experience in the minerals business in a wide variety of mineral deposits, rock types, and geologic terranes. Dr. Ausburn has a very well rounded geologic background, with particular expertise in volcanic and plutonic igneous rocks and structural geology and extensive regional and detailed geologic mapping and reconnaissance experience. He has worked and managed exploration programs in several countries including the western USA, Alaska, Mexico, Colombia, SW Mainland China, and Malaysia. Further experience as a field geologist/hydrogeologist, project manager, and senior PG (Professional Geologist) report editor has been obtained consulting for several environmental consulting companies in the highly competitive and regulatory-complex Los Angeles-Orange County areas of Southern California. |