
Atmavireshwar Sthapak is a geologist specialising in mineral resource exploration and evaluation.
He joined Alara Resources in 2011 as exploration manager and study manager based in Muscat, where he was involved in the discovery of large VMS copper mineralisation extensions at the Washihi project in Oman. Prior to Alara, Mr Sthapak’s career spanned 10 years with ACC / ACC-CRA, and 10 years with Rio Tinto (Australasia) where he was awarded a Rio Tinto Discovery Award in 2009. He has worked on world class deposits, including Mt. Isa type copper deposits in Australia, and copper, gold and diamond mines on four continents.