Bill Peters graduated with a BSc (Hons) at the University of Western Australia in 1972. The next year was spent as a field geophysicist with McPhar Geophysics in Western Australia doing electrical surveys. In 1974, Mr Peters moved to South Africa and joined Anglo American Corporation as a field geophysicist responsible for airborne and ground geophysical projects directed at uranium, diamonds and base metals in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe for the Anglo American-De Beers group. He was later responsible for geophysics in the Western Cape Province. In 1980, Mr Peters moved back to Perth in Western Australia to join BHP, with responsibility for diamond exploration geophysics. This responsibility later included iron ore, gold and base metal exploration projects. He moved to Sydney in 1982 as a consultant to the Canadian companies, Teck Explorations and DIGHEM, working mainly on helicopter electromagnetic surveys and ground EM surveys for base metals in Australia and Canada. In 1983, Mr Peters returned to Perth and continued consulting before becoming a founding partner in Southern Geoscience Consultants in 1985. He has subsequently consulted to hundreds of clients in many different geological environments throughout the world. Mr Peters is an active member of the ASEG, SEG, SAGA, AIG and a Fellow and Chartered Professional of the AusIMM.
