Christopher Cairns has extensive experience having worked for BHP Minerals as exploration geologist and supervising geologist in Queensland and the Philippines, Aurora Gold as exploration manager at the Mt Muro gold mine in Borneo, LionOre as supervising geologist for the Thunderbox gold mine and Emily Anne nickel mine drill outs, and Sino Gold as geology manager responsible for the Jinfeng Gold Deposit feasibility drillout.
Mr Cairns joined Integra Mining Limited in March 2004 and as managing director oversaw the discovery of three gold deposits, the funding and construction of a new processing facility east of Kalgoorlie transforming the Company from explorer to gold producer with first gold poured in September 2010. Following Integra's takeover by Silver Lake Resources in Jan 2013, Mr Cairns resigned along with the whole Integra board after having successfully recommended shareholders accept the Silver Lake offer. He has been the managing director of Stavely Minerals since January 2013.
Mr Cairns is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, and a board member of the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame.
