Roger Thomson

Roger Thomson was the general manager of exploration with Delta Gold and Sons of Gwalia. He was responsible for, and closely associated with, making economic discoveries of gold and tantalum in Australia. Mr Thomson successfully managed the exploration programme that led to the discovery of the multi-million ounce Sunrise gold deposit near Laverton in Western Australia. He is a geologist with more than 35 years' experience in mineral exploration, mining geology and management in Australia, Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. Mr Thomson is an Associate of the Royal School of Mines, a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and a Member of the Society of Economic Geologists.