Development Advisory Board
Mr. Patrick Gorman
Advisory Board Member
M.S (Mining), B.Sc. (Hons) Mining
Mr Gorman is a mining engineer with over 35 years technical and project experience in a wide range of business, cultural and climatic environments and communities. He has worked on more than 100 mining projects in 60 countries. He has managed development programmes, conceptual evaluations and studies for scoping, pre-feasibility and definitive feasibility stages. He has also provided technical audits for project financing. He is an experienced non-executive director of TSX-V and London-AIM listed mineral resource companies.
Mr. Gorman’s key area of focus on the Advisory Board covers the provision of technical expertise and support to all project management activities. This includes mining engineering, mining contractors, metallurgy, scoping, feasibility studies and financial modelling.
Ms. Liz Wall
Advisory Board Member
Ms. Wall is a Rhodes Scholar with degrees in Mining Engineering, Development Studies and Environmental Management. Ms. Wall is currently the Director of Shared Resources and works with mining projects in developing countries as a social development specialist. Prior to launching Shared Resources in 2008, she was a Social and Environmental Development Specialist working with mining projects with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a Regional Development Manager and Health, Safety and Environment Policy Advisor for Rio Tinto in a number of locations around the World.
Ms. Wall’s key areas of focus on the Advisory Board cover the provision of expertise and support on environmental management and best practices, social welfare, health, sustainability and Governmental expectations. In particular, Lydian aims to ensure full adherence to World Bank and Armenian National standards across these areas.