Paul Dale

Director

Paul Dale is a geoscientist, explorer and director with skills developed in private mining and services companies, the public sector, and not-for-profit organisations. He has nearly 30 years’ executive experience across the resources sector value chain in exploration, operations, consultancy, private commercial ventures, services delivery, and government across much of Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Paul strives to create opportunities for delivering social and economic benefit that enhances people’s lives. He is passionate about creating regional development opportunities, delivering authentic environmental & social governance and empowering self-determination for First Nations people.

Paul’s senior resources sector roles include Director with the NSW Department of Planning & Environment, Country Exploration Manager PNG for Barrick Gold, Managing Director & CEO for Wirralie Mines Pty Ltd, Belyando Mines Pty Ltd and Conglomerate Project Management Pty Ltd, and Non-Executive Director with Mt Coolon Gold Mines Pty Ltd. He currently leads HarLin Consulting, a Tasmanian based geoscientific and stakeholder engagement consultancy.

As a Director in the public service, Paul was a key Government representative engaged with the mining community in Lightning Ridge, and supporting the Lighting Ridge community in forums including the Western Lands Council. Paul also supported the community directly as a co-organiser of the 9th National Opal Symposium in 2018. Paul was struck by the uniqueness and regional development potential of the AOC’s building project and future plans during this time.

In the not-for-profit sector, Paul has served in several school Associations and directed a Before & After School Care business. He is currently Grants Officer for the Woodbridge School Association and Secretary of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM). Paul is developing not-for-profit concepts for financially self-sustaining school garden & outdoor STEM lab programs and contributes to professional mentoring programs.

Paul is a Fellow of the AusIMM and the Society of Economic Geologists, and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.