ROGÉRIO MENDES CARVALHO

DIRECTOR OF MINERAL RESOURCES AT INB He holds a degree in Mining Engineering, a postgraduate degree from the Center de Géostatistique de Fontainebleau - MINES ParisTech (École des Mines de Paris - France), a PhD in Geosciences (D.Sc.) and an MBA in Business Management . He has over 36 years of experience in Exploration Geology, Geostatistics, Mineral Resource and Reserve Assessment, Mine Planning and Design, Mineral Economics, Strategic Planning, Planning and Management, Business Development, Finance, Real Options, working for large companies in Brazil and abroad. He has extensive experience in various commodities, including iron ore, manganese, refractory materials, magnesite, clay, chromite, graphite, gold, platinum, nickel, diamond, coal and heavy minerals. He was responsible for project discovery (prospecting and exploration) through to economic feasibility and development studies, as well as technical audits and due diligence processes in many countries. He is a Fellow (FAusIMM) of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Since June 2019, he has been Director of Mineral Resources at Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil – INB, responsible for exploration, geology, resources, reserves, mining, processing, projects, engineering, licensing and decommissioning.