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Ross R. Bhappu, Ph.D. Partner, Member of the Investment Committee
Ross has experience in the mining industry working for both large and small (junior) mining companies. Prior to joining RCF Management in early 2001, he was chief executive officer at a small copper mining company dedicated to using new and state-of-the-art technologies to develop advanced stage mining projects, GTN Copper Corporation. Prior to joining GTN, Dr. Bhappu was Director of Business Development for Newmont Mining Corporation. In that role, he was involved in merger and acquisition activities including the sale of a portion of the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia, the marketing of copper concentrates to smelters all over the world, business development activities and the commercialization of Newmont's proprietary metallurgical technologies. Before joining Newmont, he worked for Cyprus Minerals Company in both technical and financial roles. He serves on the boards of Resource Capital Funds portfolio company Constellation Copper Corporation. Dr. Bhappu holds a Ph.D. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Arizona.





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