John Gray has over 18 years experience in mineral exploration having worked as a project and senior geologist primarily in gold, copper and PGM exploration with both major international mining and junior exploration companies, including Homestake, Noranda and Axmin. His experience includes exploration and project management within Archaean greenstone through Tertiary epithermal terrenes in Canada, South America, the Balkans, northern Europe and sub Saharan Africa. John is currently CEO of African Aura Resources, a gold exploration company operating in Liberia and Cameroon.

He is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London, and a member of the Association of Mining Analysts.