Adavale Appoints Geologist and Mining Executive as NED
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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT
10 April 2025
ASX: ADD
Adavale Appoints Seasoned Geologist and Mining
Industry Executive as Non-Executive Technical Director
to Strengthen Board
• David Ward appointed as Non-Executive Technical Director of Adavale Resources
Limited.
• David brings over 25 years of exploration, development, and operational mining
expertise across leading Australian gold and copper projects.
• Previously Chief Geologist of Bacchus Resources, where he defined 950Koz Au of
resource and advanced other key projects later acquired by ASX-listed explorers.
• Key technical and operational roles at Newcrest Mining and Clancy Exploration.
• Appointment aligns with Adavale’s growth strategy focused on advancing
exploration activities across its NSW Parkes Project and global resource portfolio.
• John Hicks retires from the Board after providing invaluable geological insight and
strategic guidance.
Adavale Resources Limited (ASX:ADD) (“Adavale” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce
the appointment of seasoned geologist and mining industry executive, David Ward, as NonExecutive Technical Director to the Board.
David Ward is a seasoned geologist and mining industry executive with over 25 years of experience
encompassing early-stage exploration, project development through to open pit and underground
mining.
Throughout David’s career, David has demonstrated a strong commercial perspective on driving
value creation. For the last 8 years as Chief Geologist of Private Company, Bacchus Resources,
David was instrumental in defining over 950Koz of gold resources in the NT, while overseeing the
development of other exploration assets in the NT, QLD and NSW. These assets were then
incorporated into key projects for multiple ASX-listed exploration companies.
In addition to his success at Bacchus Resources, David has played key exploration and operational
technical roles in several companies, including Newcrest Mining, as Production and Resource
Definition Geologist for the Cadia Gold Mine and Clancy Exploration as Senior Exploration
Geologist overseeing Porphyry and Epithermal exploration in the Lachlan Fold Belt NSW.
David Ward’s appointment marks a significant step in Adavale’s broader growth strategy to
advance its Parkes Gold-Copper Project in the Lachlan Fold Belt, as well as its Nickel and Uranium
portfolios in Tanzania and South Australia.
Directors & Officers
Adavaleresources
ALLAN RITCHIE
NIC MATICH
Executive Chairman & CEO
Non-Executive Director
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Investors@adavaleresources.com
DAVID WARD
LEONARD MATH
Non-Executive Director
CFO & Company Secretary
www.adavaleresources.com
+61 2 8003 6733
Adavale Resources Limited
Level 2, 49 Oxford Close
West Leederville, WA, 6007
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In parallel with this transition, Mr John Hicks will retire from the Board, having served with
distinction during Adavale’s exploration phase. His leadership and geological insight have been
instrumental in establishing Adavale’s strong technical foundations.
Adavale Resources Executive Chairman and CEO, Mr Allan Ritchie, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome David to the Board. His deep technical expertise and proven ability to
convert exploration concepts into defined resources will be instrumental as we continue to mature our
projects and deliver value to shareholders.
David joins at an exciting time for Adavale, with drilling at the Parkes Project imminent, record gold
prices, and a highly prospective exploration pipeline in three jurisdictions. His appointment reflects our
focus on adding high-calibre technical talent to support the next phase of our growth.
I’d also like to sincerely thank John Hicks for his outstanding service. John’s contribution to our geological
strategy and Board has been invaluable, and we wish him all the vest best in his future endeavours.”
Adavale income Non-Executive Technical Director, Mr David Ward, commented:
“I’m excited to join Adavale at such pivotal time. The Company has assembled a compelling portfolio of
exploration assets in some of Australia’s most prospective mineral belts.
I look forward to working closely with Allan and the team to advance our Parkes Project which lies in a
tier-1 copper-gold province. With drilling on the horizon and strong commodity fundamentals, it’s a great
time to be joining the Company.”
This announcement is authorised for release by the Board of Adavale Resources Limited.
Further information:
Allan Ritchie
Executive Chairman and CEO
Adavale Resources
E: investor@adavaleresources.com
P: +61 2 8003 6733
Jane Morgan
Media and Investor Inquiries
Jane Morgan Management
E: jm@janemorganmanagement.com.au
P: +61(0) 405 555 618
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ABOUT ADAVALE RESOURCES
Exploring for Gold and Copper in the NSW Lachlan Fold Belt, Uranium in South Australia, and Nickel
Sulphide in Tanzania.
The Parkes Project
Adavale Resources Limited (ASX:ADD) holds
a 72.5% interest in the Parkes Gold and
Copper Project, consisting of four granted
exploration licences that are highly
prospective for Au-Cu, primarily due to their
location adjacent the giant Northparkes
copper-gold mine and encompassing the
Ordovician-aged rocks of the Macquarie
Arc, within the crustal-scale structure of the
Lachlan Transverse Zone (LTZ) that contain
both Northparkes and the world-class
Cadia gold-copper Mine.
South Australian Uranium Portfolio
Adavale also holds seven granted
exploration licences that are prospective
for their sedimentary uranium potential
within the northern part of the highlyprospective Northern outwash from the
Flinders Ranges in South Australia, as well
as four exploration licence east of Ceduna
on the Eyre Peninsula increasing Adavale’s
uranium tenement holdings including to
include uranium rights to 4,959km2.
The Kabanga Jirani Nickel Project
Adavale also holds the Kabanga Jirani Nickel
Project, a portfolio of twelve highly
prospective granted licences along the
Karagwe-Ankolean belt in Tanzania. The
nine southernmost licences are proximal to
the world class Kabanga Nickel Deposit
(87.6Mt @ 2.63% Ni Eq). Adavale holds 100%
of all licences except for two licences that
are known as the Luhuma-Farm-in, which
are held at 65%, adding a further 99km2 and
bringing the portfolio to 1,315km2.
Adavale’s licences were selected based on
their strong geochemical and geophysical
signatures from the previous exploration
undertaken by BHP.
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