Drew Craig

Managing Director and Consutling Geologist

Drew specialises in early stage project development and remote exploration as well as GIS, QA/QC and logistics. He has developed strong communication skills and a wide range of practical field skills, having been employed globally with a number of Major and Junior mining companies.

Drew graduated with Honours in Geology from the University of St Andrews in 1997 and spent time in the Aberdeen oil industry before completing a Master's degree in Mineral Exploration at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College (1999).

He then spent time working with the British Army before starting Rocklore in 2002 and working both independently and as an associate exploration geologist with SRK Exploration Services Limited.

Between 2002 and 2007 Drew worked on a variety of projects, for both Major and Junior companies in over 20 countries, and on five continents. Drew's commodity experience ranges from gold and diamonds to base metals and industrial minerals.

In late 2007, Drew joined the Altus Strategies team and as the technical lead was responsible for the development of business opportunities and in particular the establishment of Arabian Gold Corporation in Saudi Arabia. During his time at Altus Drew also supported several other projects, most notably African Aura's Cameroon gold projects.

In 2009 Drew spent 6 months managing the resource definition phase of the world class Reko Diq porphyry project in Pakistan. During this period he was managing a team of over 50 and 8 drill rigs.

Drew went on to support Kazakhmys in Kazakhstan in late 2009 and this enduring contract led to Rocklore subcontracting its first geologist.

In 2010, with recovering markets, Drew co-founded Tigris Resources Limited which was dedicated to exploring and developing gold and copper resources in SE Turkey. This region has been largely unexplored and overlooked in recent years due to political instability but remains one of the final pieces in the metallogenic mosaic that makes up the Tethyan Belt.

Drew has now left Tigris and is focusing on new opportunities in remote and emerging environments.

He is a Fellow of The Geological Society of London and a Professional Graduate Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He also serves on the committee of MinSouth in London and provides specialised advice on geospatial intelligence and stabilisation to the British Armed Forces.