About

John Nolan — Principal

John Nolan is a mining advisor and project leader with deep experience across underground nickel and cross-border transactions. He has led Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) workstreams in Western Australia, prepared RFQs for stope optimisation, ventilation support, and rehabilitation of complex declines (including ~15.7 km at the Lanfranchi nickel project), and advises on regulatory pathways, community engagement, and transaction structuring. John’s recent focus spans Australia, Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America, bringing technical depth, regulatory fluency, and aligned economics to projects and partners. Previously, John contributed to Evolution Energy Minerals (EV1) and maintains close relationships across the mining services ecosystem. His approach blends first‑principles engineering with pragmatic deal-making and stakeholder alignment.

• Cross-border advisory across Australia, Central Asia, Africa, Latin America
• Underground nickel optimisation: stope design, ventilation, rehabilitation
• Regulatory strategy, ESIA gap closure, community agreements
• Transaction structuring: JV, offtake, royalties with aligned incentives