Dr. Peltonen has over 25 years experience in geoscientific research, exploration and mining. He has deep experience on a variety of commodities & deposit types including: gold, copper porphyry, magmatic copper nickel, VMS, iron ore, and diamonds. Most recently he was engaged as Exploration Manager Europe for First Quantum Minerals Ltd. Dr. Peltonen is an accredited Chartered Professional of Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM), European Geologist (EurGeol), and SEG Fellow. He also serves as Professor of Economic Geology at the University of Helsinki.