Money of Mine
The Race
to 25K
25 seats at a private dinner with some of the most respected names in Australian mining. You can't buy one. You win one by bringing new readers to The Director's Special.
Who you'll be dining with
6 of the most respected names in Australian mining, hosted by Trav and JD from Money of Mine.
HOST
HOST
Tony Kiernan AM
A veteran of around 35 years running and overseeing ASX-listed companies, and one of the most experienced chairs in Australian mining.
Tony chaired Pilbara Minerals from 2016 to early 2024, through its rise from lithium explorer to major producer. He chaired Genesis Minerals from 2022 through its rapid growth into a Leonora gold producer, and stays on its board as lead independent director.
Before that he chaired Saracen Mineral Holdings from 2018 until its 2021 merger with Northern Star, a stretch that included Saracen buying 50% of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit, and then joined the Northern Star board for the rest of 2021. He has also chaired Chalice Mining, BC Iron and Develop Global.
He is a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to business and the community.
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Mark Connelly
A mining executive turned serial chair with a long record of building gold companies and selling them well.
Mark spent 12 years at Inmet Mining in Canada and five at Newmont in the US. As managing director of Adamus Resources he led its US$597 million merger with Endeavour Mining in 2011, then served as Endeavour's chief operating officer. As managing director of Papillon Resources he led its US$570 million takeover by B2Gold in 2014.
As a chair he has since overseen the sales of Alto Resources to Brightstar in 2024, Warriedar Resources to Capricorn Metals in 2025 and Emmerson Resources to Pan African Resources in 2026. Today he chairs Catalyst Metals (since March 2026), Tesoro Gold and Stellar Resources, and joined the Pan African board in October 2026. He is also a former director of B2Gold and Saracen Mineral Holdings.
Business News has named him in its Power 500 every year since 2023.
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Russell “Rusty” Delroy
Rusty founded Nero Resource Fund, which has run since 2013 and compounded at around 23% a year from inception to mid-2025.
He brings more than 20 years across funds management, corporate finance and executive roles, including stints at Morgan Stanley in the UK and Patersons Securities.
He is known for engaging hard with the companies Nero owns. Nero pushed for board renewals at Capricorn Metals in 2019 and Carnarvon Energy in 2023, and Rusty has sat on the Carnarvon board since December 2023.
He's also a regular on Money of Mine, and he's never short of a view on energy, metal prices and where the market is mispricing risk.
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Sam Berridge
Sam is a portfolio manager and resources analyst at Perennial Partners, which he joined in 2012.
He's a geologist by background. He spent about six years in open pit mining and exploration across gold, nickel, iron and uranium, with Equigold and Jindalee Resources in Australia and West Africa, before moving into markets in 2008.
He was a metals and mining analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Sydney, where he won StarMine's 2011 award for top Australian metals and mining analyst.
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Alex Hewlett
A geologist and company builder who has been on the boards behind several of WA's best recent discoveries.
Alex chaired Spectrum Metals from 2018 through its high-grade Penny West gold discovery and its 2020 takeover by Ramelius Resources. He was a director of Wildcat Resources from 2019 to early 2024, covering its Tabba Tabba lithium discovery, and chaired the company now called Delta Lithium from 2020 to 2022.
He has also been a director of Black Cat Syndicate and CEO of Hammer Metals, and started out as a resource-modelling geologist at CSA Global.
Today he's a director of Gorilla Gold Mines, which is chasing high-grade gold near Kalgoorlie.
Paul House
Paul leads IMDEX, the ASX-listed mining-tech company whose drilling and data tools are used by explorers and miners around the world. IMDEX is the partner behind the Directors Dinner.
He joined IMDEX in 2017 to run its REFLEX brand, became chief operating officer in 2018, chief executive in 2020 and managing director in 2024.
Before IMDEX he spent more than 14 years at SGS, including as CFO and as managing director for India and South Asia. That's more than 30 years in resources and technology across Australia, the US, Africa, India, the Middle East and South East Asia.
25 seats. 8 already taken.
Our guests and your two hosts have their seats. The other 17 go to readers who earn them in the race.
Who's winning
Most referrals across the whole race takes the head of the table
The Chair is named in the Final Table edition on Monday 7 December and is presented an engraved 5g Perth Mint gold bar on the night.
Four steps to a seat
Get your link
Every reader has a personal link. It's in the race panel of every edition.
Share it
Send it to your team, your board, your LinkedIn. Anyone in mining who should be reading.
They confirm
A referral counts once your reader subscribes and confirms their email.
Win the day
Top the day's board from 5pm to 5pm (3 referrals minimum) and you're in line for a seat. One seat per person.
Four weeks to the table
Seats are decided at 5pm AWST on race days, Monday to Friday.
The Directors Dinner by
An evening at one long table with the stars, Trav and JD, and the readers who earned their seat.
The fine print, quickly
Who can enter?
Any reader of The Director's Special aged 18 or over. You enter by sharing your link. There's nothing to sign up for.
Do referrals from before the race count?
No. Only new readers who sign up through your link from 6am AWST on Tuesday 10 November count.
When does a referral count?
Once your new reader confirms their email address. It counts in the race day they signed up.
Can I win more than one seat?
No, it's one seat per person. Seat holders keep racing for the Chair.
How are reader seats decided?
Mostly on the daily boards: top a race day with at least 3 referrals and you're in line for a seat. We keep a few to award at the close to standout racers, like consistent referrers and near misses.
Where do I find my link?
In the race panel of every edition of The Director's Special, already filled in. Tap a share button and your link goes with it. Anyone who subscribes through it counts to you.
What does the Chair win?
The head of the table on the night, and an engraved 5g Perth Mint gold bar.
Is travel included?
Dinner and drinks are covered. Travel is at your own cost, so please check your employer's gifts policy.
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