Directors
Chairman – Max M. Garling LLB
Max Garling is a Sydney based mining investor and consultant who has been involved with publicly listed mining and exploration companies for nearly 40 years. He is a large shareholder in MCO and was the key figure in bringing the Morning Star mine asset to the ASX listed company. Mr. Garling is a lawyer by trade who specializes in merging mining properties & listed companies. He has been involved in various mines from vendor stage right through to production, including the A1 Gold Mine in Gaffney’s Creek Victoria (Broken Hill Holdings Ltd) and the Daisy Milano Mine in W.A. (formerly Perilya Ltd, now owned by Silver Lake Resources).
Managing Director / Chief Executive – Nicholas M. Garling
Nicholas Garling (Max’s son) has worked for Investment Banks for the past 21 years in areas concerning equity capital raising, asset disposal, structured derivatives and listed markets trading. After studying for a Diploma of Law at Sydney University and working in a Sydney legal practice for 4 years, he moved into the financial markets field. He worked for the past 10 years in Tokyo, Japan & Hong Kong, with UBS Warburg & Lehman Brothers where he was Managing Director of Equity Markets Group for UBS and before that, Managing Director of Lehman’s Asia-Pacific Equity business. Mr. Garling is a substantial shareholder in Morning Star Gold and works full-time in their Sydney office with regular visits to Woods Point.
Director – Jeffrey W. Williams BSc (Min Engineer) MBA MAusIMM AFAIM
Jeff Williams is a mining engineer with over 20 years experience in underground mining operations. He worked with CRA Limited (now RIO) for 12 years mining silver & zinc in their Broken Hill, NSW mine. He also worked with North Ltd for several years as their Senior Project Engineer. Jeff is currently Managing Director of the ASX listed Mineral Deposits Ltd (ASX: MDL) with extensive gold and mineral sands interests in Senegal, East Africa. Mr. Williams is based in Melbourne Victoria.
Director – Malcolm H. Bird
Mal Bird has been a Director of MCO for 18 years and has 40 years experience in the stock broking industry with a specialist focus on Australian mining investments. He is also a Director of the ASX listed exploration companies Central West Gold N.L. (ASX: CWG) and Silver Mines Ltd. (ASX: SVL). Malcolm is based in Sydney.
Director - Dr. Peter G. Jackson BSc PhD MAIG
Dr. Jackson has been Chief Geologist of Morning Star for over a year now. He has over 20 years of extensive practical & technical experience in the Woods Point Dyke Swarm. Peter lectured at Melbourne's La Trobe University for many years in Geology and has authored, conducted and read hundreds of economic studies into Eastern Victorian gold mines. MCO recently decided to add more scientific know-how to the board and we are delighted that Peter accepted the post. His appointment is also in recognition of the excellent work he's done in MCO's sampling, surveying and drilling programs to date and his wealth of experience in the Woods Point Dyke Swarm. Peter lived for many years at Australia's Antarctic post and is based in Melbourne, spending his working weeks in Woods Point at the Morning Star mine site.
