Jonathan Lowe

Jonathan Lowe boasts over 30 years of extensive experience in the minerals industry, 18 years of which focussed on global metals exploration and bulk commodity mining at BHP.  the rest dedicated to adapting exploration processes and technologies to prospect and develop deep-sea mineral deposits.

During his 10-year tenure at Nautilus Minerals, he advanced from Chief Geophysicist to Exploration Manager and subsequently to Vice President of Strategic Development and Exploration. Numerous world-first successes emerged from this deep-sea work, particularly from the seafloor massive sulfide exploration and development within the Pacific Rim of Fire. This included delineating the Solwara 1 copper and gold resource in Papua New Guinea and the discovery of many other base and precious metal prospects in the deep-sea regions of Papua New Guinea and Tonga.

Most notably, in the field of polymetallic nodule exploration and development, Jonathan led the team that delivered the exploration and development work in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone for Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd, culminating in the first stock exchange reportable polymetallic nodule resource estimate. He is particularly honoured to have been recognised for his input into the recent Chief of Naval Operation Strategic Studies Group directed by James R. Hogg, Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret).

With a proven track record of successful, multi-commodity mineral exploration across a wide range of political and geographic jurisdictions, Jonathan firmly believes that the abyssal plains of the Pacific Ocean represent the next transformative step in the highly competitive resource industry.

He holds tertiary degrees in geophysics, an MBA, is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Member of the Society of Economic Geologists.