Craig Manners has approximately 25 years experience within various areas of the mining and exploration industry, involved in: investment; mineral exploration; stockbroking; capital raising for publicly listed exploration and mining companies; non-executive director of ASX listed gold exploration and venture capital company; managing mining supply and drilling equipment supply companies; and has visited numerous mining and exploration projects throughout Australia, as well as in Asia and Africa. Craig founded MiningTenements.com in 2006.

Mr. Manners (BTh; DipTh): is a Graduate (Melbourne, 2002) of the Company Director's Diploma Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD); has completed a Certificate in Financial Markets (FINSIA); and short-courses of study in geology and drill management at the W.A. School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.