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Moly Mines (ASX/TSX:MOL), through it's 100% owned subsidiary Moly Metals Australia Pty Ltd, is the 100% owner of the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum\Copper Project – the world’s most advanced new primary molybdenum development project.

• 15/12/2008 Molybdenum demand to benefit from infrastructure programs
• 27/11/2008 Moly Mines' Spinifex Ridge well positioned with strong fundamentals of molybdenum market
• 10/11/2008 Moly Mines moving Spinifex Ridge forward - other Molybdenum projects wither
• 09/10/2008 Moly Mines gets Gas from Santos

• 30/10/2008 Moly Mines Secures US$150 million Interim Funding

Moly Mines Limited, through it's 100% owned subsidiary Moly Metals Australia Pty Ltd, is the 100% owner of the Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum\Copper Project – the world’s most advanced new primary molybdenum development project. [Read More]

DIRECTORS

Mr Paul Willis
Chairman

Mr Willis has extensive project analysis and capital markets experience, having spent the past 15 years working in the investment management industry, specialising in the resources sector. He has been responsible for managing portfolios of listed Australian and international resource companies across all resource sectors, particularly gold, base metals, bulk commodities and oil and gas. Mr Willis was a founding partner, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of JF Capital Partners Limited (“JFCP”), an institutional funds management company based in Melbourne, Australia. JFCP was one of the fastest growing boutique fund managers in Australia between 2000 and 2005, with assets under management growing from $30 million to $3 billion. Prior to founding JFCP, Mr Willis held senior portfolio management, analyst and dealing positions with major funds management companies in Australia.

Dr Derek Fisher
CEO / Managing Director

Dr Fisher has more than 35 years of worldwide experience in the resource industry. He has been the principal in listing a number of companies, both in Australia and Canada, and has more than 20 years experience as a manager of publicly listed companies. Dr Fisher began his career with the New South Wales Geological Survey in 1966 and, following graduation from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, moved into the mineral exploration and mining industry. During the 1970s he undertook doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Canada, gaining his PhD in 1979. Dr Fisher is an honorary life member of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC), having spent 13 years on the council of AMEC.

Mr Peter Thomas
Director

Mr Thomas holds an MBA, first year honours, from Harvard Business School and holds Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Science degrees from Macquarie University, Sydney.  His strong international finance, corporate and investment banking skills have developed over the last 10 years while he served in various executive, corporate and advisory roles.  Currently, Mr Thomas is a senior executive at Fortescue Metals Group Limited and is responsible for group financial management and commercial project performance.  During 2006, Mr Thomas jointly led equity negotiations, joint venture and debt financing arrangements that culminated in Fortescue’s A$3 billion project financing.  From 2002 to 2004, Mr Thomas was Mergers and Acquisitions Manager for Novartis.  Prior to this Mr Thomas was Vice President, Corporate Finance at Lehman Brothers in New York and London from 1998 to 2002.

Mr David W. Constable
Director

Mr Constable is a professional geologist with more than 25 years Canadian and international exploration and development experience, including managing his own geological consulting firm for more than a decade.  Since 1996, Mr Constable has provided investor relations services to international and Canadian mining companies.  Mr Constable served as Vice President, Investor Relations, for Normandy Mining Limited from 1997 until its takeover by Newmont in 2002.  Currently, he is Vice President, Investor Relations, for FNX Mining Company Inc.  Mr Constable is a member of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Geology degree and an MBA.

Mr Michael Senft
Director
Michael Senft is currently an independent strategic financial advisor for clients in a number of industries. Mr. Senft began his career as an associate in Investment Banking with Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1982. During the mid 90’s, Mike was co-head of Global Leveraged Finance at Merrill Lynch. Among other accomplishments during this period, Mr. Senft led the establishment of Merrill’s European Leveraged Finance effort. Among other successes, his effort culminated in his origination of the first high yield bond denominated in a European currency. From 2002 to 2008, Mike was Head of Leveraged Finance Capital Markets for CIBC World Markets Inc.. Over his career, Mr. Senft has had the opportunity of working with companies across a broad spectrum of industries, including extensive experience in natural resources, steel and aluminum, chemicals, manufacturing, retail and services. Mr. Senft received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton University, and his MBA in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Mr David Nixon
Director

Mr Nixon is a mechanical engineer with 40 years experience in the mining and construction industries in Australia, Southern Africa, New Zealand, Canada and Indonesia. His initial training was with De Beers in the diamond industry in South Africa and he came to Australia in 1980 for the development of the Argyle diamond mine, the worlds largest diamond producer. He came to Australia with Edward L Bateman Engineering which became Nedpac during the 1980’s. In 1990 Mr Nixon was one of the founders of Signet Engineering which was acquired by Fluor in 1996. From 2001 to 2004, he was the project director for a Fluor/SKM joint venture for the successful development of the $1.0 billion BHP Billiton Iron Ore Asset Development projects, comprising the new Area C mine near Newman, extension of the rail from Yandi to Area C and the expansion of port facilities at Port Hedland. Mr Nixon currently works as a consultant in the mining industry in Western Australia and is the non-executive chairman of ASX-listed Atlas Iron Limited (AGO) and a non-executive director of Swick Mining Services Limited (SWK).

MANAGEMENT

Mr Collis Thorp
Chief Operating Officer

Mr Thorp has 40 years mining experience, having operated and managed open-pit and underground mines in Australia and internationally. This experience covers precious, base and specialty metal operations including gold, tin, tungsten, titanium and zircon. He has significant and diverse experience in all aspects of major project feasibility and development including mining, process design, metallurgy, infrastructure, environment and metals market. Prior to this appointment, Mr Thorp was Managing Director of the Cable Sands Group which operated four mineral sands mines (titanium, zircon) in Western Australia. Mr Thorp was previously Vice President and Executive Councillor of the Chamber of Mines and Energy, Western Australia and is a past Chairman of its Conservation, Environment and Land Management Committee. He is also a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr John McEvoy
Chief Financial Officer

Mr McEvoy has extensive experience in senior finance roles in both the public and private sector with approximately 15 years experience in the mining industry. Prior to joining Moly Mines in March 2006 as Chief Financial Officer, Mr McEvoy was the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for CustomVis plc, an AIM-listed surgical laser manufacturer, from August 2004 and was appointed as Executive Finance Director of CustomVis plc in March 2005. He was previously employed as Financial Controller and Company Secretary for Cable Sands Group, a mineral sands mining company, where he played a key role in the sale of Cable Sands Group to BeMaX Resources NL.

Mr Andrew Worland
Company Secretary - Manager Commercial and Marketing

Mr Worland joined Moly Mines in March 2004 and has been significantly involved in all financing and corporate transactions and investor relations activities since listing on the ASX. Mr Worland has extensive experience in the resources sector having held senior financial and commercial roles with Minara Resources Limited for six years, following four years with Arthur Andersen LLP, Chartered Accountants. Mr Worland holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the Australian Institute of Management. Mr Worland also acted as the Chief Financial Officer for Moly Mines from April 8, 2004 to March 13, 2006.

Mr Mike Gloyne 
General Manager Operations 

Mr Gloyne is a mining engineer with 25 years of extensive industry experience and has a Quarry Manager’s Certificate of Competency for WA and NT. Mr Gloyne has held various General Manager, Operations Manager and Registered Manager positions at Brambles Industrial Services, Boral Contracting Materials, Henry Walker and Dominion Mining. His breadth of experience covers a range of commodities including iron ore, gold, coal, nickel and mineral sands.

Mr David Pass
Manager Metallurgy

Mr Pass holds a Bachelor of Science honours degree (1985) with a double major in Extractive Metallurgy and Chemistry. Mr Pass brings more than 20 years of mining industry experience in mineral processing plants, most recently as Processing Manager at Barrick’s Granny Smith mine in Western Australia.  He has also held senior operations roles with PlacerDome, Plutonic Mines and North Broken Hill-Peko.

Mr Graeme Kininmonth
Manager Health & Safety and Environment

Mr Kininmonth holds a Bachelor of Science and has 20 years experience in the resources industry. Most recently Mr Kininmonth was Environmental Manager with Straits Resources following senior positions within environmental and safety management departments at Sons of Gwalia (Greenbushes), Murray Basin Titanium and Cable Sands.

Mr Brendan Cummins
Exploration Manager, Molybdenum Projects

Mr Cummins graduated in 1993 from UWA with First Class Honours and has been working as a geologist for the past 15 years. During this time he worked at mines including Renison and Mt Lyell on the west coast of Tasmania. Primarily an Exploration Geologist, Mr Cummins has explored for gold, copper-gold, tin, nickel-pge’s and base metals at locations around Australia and overseas.  He joined Moly Mines as the Exploration Manager for Molybdenum Projects early in 2005 and during the past few years Mr Cummins has supervised the drilling and resource estimation of the Spinifex Ridge Mo-Cu-Ag resource.

Mrs Barbara Kwiecien
Manager Land Administration

Ms Kwiecien has more than 28 years' of international experience within land and tenure administration and land access negotiations. This was developed during her various consulting roles within the mining industry. Her initial work as a geologist within North America and Australia complemented her work in land management. An accredited mediator, Ms Kwiecien has facilitated her work internationally, specifically with indigenous people.

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