Dawn graduated from the University of Port Elizabeth with a BSc Honours in Geology and is currently enrolled for an MSc in Earth Science Practice Management at the University of Pretoria. She has four years work experience as a geologist and geotechnical engineer/rock engineer, with a focus on platinum in both underground and opencast operations. She played a technical role in ore reserve and resource evaluations, feasibility studies and market reviews for a junior diamond exploration company in Kimberley and a coal operation in Witbank. Dawn gained experience as an exploration geologist, with a primary focus on uranium and minor focus on gold and base metals in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Dawn was appointed to the Burnstone management team in July 2006. |