Tau Capital has successfully secured, developed and operated world-class mineral exploration projects in Africa and South America since 1997.  The Company’s mission is to identify, finance and develop large scale mineral exploration projects in co-operation with governments and mineral right owners.

Tau Capital boasts an impressive team of more than 50 resource and finance experts, with offices in six countries on four continents.  The Chairman and founder of Tau Capital is Warren E. Newfield.  In 2008, Mr. Newfield was named by MiningMx as one of the 100 most influential people in southern Africa’s mining industry.  In 2010, the very same honour was given to Tau Capital’s current President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Greg Kinross. 
   
By using its international footprint, the Tau Capital team is able to rapidly evaluate new opportunities, quickly deploy capital for qualifying projects and fast track exploration and project development programs. Tau Capital is continually reviewing new opportunities to add to its portfolio of companies.

Tau Capital’s Project Evaluation Criteria

Tau Capital takes into account the following key factors before acquiring new projects:

• Size and quality of the mineral asset;
• Strategy for realizing value; and
• Long-term project development plan