Chris Barrett

The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia promotes responsible mineral exploration and development programs. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Jessica van den Akker has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2019.

The Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, founded in 1807, and provides professional, educational, and scientific support to almost 12,000 members worldwide. The Society has a Publishing House based in Bath, which produces the Society’s journals, and a successful book-publishing program. The Society is based in Burlington House, Piccadilly, and shares a courtyard with several other scientific societies as well as the Royal Academy of Arts, placing it at the center of an important meeting place for the arts and sciences. The Society sponsors over 100 conferences a year, covering all aspects of geoscience, and has a network of specialist groups and joint associations, as well as regional groups across the UK.

Tantalus Rare Earths AG operates as a holding company engages in exploration business. Its activities include mineralization of bedrock rare earth and secondary rare earth surface. It focuses on elements including antalum, niobium, zirconium and gallium as well as smaller quantities of hafnium, tin, silver and base metals. The company was founded on February 15, 2008 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.