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Directors

Mr Dennis Morton

Executive Chairman

Mr Dennis Morton is a geologist with over 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, including substantial experience in coal seam gas projects. He is currently the Managing Director of ASX listed company Gas2Grid Limited, and previously held positions as founder, CEO and Managing Director of ASX listed Eastern Star Gas Limited, as well as with Eastern Energy Australia Pty Ltd, Hartogen Group of Companies and Esso / Exxon.

Mr Morton holds a Bachelor of Arts-Geology with first class honours from the Macquarie University, Sydney.

Mr Joseph Burke

Executive Director

Mr Burke is an experienced mining executive. He has spent over 30 years working and living in Asia and has been involved in Mongolian mining projects since 2009. In previous roles Mr Burke was a Director and founding partner of the mining venture capital group Starboard Global and the CEO of ASX listed Voyager Resources Limited (ASX: VOR) which had projects based in Mongolia. He has also undertaken advisory roles with an Asian focus and with other ASX listed entities including American Pacific Borates Ltd (ASX:ABR), and Black Rock Mining Limited (ASX:BKT).

Mr Burke holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM).

Mr Daniel Eddington

Non-Executive Director

Mr Eddington has over 20 years’ experience in the financial markets with experience across multiple sectors including the resource, energy and industrial sectors. He specialises in equity capital markets and has been responsible for IPO’s, placements, reverse takeovers, underwritings, corporate negotiations and corporate advisory for companies predominantly in the resource sector.

Mr Eddington has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from The University of South Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Mr Eddington is a Director of Sparc Technologies Limited.

Dr Ian Wang

Non-Executive Director

Dr Wang has over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. He previously held the position of CEO at NuEnergy Limited an Australian ASX listed company and currently serves as a non-executive member of the board. Prior to this he held the positions of General Manager of Greka Limited, a privately held oil and gas conglomerate with investments in China and India, and was General Manager of Clarke Energy China. He has held senior exploration roles at Sino Gas & Energy Limited (an ASX listed company focused on the exploration and development of gas assets in China) and Molopo Energy (an ASX listed company with oil and gas upstream interests in China, North America, and Africa).

Dr Wang holds a Master of Science and PhD from Imperial College, both in rock mechanics and structural geology and was an Associate Professor at the Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing.

Mrs Uyanga Munkhkhuyag

Non-Executive Director

Mrs Munkhkhuyag has over 10 years’ experience in project development and management, specializing in infrastructure projects in the energy, logistics, gas and oil sector in Mongolia. She previously held positions of project coordinator, consultant and project director for several projects representing the project owners with overall management responsibility from development to commission.

Mrs Munkhkhuyag is currently project director at Jade’s strategic partner, UB Metan LLC, undertaking roles to develop downstream facilities in the natural gas sector of Mongolia, including the construction of fuelling stations and a storage terminal, and establishing a new market to expand the end-users of natural gas.

Mr Aaron Bertolatti

Company Secretary

Mr Bertolatti is a qualified chartered accountant and company secretary with over 16 years’ experience in the mining industry and accounting profession. Aaron has significant experience in the administration of ASX listed companies, financial accounting, corporate governance and corporate finance. He was previously Australian Chief Financial Officer of Highfield Resources Ltd (ASX:HFR) and was the former CFO for 5E Advanced Materials Limited (ASX:5EA, NASDAQ:FEAM).