The team

Extensive Experience

RES has over the years assembled an experienced team of geoscientists and operations personnel to manage all aspects of mineral exploration for a wide range of mineral commodities. The company recognises that technical proficiency is critical to exploration success and its team has over 100 years of combined technical expertise.

To ensure that RES stays at the forefront of technical developments, it has set up an internal Research and Development initiative and consult industry leaders including Dr Branko Corner, Dr Herb Helmsteadt, Dr Peter Hildebrand, Dr John Moore and Dr Lawrie Minter.

The company’s emphasis is on a team of self-motivated, accountable and personally responsible individuals. Its commitment is to an environment that requires and empowers people to take personal responsibility for their development, roles and interactions. 

The team is highly self-motivated to drive their own personal development within the RES structure to achieve their maximal potential and those of the MS Group. They are prepared to pro-actively engage with others and make personal effort to develop and improve the work environment as a functional place for like-minded people.

Brief summary of the executive team:

Brett van Coller

Managing Director
(B.Sc Hons Geology) 
Brett manages the MS Group’s exploration business, Remote Exploration Services (RES), and has been integrally involved in the design, management and implementation of client exploration programmes. This includes the development of optimal sampling methodologies and the management of field teams undertaking these programmes. He is also involved in the implementation of orientation geochemical surveys, the integration and interpretation of field exploration data and the development of new field exploration and laboratory procedures. Brett joined Mineral Services in 1985 after completing his degree at the University of Cape Town.

Peter Hollick

Technical Director
(B.Sc Hons Geology)
As Technical Director of Remote Exploration Services (RES), Peter is responsible for the development, management and technical oversight of both Kimberlite and alluvial/ marine diamond exploration and evaluation projects throughout Africa. Management of the RES geoscientific and operational teams and ensuring the technical excellence of all aspects of RES operations are also areas of Peter’s responsibility. Before joining Mineral Services in 2002, Peter worked for Anglo American as a Mine Geologist, for Benguela Concessions as Chief Geologist and Exploration Manager and for TransHex as Chief Geologist.

Dale Verran

Technical Director
(B.Sc Hon Geology, M.Sc Exploration Geology)
Dale is responsible for the management and technical oversight of precious metal, base metal and uranium projects. He is responsible for the implementation of orientation geochemical surveys, the integration and interpretation of field exploration data and the development of new field exploration and laboratory procedures. Dale is also integrally involved with the development of Remote Exploration Service’s new uranium exploration tool, RadonX™. Prior to joining Mineral Services in 1999, he worked for Gold Fields Mining & Development Ltd in South Africa, undertaking gold and base metal exploration. He also previously worked in the investment banking sector in the UK.
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