Leadership

Mr Moreno is an experienced geologist and manager, with over a decade of experience in mining/resource industries in both international and Australia-based roles.

He has been part of Torque Metals since 2021, first serving in a technical capacity before being appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2022, and to Managing Director later in the same year.

During his time with the Company, Mr Moreno has played an integral role in expanding TOR’s landholding from ~143km² to ~1,200km², establishing the highly prospective Paris Gold camp and overseeing the delivery of a 250koz initial gold resource at the flagship Paris Gold Project.

In addition to the above, Mr Moreno has led multiple significant discoveries, including Paris West, Eva and New Dawn.

He holds degrees in Geology (Structural Geology), Engineering, MSc Geophysics, MBA (Finance), has completed postgraduate studies in statistics and data science, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Mining and Energy Law.

His accreditations/memberships include: AusIMM, AIM, and an AICD membership.

Andrew Woskett is a highly respected senior executive with over 40 years of project and corporate experience in the resources industry. He brings a wealth of experience in bringing assets to development, having been responsible for evaluation, definition, promotion, financing and management of multiple resource projects in gold, base metals, nickel, iron ore and coal.  

He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and has an engineering degree, as well as a Masters degree in Commercial Law.

With more than 44 years of working in the resources sector in Australia, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, Mr. Lofthouse has developed expertise in an extensive range of relevant disciplines that together deliver a skillset ideally suited to the particular challengeschallenges of an emerging mineral exploration company.  

Mr. Lofthouse has worked as a field geologist, a resources equity analyst in stockbroking and , a corporate banker; managing a portfolio of resource and infrastructure customers (providing services that included project finance, mezzanine debt, corporate advisory, transactional banking facilities, credit analysis and legal documentation). Mr. Lofthouse has also worked as a provider of internet-based geotechnical information services, and most recently as the CEO of ASX-listed Ora Gold (formerly Thundelarra). 

Evan Cranston is a former corporate lawyer and experienced mining executive, having operated in the sector for over 15 years.

Throughout his career, Mr Cranston has been instrumental in several successful recapitalisation and asset transactions with ASX listed companies including Bellevue Gold, New Century Zinc, Boss Resources, and Benz Mining.