# Andrew de Klerk

VP of Exploration

## Career chronology

- **Returned June 2023; prior employment before Sept 2019: Micon International** — Principal Geologist and Project Manager. [Growing the Micon Team: Andrew de Klerk](<https://www.micon-international.com/growing-the-micon-team-3/>) (employment chronology)

- **2019–2023; exact role boundaries not independently dated: Sycamore Mining / Robex Resources** — Geology Director / Kiniero project geology. [Growing the Micon Team: Andrew de Klerk](<https://www.micon-international.com/growing-the-micon-team-3/>) (prior experience)

- **At cutoff; start date not verified: Asara Resources** — VP of Exploration. [About / Proven Team](<https://asararesources.com/about/>) (Andrew de Klerk biography); [Corporate Presentation](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03078975-3A691367>) (team slide)

## Contributions and company outcomes

### Kiniero resource growth and development exposure [de_klerk_kiniero]

2019–2023 · documented · high materiality

Micon reports de Klerk worked as Geology Director at Sycamore/Robex and was involved in Kiniero through resource growth, deposit discoveries, studies, fundraising and project development. These are team/company outcomes, not independently attributable solely to him.

**Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. His geology leadership overlapped the work; no source establishes sole individual causation.

**Relevance:** Relevant West African gold exploration and project-development track record.

[Growing the Micon Team: Andrew de Klerk](<https://www.micon-international.com/growing-the-micon-team-3/>) (employment and Kiniero project record); [Corporate Presentation](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03078975-3A691367>) (leadership team p. 6)

## Business failures and setbacks

### Exploration-stage funding dependence; no producing mine [andrew_de_klerk_developer_risk]

2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Asara’s 2025 report describes an exploration entity with no operating cash flow and dependence on external financing. Subsequent A$60m financing materially supports continued work. This is a stage/funding risk, not evidence of executive misconduct.

**Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Company financial condition overlaps management but does not establish individual failure or poor capital allocation.

**Relevance:** Relevant to stewardship and conversion of resources into a financeable project.

[2025 Annual Report](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03000245-3A677431>) (material business risks, funding and cashflow); [Quarterly Activities &amp; Cashflow Report – June 2026](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03115787-3A697876>) (June quarter financing and activities)

## Suitability for the current role

### Professional background and role relevance [andrew_de_klerk_background]

Career record to cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality

Micon gives BSc (Hons), Pr.Sci.Nat. and SAIMM membership; 2017 competent-person report identifies Rhodes University geology and environmental science degrees and additional qualifications.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Sources provide selected background details, mostly issuer-reported; independent corroboration is incomplete.

**Relevance:** Experience and qualifications are relevant to the current functional remit, with evidence limitations.

[Growing the Micon Team: Andrew de Klerk](<https://www.micon-international.com/growing-the-micon-team-3/>) (professional biography); [About / Proven Team](<https://asararesources.com/about/>) (Andrew de Klerk profile); [Corporate Presentation](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03078975-3A691367>) (leadership team p. 6)

## Evidence gaps

- Several management roles lack appointment dates and full biographies in dated filings.

- Open-source review is not an exhaustive background, credentials, sanctions, litigation or regulator-record check.

- Guinea safety/environmental and community evidence is mainly issuer-reported in sources reviewed.