# John Paul Hunt Executive: Exploration ## Career chronology - **Full-time employee by May 2026; exact commencement date not established in opened sources: Orion Minerals Limited** — Executive: Exploration; competent person for certain exploration results. [Annual Report 2025]() (2025 Annual Report p.17; 2023 Interim Report p.25; 2026 SENS competent-person statement) - **Until recently as described March 2024; start/end dates not given: SRK, Johannesburg** — Principal Scientist; base-metal exploration, geophysics and remote sensing. [Interim Financial Report for half-year ended 31 December 2023]() (exploration review, p.25) ## Education and qualifications ### Education and professional qualifications disclosed [john_paul_hunt_education] Reported in 2025 annual report; cutoff 2026-10-09 · documented · low materiality The reviewed primary sources identify John Paul Hunt as Pr.Sci.Nat. and a member of SACNASP, but do not specify a degree or institution. Credential details remain incomplete. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer profile disclosure; independent transcript or professional-registry confirmation was not established in this review. **Relevance:** Relevant to professional preparation for the listed executive role; the disclosure is not an independent credential verification. [Annual Report 2025]() (2025 Annual Report p.17; 2023 Interim Report p.25; 2026 SENS competent-person statement) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Role-specific experience and documented outcomes [john_paul_hunt_outcome] Career history through 2026-07-31 · documented · low materiality Orion identifies Hunt as the competent person for selected 2026 exploration results and the results themselves are reported in the June quarterly report. This documents technical reporting responsibility, not independent validation of discovery economics or his full contribution. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The cited source documents the role or team contribution stated; broader company milestones are not assigned to the executive individually. **Relevance:** Provides evidence about experience or execution relevant to the current role, with the stated limits on attribution. [Interim Financial Report for half-year ended 31 December 2023]() (exploration review p.25); [June 2026 Quarterly Activities Report]() (exploration results and BHP Xplor, lines 349–423) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role fit supported by relevant experience; delivery limits remain [john_paul_hunt_rolefit] 2026-09-26 roster; evidence through 2026-07-31 · analyst inference · medium materiality The dated issuer records establish the current role and the experience noted above. Orion identifies Hunt as the competent person for selected 2026 exploration results and the results themselves are reported in the June quarterly report. This documents technical reporting responsibility, not independent validation of discovery economics or his full contribution. The evidence supports relevance of prior/current experience, but is insufficient to establish a complete performance record, credential verification, or causal contribution to company outcomes. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Analyst inference based on disclosed qualifications, experience and role. **Relevance:** Role fit is assessed against role scope; company milestones are not treated as individual achievement absent direct evidence. [Annual Report 2025]() (2025 Annual Report p.17; 2023 Interim Report p.25; 2026 SENS competent-person statement); [June 2026 Quarterly Activities Report]() (relevant executive/team activity and project status) ## Evidence gaps - The issuer biographies provide only partial employment chronology; exact start/end dates and role descriptions at several prior employers were not disclosed. - The reviewed sources identify Pr.Sci.Nat. and SACNASP membership but do not establish academic degree or institution; no independent professional-register entry was retrieved. - No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, court, regulator, employment-reference or credential search was performed; documented exact-name public searches are limited and must not be read as clearance. - Company/project safety and environmental records are largely issuer-reported, and the reviewed sources do not establish personal responsibility for the disclosed site-level issues.