Christofer Catania

Career chronology

• Current role; start date not stated in selected roster: Cyprium Metals Limited — Chief Technical Officer. Diggers & Dealers Presentation (Slide 17, board and management; 4 August 2026)

• Previous role; exact dates not established: Worley — Senior Vice President, Global Resources. Key management team (Christofer Catania biography)

• Previous role; exact dates not established: KAZ Minerals — Chief Engineer. Key management team (Christofer Catania biography)

• At 21 November 2024; exact tenure dates not independently established: MEC Mining — Chief Executive Officer, Nifty study competent person. Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study (Appendix, statement of JORC compliance page 1)

Education and qualifications

University MBA

Published article; date not stated · documented · low materiality

The University of Queensland identifies Catania as an MBA alumnus. The Nifty study also reports a mining engineering degree; the university page supports the MBA, not independent verification of the mining degree.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The university alumni identification supports the MBA; no graduation date is disclosed.

Relevance: Formal management education and mining-specific qualifications are relevant to technical leadership.

Daily habits of successful CEOs (Profile caption and business-school article); Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study (Statement of JORC compliance page 1)

Personal achievements

Named competent person for Nifty study

2024 · documented · medium materiality

The November 2024 Nifty pre-feasibility report identifies Catania, then MEC CEO, as the competent person who compiled the study and ore-reserve information. This establishes a documented technical-reporting role, not proof the forecast mine economics or later operation were achieved.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. His signed statement connects him directly to the study information; study outcomes remain prospective.

Relevance: Relevant technical familiarity with Nifty and reserves reporting.

Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study (Appendix, statement of JORC compliance page 1)

Contributions and company outcomes

Acid commissioning of Nifty heaps

2026-09-14 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The issuer reported acid commissioning of nifty heaps: commenced. This records an employer-level event; the reviewed evidence does not attribute the event to Christofer Catania individually.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The event occurred at the issuer level during the documented period; no source establishes this executive’s individual contribution or causal responsibility.

Relevance: Context for delivery and oversight in the current role; do not treat it as personal performance evidence.

Operations Update - Phase 1 Cathode Restart Project (page 1, Highlights and page 3)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit based on documented experience

As of 2026-10-31 · analyst inference · low materiality

His signed Nifty competent-person study and engineering background provide directly relevant technical experience; study projections are not production outcomes.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an evidence-limited analyst judgment, not an adverse claim about the executive.

Relevance: Role-specific experience and credentials are central to assessing the current position; the available record is insufficient for a positive or negative conclusion.

Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study (Statement of JORC compliance page 1)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer dates and personal contribution to company outcomes are incompletely corroborated. Searches are screening-level and do not constitute court, sanctions or criminal clearance.