Full background report
Racquel Kolkert
General Manager, Technical Studies and Geology
Career chronology
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Current; appointment date not stated: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited — GM Technical Studies and Geology. September 2026 Quarterly Report (PDF p. 14); Management (Racquel biography)
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At least by 2020: Turquoise Hill Resources — Director of Resources and Exploration; technical report author/QP. Oyu Tolgoi 2020 Technical Report NI 43-101 (signed certificate p. 1)
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Earlier career: Kinross Gold; Glencore — Senior/global geology roles; exact titles/dates not disclosed. Management (Racquel biography)
Personal achievements
Kolkert compiled KCN resource information as Competent Person
2020 and FY2026 · documented · medium materiality
KCN names Kolkert as compiler of Chatree and South-East Complex Mineral Resource information and records AusIMM Fellow status and no perceived material conflict in preparing the information. Turquoise Hill independently identifies her as Director Resources & Exploration and technical-report author in 2020.
Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Filings directly identify technical-report responsibility; this is not independent validation of the estimates.
Relevance: Highly relevant to technical studies and public reporting.
2026 Annual Report (PDF p. 24 (printed p. 22), CP statement); Oyu Tolgoi 2020 Technical Report NI 43-101 (signed certificate p. 1)
Suitability for the current role
Resource geology and QP experience fit technical-studies remit
Current at cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality
Issuer reports 25+ years across operations/projects/resources/exploration and roles at Kinross, Turquoise Hill/Rio Tinto and Glencore. Turquoise Hill confirms BSc (Hons)/AusIMM CP; AusIMM's 2024 committee list includes her.
Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Fit inference based on technical work/designations; prior-role dates incomplete.
Relevance: Relevant to resource evaluation/disclosure.
Management (Racquel biography); Oyu Tolgoi 2020 Technical Report NI 43-101 (signed certificate p. 1); Chartered Professional Program news: new discipline and election results (2024 committee list)
Evidence gaps
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Exact appointment date and prior-company chronology are incomplete.
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No independent audit of resource estimates or verification of all credentials was performed.
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No personal adverse finding emerged in limited name searches; this is not a clearance.