John Eyre has over 30 years experience in the international minerals industry as, variously, mineral surveyor, minerals and environmental manager, lecturer, consultant and mineral agent in over 30 countries throughout the world. He has headed minerals market analysis, environmental auditing, environmental impact assessment, technical and economic studies, over the last 15 years. Most recently this has included work in Armenia (EBRD), Albania (NATO grant), Bosnia-Herzegovina (EU programme), Ghana (World Bank funded), Mexico, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, (EIA), Namibia, Jamaica and Costa Rica (DfID).

His knowledge of technical and environmental matters in the world-wide mining industry, cover the full range of minerals from aggregates and industrial minerals to metals, ferrous and non-ferrous, energy minerals and precious stones. He is currently undertaking EIA’s and audits for open-pit and underground extraction in 3 polymetallic sites in the former Soviet states, including smelting sites. He has recently completed a review of International Centres and Networks of Excellence in Central and South America on behalf of the Global Centre for Post Mining Regeneration. He has been recognised as an international expert for a number of research forum on hazardous waste disposal and underground mining in addition to acting as expert witness in legal cases.