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John Ciganek

General Manager – Corporate Development

EcoGraf

John Ciganek

John has more than 30 years’ experience in mining and finance including mining engineering, operations, project development, project finance, offtake, M&A and the equity capital markets. 

During his career, Johnhas successfully raised debt and equity funding of ~A$5Bn. John’s previous roles include Director of GBA Capital, MD and CEO of Vanadium Resources Ltd, Director of Euclase Capital, Executive Director of BurnVoir Corporate Finance, General Manger Corporate Development at PMI Gold, Senior Resources Analyst at BBY Stockbroking, Senior Banks Engineer and Risk Executive at Commonwealth Bank, and Senior Mining Engineering positions with Hargraves Resources, Reynolds Yilgarn Gold and Comalco / Rio Tinto.

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11 : 35 - Wed, 28 Oct
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  • 11:35 - 13:05 AEDT
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  • 90 min

Mining Spotlights

STREAM: BHP Investment
  • $911M (AUD) - ASX:ARU
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Development
  • Commodities: Rare Earth Metals, Phosphate
  • Location: Australia
  • $1401M (AUD) - ASX:EQR
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Exploration, Development, Production
  • Commodities: Tungsten
  • Location: Australia
  • $307M (AUD) - ASX:INR
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Development
  • Commodities: Lithium
  • Location: USA
  • $13M (AUD) - ASX:IPT
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Development, Exploration
  • Commodities: Potash, HPA, Precious and Base metals
  • Location: Australia
  • $120M (AUD) - ASX:RNU
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Exploration, Development
  • Commodities: Graphite, Copper
  • Location: Australia
  • $68M (AUD) - ASX:ESR
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Exploration, Development
  • Commodities: Manganese, Copper
  • Location: East Timor
  • $97M (AUD) - ASX:EGR
  • Market Capitalization (Updated: 20 Oct 2026)
  • Project Stages: Development
  • Commodities: Graphite
  • Location: Tanzania

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Upcoming events

International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)

12 - 14 October 2027

ICC Sydney

Australia's largest mining event connecting global mining leaders with technology, finance and the future.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 12 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 13 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 14 October: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Mines and Money @ IMARC

12 - 14 October 2027

ICC Sydney

Leveraging off the scale of Australia's largest mining event to bring an unrivalled network of thousands of investors to Sydney.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 12 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 13 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 14 October: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Mines and Money Online Connect

13 - 14 July 2027

Investor meetings online

Opening times:

  • START: Tuesday, 13 July 2027, 08:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • END: Thursday, 15 July 2027, 08:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Meetings run for 48 hours, so every participant gets two full business days in their own time zone. All meeting times show in your local time on the platform.
Resourcing Tomorrow London

1 - 3 December 2026

Business Design Centre, London

Resourcing Tomorrow is the global forum where mining leaders unite to shape the future of the mining industry.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 02 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 03 December: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Resourcing Tomorrow London

30 November - 2 December 2027

Business Design Centre, London

Resourcing Tomorrow is the global forum where mining leaders unite to shape the future of the mining industry.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 30 November: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 02 December: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Mines and Money @ RESOURCING TOMORROW

1 - 3 December 2026

Business Design Centre, London

Europe's largest mining investment event, connecting miners with money, and investors with opportunity.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 02 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 03 December: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Mines and Money @ RESOURCING TOMORROW

30 November - 2 December 2027

Business Design Centre, London

Europe's largest mining investment event, connecting miners with money, and investors with opportunity.

Opening times:

  • Tue,Tuesday, 30 November: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Wed,Wednesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 02 December: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Resourcing Tomorrow Hong Kong

7 - 8 April 2027

Hong Kong

Where relationships meet returns.

Opening times:

  • Wed,Wednesday, 07 April: 8:30am - 6:30pm
  • Thu,Thursday, 08 April: 8:30am - 5:00pm