# Peter Spitalny — Founder

**International Exploration Geologist**
Founder, Hanree Exploration · peter@hanree.com.au

## In one line
An internationally respected exploration geologist with more than thirty years of experience
across multiple continents — and the technical conscience behind every Hanree engagement.

## Short bio (50 words)
Peter Spitalny is the founder of Hanree, an independent exploration and geological
consultancy. Across three decades and six continents he has mapped outcrop, logged core and
tested structural models, advising mining companies, governments and investors on where to
explore and what the data genuinely supports.

## Full story
Peter has spent his career on the ground: mapping outcrop, logging core, testing structural
models and turning ambiguous datasets into decisions clients can defend. That field grounding,
extended over three decades and six continents, is what makes his technical opinion sought
after.

His work spans greenfields target generation through to resource-stage evaluation and
independent due diligence for acquirers and financiers. He has advised mining companies,
governments and investors on where to explore, what a project is worth technically, and what
the data does — and does not — support.

Peter founded Hanree to deliver that judgement independently: no vested interest in the
outcome, only in the quality of the geology behind it.

## Founder quote
> "Exploration rewards those who keep asking better questions of the same ground."
> — Peter Spitalny, Founder

## Brand narrative
Hanree exists to uncover opportunity beneath the surface — Australia to the world. The identity
is drawn from the discipline itself: layered ground, measured contour lines, and a clear read of
what lies beneath. Evidence over opinion. Exploring opportunity.

## Usage notes
- Always "Peter Spitalny", never abbreviated to initials in body copy.
- Title: *Founder, International Exploration Geologist*.
- Approved portrait: `docs/peter-spitalny-portrait.jpg` — do not re-crop below square or apply filters.