Staff
Steve White
Lead Native Title and Cultural Heritage Negotiator
Steve established Spinifex Pty Ltd in early 2002 as a boutique business to service the increasing need by proponents for specialists in facilitating access for major mining and infrastructure projects. Spinifex Pty Ltd now services a range of mining, rail, power and water infrastructure, energy, gas, airport and development clients throughout Australia using a small but dedicated multi-disciplinary team operating out of Brisbane and Perth.
Originally trained as a geologist, Steve branched into land access negotiations in 1995 being one of original staff members in the newly created Land Access Unit of the Department of Mines and Energy in the State of Western Australia. Almost 6 years in the Kimberley region successfully brokering access agreements with a variety of stakeholders from Indigenous to pastoral and land council interests provided an excellent platform for Steve to move on and manage the grant of all the mineral and petroleum titles for the State of WA (Perth – based). Since establishing Spinifex Pty Ltd Steve has continually sought out interesting and challenging work and has experience across multiple commodities and environments.
Steve is a past member of the Queensland Resources Council Indigenous Affairs Committee, the Northern Territory Minerals Council Land Access Committee and has recently completed a course in Strategic Negotiations at Harvard Business School.