Dr Richard Haren is a Corporate Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM # 111623 (since 1993)).  Data analysis and interpretation are an integral part of the work that the Company does for clients.  Project Management and Exploration Management roles are also provided by the group and we can assist in capital raisings.  

If you have aspirations to assist a dynamic group of individuals make a difference in your community please send us an email or phone us and leave a message if we do not answer, we will respond as soon as we are able.

Dr Richard Haren and FLATOAK Pty Limited are contactable using Email at;      info@ridgie-didge.com.au 

Also by telephone in Australia via WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and BOTIM on;    +61 418 943 874    - we are on Australian Eastern Standard Time all year round.

We are happy to review any project data and provide a quotation on any aspect requiring professional expertise, we can provide our current consultancy rates.  We are also happy to hear from people with ideas and expertise wishing to make a difference in their community or the World.

We are a Team of Individuals with vastly different backgrounds who have come together to create a difference in as many Regions and Situations that we can contemplate.  Ridgie-Didge means true, correct, genuine  -  just perfect.  

FLATOAK Pty Limited has been our conduit into the minerals and energy consulting and trading world since the early 1990s.  We are working to provide novel funding arrangements by utilizing our expertise and part of the profits assisting people in need to "start a small business" in the Third World and at the same time develop sources of clean drinking water and sustainable food sources to rural regions in Asia and Africa.  

Our earnings are derived from Consultation and Management in the Minerals and Energy Sector, agricultural activities including beef cattle production, exploration and production activities in Australia and Papua New Guinea and the trading of commodities such as wheat and sugar  also Minerals and Energy components including copper, gold, alumina, fuel and oil.  These activities provide a platform enabling FLATOAK Pty Limited to implement innovative methods to assist communities looking for solutions to their critical problems.

We are based in Queensland Australia with partners and associates in Nairobi Kenya, Lae Papua New Guinea, Poznan Poland, Vancouver Canada.  With our trading arm we have associates in East Africa, KL Malaysia, Cyprus and Sweden - basically we can utilise the Team and operate 24/7/364 making FLATOAK a truly International business.