Craig Sharpe
Non-Executive Chairman
- +25 years’ experience in finance across Asia Pacific including FX, institutional, retail, corporate and management with large network of investor and industry professionals across the APAC region
- Experience in senior management roles, running private client businesses and more recently, spent 11 yrs at Macquarie and Bell Potter
- BCom in Economics and Finance, MBA and graduate of the AICD
- Non-Executive Chair of ASX: L1M Lightning Minerals and Maverick Minerals (pending ASX IPO)
John Skeet
Managing Director & CEO
- Over 30 years’ experience in gold-silver mine development – 19 years in Mexico
- Led the development of Ballarat East, Quartzite Gold in Georgia, and Palmarejo Silver Gold Mine in Mexico, prior Coeur ‘s takeover
- COO of Cerro Resources prior to its takeover by Primero Mining
- Founded Sun Minerals in 2017 and acquired the option to purchase the Copalquin District Concessions in Mexico
- Honours degree in Applied Science (Met) and Fellow of AusIMM
Garry Thomas
Non-Executive Director
- Civil engineer with over 35 years’ experience in civil construction, mine development and operations
- Implementation of mining operations in Australia, Indonesia, Laos, Russia, Africa, and Mexico
- Managed the construction and commissioning of over 20 CIL/CIP, flotation and heap leach plants as well as many plant upgrades including construction at Palmarejo, Mexico
- Garry founded/owned Intermet Engineering which he sold to Sedgman Metals
- Garry is a Non-Executive Director of Oakajee Corporation Limited
Stephen Layton
Non-Executive Director
- Seasoned capital markets professional specialising in resources
- Over 35 years’ experience in Equity Capital Markets in the UK and Australia
- Worked with various stockbroking firms and/or AFSL regulated Corporate Advisory firms
- Master Practitioner Member of the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association – MSIAA, NED of EQ Resources Limited
Ricardo Rodriguez
Project Manager, Copalquin
- A geologist and Member of AIMMGM and AusIMM. He has previously worked for ASX and TSXV listed companies with properties in Mexico (King Minerals, Santana Minerals, Primero Mining)
- Ricardo led the reconnaissance of the Copalquin District in 2017-2018 prior to the Mithril acquisition of Sun Minerals
- He has over 20 years’ experience working with epithermal gold-silver vein deposits in Mexico
Colin Jones
Technical Advisor
- Colin is a highly experienced geologist with over 40 years’ experience
- Has managed large exploration and due diligence projects, undertaken numerous bankable technical audits, valuations, independent expert reports and due diligence studies worldwide, mostly on behalf of major international resource financing institutions and banks
- Previously, was based in Toronto initiating and managing proprietary resource equity investments on behalf of Dundee Corporation
- Prior to Dundee, Colin was Principal and Manager Audits with RSG Global in Perth
- Colin is also an experienced company director and is a founder and Principal Consultant of Orimco advisory firm in Perth
- Colin is based in Ottawa, Canada
Claire Newstead-Sinclair
Company Secretary
- Chartered Accountant and Member of the Governance Institute of Australia at the Corporate Business Service Provider, Vistra Australia
- Has worked as CFO and Company Secretary for a number of ASX listed and unlisted public and private companies in a range of industries including biotechnology, healthcare and mineral exploration.
