Mark Caruso

Mr Caruso has experience in mining, earthmoving and civil engineering construction earthworks. He served as the Executive Chairman of Allied Gold Mining PLC, responsible for the delivery of the Gold Ridge Project in the Solomon Islands and the Simberi Gold Project in Papua New Guinea. He led the company to London and Toronto Stock Exchange listings and ultimately a $1.2 billion dollar merger with St Barbara in 2012. He also presided over the Executive Chairmanship/CEO of Mineral Commodities Ltd which owned operated the world class Tormin Heavy Minerals sand assets and successfully, under his stewardship, diversified into the battery mineral sector by acquiring some of the highest-grade graphite projects in the world.