About us

About us

Meet the team

Mithril Resources is led by a proven management team with extensive experience in precious metals exploration and mining,
  • John Skeet
    John Skeet
    Managing Director and 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.
    • Craig Sharpe
      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).
      • Gary Thomas
        Gary 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
          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
            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
              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.
              • Justyn Stedwell
                Justyn Stedwell
                Company Secretary
                Justyn has over 17 years’ experience as a Company Secretary of ASX listed companies and has also served as a Non-Executive Director on several ASX listed company Boards.

                He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma of Accounting from Deakin University and Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of 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.
                • Simon Catt
                  Simon Catt
                  Corporate Advisor
                  Simon is a director of Arlington Group Asset Management Limited.

                  He has over two decades of investment banking experience across equity sales and corporate finance in London having joined Arlington from GMP Securities Europe, which he founded in 2007.
                  • David Toyoda
                    David Toyoda
                    Independent and Non-Executive Director
                    Principal of Pacific Star Corporate Finance Law in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada and practices in the areas of corporate and securities law and has established US markets for Canadian public companies.

                    Director of three public companies and two private companies in the process of going public.

                    Mr Toyoda is an Associate Counsel at Boughton Law Corporation. He practices in corporate and securities law, advising technology, biotechnology and mining companies listed, or preparing to list on Canadian exchanges. Mr. Toyoda represents clients in international securities transactions, including cross-border financing. He has also assisted in establishing US markets for Canadian public companies. Mr. Toyoda graduated from UBC with a LL.B degree & a B.Com degree with honours and was called to the bar in 1993. He is a frequent presenter and lecturer on corporate and securities law topics at conferences and universities, including the TSX Venture Exchange and Simon Fraser University.