Peter Ravenscroft

Peter Ravenscroft has over 40 years of experience in the international mining industry, with specific knowledge of diamonds and a background in exploration, geostatistics, resource evaluation and mine planning.

He progressed from technical roles in De Beers and Anglo American in southern Africa to leadership positions in Rio Tinto in the UK, Australia and Canada. Mr Ravenscroft was involved in operations, projects and M&A in base metals, gold and iron ore across the Rio Tinto group, and was for many years Rio Tinto’s leading expert on diamond resource evaluation. In an executive role with Cleveland Cliffs, Mr Ravenscroft built a global exploration function focused on diversification through earn-in deals with junior partners, and brought several successful projects to an advanced evaluation stage.

He has been an independent consultant providing strategic advisory services to a number of global clients, with a particular focus on the diamond sector in Canada, and served as non-executive director on several boards in Australia and Canada.

Mr Ravenscroft has a Masters equivalent from the Paris School of Mines, and is a Fellow of the AusIMM.