Full Name
Robert Eckford
Job Title
CEO and Director
Company
RUA GOLD
Speaker Bio
Robert Eckford is currently the CEO of RUA GOLD, a gold exploration company focused on high grade gold in New Zealand with a AI driven exploration strategy through its partnership with VRIFY.
Mr. Eckford is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in the Mining Industry spanning Australia, Africa, North and South America. He is was previously co-founder and CFO at Aris Mining Corporation, taking the company from inception in April 2020 to now being the largest gold producer in Colombia listed on the NYSE and TSX with a market capitalization over $1.5B.
Prior to this he was Controller at Leagold Mining Corporation from inception in March 2017, with the team progressed the company to operating five mines and projects across Mexico and Brazil, until it was acquired by Equinox Gold Corporation in March 2020 for $1.2B in equity and debt.
He holds a Masters of Science in Mineral Economics from Western Australia School of Mines and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University of Western Australia.
Mr. Eckford is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience in the Mining Industry spanning Australia, Africa, North and South America. He is was previously co-founder and CFO at Aris Mining Corporation, taking the company from inception in April 2020 to now being the largest gold producer in Colombia listed on the NYSE and TSX with a market capitalization over $1.5B.
Prior to this he was Controller at Leagold Mining Corporation from inception in March 2017, with the team progressed the company to operating five mines and projects across Mexico and Brazil, until it was acquired by Equinox Gold Corporation in March 2020 for $1.2B in equity and debt.
He holds a Masters of Science in Mineral Economics from Western Australia School of Mines and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University of Western Australia.
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