Russell Barwick
Independent Non-Executive Director
Civil Engineering
Mount Gibson Iron Limited
Australia
Biography
Mr Barwick was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 16 November 2011. Mr Barwick is a mining engineer with 40 years of technical, operational, managerial and corporate experience in international mining companies covering various commodities. He has worked for Bougainville Copper Limited (CRA), Pancontinental Mining Ltd (Jabiluka Uranium) and CSR Limited (coal). He has spent 17 years with Placer Dome Asia Pacific in key development, operational and corporate roles in numerous countries culminating in his appointment as Managing Director of Placer Niugini Ltd. He then served as Managing Director of Newcrest Mining Limited (2000 to 2001). For the four years to the end of 2006, Mr Barwick was the Chief Operating Officer of Wheaton River Minerals Ltd and Goldcorp Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada. He was subsequently the Chief Executive Officer of Canada-based Gammon Gold Inc. before returning to Australia in 2008. He is currently the Chairman of Red Metal Ltd.
Research Interest
Civil Engineering
