Richard Crookes

Richard Crookes is a Partner at Lionhead, where he actively contributes operational and technical insights and works closely with the investment team on the firm’s Resources Strategy.

Richard has over 35 years of global resource industry experience across a diverse range of projects, geographies and commodities as both an operator and investor. Prior to Lionhead, Richard was the Chief Geologist and Mining Manager of Ernest Henry Mining in Australia, an Executive Director of Macquarie’s Metals & Energy Capital (MEC) division and, most recently, a senior Investment Partner at another mining private equity fund. Richard’s experience has spanned all aspects of mining projects, including exploration, mineral resource development, mine operations, environmental.

Richard holds a BSc in Geology and a Grad Dip in Applied Finance. Richard is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia
(FINSIA).