Gareth Solly

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Auric Mining Limited since May 2026. Founding Managing Director of Black Cat Syndicate Limited from its $6m 2018 IPO until 11 February 2026, a period in which its Resources grew from nil to about 2.5Moz Au and Ore Reserves to 330koz Au across two operating sites producing at 100,000oz/year. Geologist with 25 years of mining industry experience, including 11 years in senior management roles (registered manager, chief geologist, group geology manager) at Saracen Gold Mines, Silver Lake Resources and Norilsk Nickel, and earlier roles at Mount Gibson Iron, OneSteel, Murchison United and Pasminco. B.Sc. (Geology) First Class Honours; Dip. Business.