The Team
Behind the Scenes

Matthew Sharples
Principal Consultant
Matthew has over 20 years of mine development, operations, investment advisory and marketing/trading experience in the mining and energy industries. Matthew ran Wood Mackenzie’s metals & mining advisory practice in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Russia/CIS and has overseen multiple commercial advisory, strategic investment and project feasibility engagements across the base metals, gold and coal industries. Prior to Wood Mackenzie, he worked for Xstrata in Singapore and Australia, responsible for managing contracting arrangements for new mine developments and establishing Xstrata’s marketing/trading structure in Singapore. Matthew worked closely with the corporate business development team on identifying acquisition targets and markets. Prior to Xstrata, Matthew held various senior positions in the resource industry in Singapore, Australia, PNG and the UK (most recently with BHP Billiton). Matthew has a BSc in Geology from the University of Durham and an MSc in Basin Evolution and Dynamics
from University of London.
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