Mr Cooke is a geologist with 26 years’ experience having previously held senior positions in global majors including Barrick Gold, Newmont and Northern Star Resources.

Mr Cooke has had extensive gold industry experience in Australia and North America spanning regional and near mine exploration, operational geology, long-term planning and corporate development. He has a strong track record of discovery and delivering Resource growth during his time working at world-class deposits such as the Golden Mile Kalgoorlie (KCGM), Callie (Newmont), Kundana, Kanowna Belle (Northern Star / Barrick) and the Pogo deposit in Alaska (Northern Star).

Mr Cooke spent 6 years as part of the Business Development team at Northern Star Resources that completed significant M&A transactions that have seen the company transform from a junior into a global gold company.

Mr Cooke is currently Chief Executive Officer of FireFly Metals and has been instrumental in the successful acquisition and transformation of the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada. Mr Cooke has extensive knowledge of the Pickle Crow Gold Project, having overseen exploration and resource growth activities at the project from 2020 to 2023.