Wade is geologist with over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration, with a focus on gold in the Yilgarn of Western Australia. He was most recently Managing Director of Lefroy Exploration Limited (“Lefroy”) until February 2024, a position he held for some 7 years, transforming that Company from mid-2016 as a junior gold explorer to a company now with over 1Moz of gold resources through discovery and asset acquisition.
Prior to this Wade was with Newmont Australia for 10 years, where he held senior roles as Exploration Manager for Australia and then as Exploration Manager for Asia Pacific. During this time, he was responsible for the management of Greenfields exploration programs and project generation across the Yilgarn (WA), Tanami (NT), and the Lachlan Fold Belt (NSW) with a significant amount of activity in Western Australia. He has also extensive project management, field and gold discovery experience throughout the Eastern Goldfields and Murchison districts with Wiluna Mines Limited, ASARCO, St Barbara Mines Ltd and Normandy Mining Ltd.