Merlin is home to Australia’s largest mined rough diamond on record and has the potential to be the
only producing diamond mine in Australia, following the closure of Rio Tinto's iconic Argyle mine.
Pinto has spent over two decades in the financial markets, most recently as part of the founding team and CFO at Apis Partners, a private equity fund manager with over $1 billion under management.
This donation is part of Teck’s $20 million covid-19 Response Fund, supporting critical social initiatives and increased healthcare capacity in the communities in which Teck operates and globally.
Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.