Peter Lynch (mining engineer)
Peter Lynch (born February 1964) is an Australian mining engineer.
Career
Lynch was born in Caringbah, Australia, the second child of Dr Gilbert Lynch and wife Judy. He attended local Catholic schools, then studied mining engineering at the University of NSW, graduating in 1988. After moving to Queensland to work on coal projects for BHP Billiton, he met his wife Laura, a geologist. The couple have three children.
In 1995, he was appointed Mine Manager of MIM's Oaky North Underground Mine, a poorly-performing mine which he turned into a profitable venture within three years. MIM then appointed him GM of Lead Zinc Development and by 2002 he was the MD of Australian Premium Coals Pty Ltd. (APC).[1]
Lynch left MIM to work with Gallipoli Mining (a subsidiary of JX Holdings), then was involved in the set-up of Galilee Basin coal giant Waratah Coal in 2006. He was President and CEO for several years but left, citing family reasons, in 2010, shortly after the buyout of the company by Clive Palmer.[2]
In 2009, Lynch set up a mining exploration company, Cokal Ltd. The company currently has four exploratory projects in Kalimantan, Indonesia and has signed a joint agreement with Tanzoz Resources to develop metallurgical coal exploration in Tanzania.[3]
He also holds an interest in several property developments including Evans Head AirPark, a residential air park development for people who own private planes.[4]
