Joshua Watson
Mr. Watson is an experienced mining and projects executive with more than two decades of project leadership, delivering major capital projects for world-class global mining companies across the Americas, Australia, and Asia. He has held senior leadership roles with Teck Resources, Barrick, Vale, and Rio Tinto, with responsibility for multi-billion-dollar capital portfolios spanning studies, execution, sustaining capital, and operational readiness.
Most recently, Mr. Watson served as Vice President Projects, Studies and Sustaining at Teck Resources, where he was accountable for project studies and sustaining capital programs including multiple strategic Joint Venture projects. Previously, he was Head of Technical and Capital Projects for Barrick’s North American operations, overseeing a multi-billion-dollar project portfolio across processing, energy, metallurgy, tailings, and water management. Earlier in his career Mr. Watson spent four years at Oyu Tolgoi with Rio Tinto, where he held progressively more senior roles, ultimately managing key infrastructure projects and the construction of one of the largest underground materials handling systems globally.
