Jon Crosbie

Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority

In early 2024, Jon became a non-executive director and deputy chair of the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority – an independent body working with community, industry and government to oversee the rehabilitation of declared mine land to ensure transition to safe, stable and sustainable post-mining landforms in Victoria. He is also a consultant in mine closure and mining ESG - including nature positive.

Jon has almost twenty years of broad mining experience covering exploration, project development/approvals, construction, operations and closure.  He has held both functional and operational roles in differing cultural contexts, with experience in Africa, Europe, South America and Australia. His commodity exposure covers iron ore, coal, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, cobalt, molybdenum and uranium.

For the last ten years, Jon has worked in mine closure focused roles, and has extensive experience in the areas of environmental impact assessment, progressive rehabilitation planning, closure liability cost estimation, ecological restoration, nature positive, climate change, stakeholder engagement and socio-economic transitioning. And integrating these areas with strategy, risk, audit and financial functions.

Jon holds undergraduate degrees in Environmental Engineering, Ecology & Geography, a Graduate Certificate in Community Relations, and a Master of Business Administration. He is also a Graduate of The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

He is a Fellow and Chartered Professional with the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and is a current member of their ESG Advisory Council, advising the Board on ESG-related industry issues and trends. He received their Performance Excellence Award in 2022.

Jon has served as an active member of many industry organisations, including the Co-operative Research Centre for Transitions in Mining Economies (CRC TiME), Closure Planning Practitioners Association, and the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), where he is a past Chair of their Closure Working Group, and recent member of their Nature working group. 

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