About Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd

Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd connects lease holders with buyers, prospectors and investors seeking alluvial gold mining opportunities across Queensland and, over time, broader Australia.

Meet the team

Stephen Bartrop, Director

Stephen Bartrop

Director

Stephen Bartrop brings more than 30 years of experience across the mining industry and financial markets. With a geology background and a PhD in mineral economics, Stephen has worked in exploration, feasibility studies, project evaluation and mining across a range of commodities and jurisdictions.

His financial sector experience includes more than 20 years in research, corporate transactions and IPOs, including senior roles at JPMorgan, Bankers Trust and Macquarie Equities.

Stephen's combined technical and corporate experience supports Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd's objective of creating a professional marketplace for mining lease holders, prospectors and investors.

Stephen is formerly Managing Director of Tartana Minerals and is currently Chairman of Breakaway Investment Group and a director of Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd, which is developing a bauxite project in the Solomon Islands.

Mathew Hancock, Director

Mathew Hancock

Director

Mathew Hancock is a minerals processing professional with many years of hands-on experience across hard-rock and alluvial operations.

He has played a key role in mineral processing technology development, including Newmont's Tanami Gold Operations parallel milling project, and has been involved in the design and construction of skid-based hard-rock and alluvial processing plants.

Mathew is a former director of Tartana Minerals and Managing Director of Viking Hoard Pty Ltd, a privately owned small-scale hard-rock mining operation in Far North Queensland. He has been instrumental in refurbishing and recommissioning heap-leach, solvent-extraction and crystallisation operations at the Tartana mine site near Chillagoe.

His practical processing and operational expertise supports Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd in evaluating lease opportunities and connecting sellers with buyers and investors.

Toby Bartrop, Director

Toby Bartrop

Director

Toby Bartrop brings financial, commercial and business development experience to Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd.

He has worked across Big Four professional services and resource-sector advisory roles, gaining experience in financial analysis, due diligence, business assessment and capital markets communications. He previously worked as an Analyst at a resource-focused research company, supporting investor presentations and transaction-related materials for Australian resource companies.

Toby holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Administration from the Australian National University and has a strong interest in investment opportunities and business growth within the resources sector.

At Alluvial Mining Lease Trading Pty Ltd, Toby focuses on marketplace development, marketing, transaction support and connecting mining lease holders with buyers, investors and joint venture partners across Australia.