YOUNGEST MINING CEOS

In regards to the mining industry , some could argue Donald Lindsay is a prodigy , buying his first two shares of a mining company ( Leech Gold Mines ) when he was 10 . In 2005 , Donald Lindsay became President and Chief Executive Officer at Teck Resources Limited . He also serves as the President of Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated , and previously served as President of CIBC World Markets as well as Head of Investment and Corporate Banking and Head of the Asia Pacific Region .

Nolan Watson is one of the youngest and brightest CEOs in the mining industry . Graduating the University of British Columbia at age 19 , Watson went to work at Deloitte & Touche , quickly moving into the corporate finance department . After leaving and joining Silver Wheaton Corp ., he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer , making him the youngestever CFO of a NYSE-listed company at 26 . In 2008 , he left the company to form Sandstorm Gold , a low-risk royalty model that provides upfront cash payments to companies that are building mines .