Peter grew up in Hobart where he began showing interest in minerals as a toddler, plaguing mum’s washing machine from about age three. He studied a BSc, majoring in Geology at the University of Tasmania. In 2014, he was awarded the Christopher Holmes Scholarship Award for outstanding achievement in Mineralogy. Throughout university, Peter ran a hobby business as a mineral dealer, sourcing minerals from across the world as well as from regular field collecting. He also spent much of his spare time helping out in the world-famous crocoite mines on Tasmania’s wild West Coast. Since graduating, Peter has worked in the Copper and Gold sectors across Australia and more recently in Africa. He has spent time across open pit and underground mining, as well as greenfields and brownfields exploration. Peter currently works as Senior Technical Geologist, based in Sandfire Resources’ Perth office. When not spending time with his partner, Kim, and daughter, Tallulah, Peter’s passion for minerals keeps him busy in the shed, prepping, or out in the bush, searching. On the rare occasion when there’s not a rock in his hand, Peter also enjoys surfing and playing music in down time. He is the current president of both MinSocWA and of the PGMS Sub-Committee, running both with undying enthusiasm. Peter runs a small business, Rockstar Minerals, sourcing and selling mineral specimens from around Australia and the world.