Mr Buck’s Uranium experience began with Cameco Corporation, where he was employed for 15 years between 1991-2006 in various roles, culminating as GM of the McArthur River Uranium Mine and Key Lake Mill, the largest Uranium mining operation in the world.
He then held senior operational roles with Paladin Energy Ltd (ASX: PDN) as General Manager and Managing Director of the Langer Heinrich Uranium Project in Namibia from the commencement of construction in February 2006 through to design level production. From September 2009 to May 2011, Mr Buck was Executive GM Operations at Paladin with direct operational responsibility for its Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera Uranium projects.
Since 2011, Mr Buck has acted as Operations Director with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), overseeing mining operations in Finland, Spain, Turkey, Australia and Mauritania.