Mark Creasy

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Mark Creasy
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Nationality Australian
OccupationMining entrepreneur
Spouse
Sharon Creasy
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(separated)​

Mark Gareth Creasy (born 1944) is a Western Australian mining entrepreneur.

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Biography

Creasy arrived in Australia in the 1960s, and trained as a mining engineer. [1] [2]

He has developed various mining projects in Western Australia and other states. [3] [4] [5] By 2010 his net worth was claimed to be $283 million (AU). [6]

Creasy had discovered the Bronzewing Gold Mine, and had sold the mine in the 1990s. By the early 2000s he had had a ten year long legal battle over Bronzewing South tenements with rival Leith Beal. [7] [8]

Many journalists fall back on terms such as Midas, [9] and prospector, [10] when describing Creasy's wealth and achievement in finding and investing in resources. [11] [12] Creasy pledged A$500,000 towards the construction of a statue called Ascalon in Cathedral Square, Perth, [13] [14] and also contributed towards floating rocks in fountains in Forrest Place and the Carlisle operations of the Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety.[ citation needed ]

At the age of 74 in 2018, Creasy made claims of not retiring, [15] but reducing investments and activities. [16] [17] He also has been identified as being very private, despite occasional insights from newspaper articles [18] [19] and avoiding media exposure, despite the very public controversies around The Cliffe. [20] Creasy has also supported publication of historical materials about Western Australian history. [21]

Creasy has stakes in between 40-50 listed companies, most of which are junior explorers. [22]

Net worth

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$)Rank Net worth (US$)
2017 [23] [24] $610 million
2018 [25] [26] 114Increase2.svg$689 million Increase2.svg
2019 [27] [28] 149Decrease2.svg$660 million Decrease2.svg
2020 [29] 116Increase2.svg$853 million Increase2.svg
2021 [30] 127Decrease2.svg$857 million Increase2.svg
202286Increase2.svg$1.50  billion Increase2.svg
2023 [31] 97Decrease2.svg$1.45 billion Decrease2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year

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