Owen Leigh Hegarty is an Australian mining professional with over forty years experience in the industry.
[1] Hegarty's commentary on the resources sector has been published in various news media including The Age, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, Jakarta Post, South China Morning Post, Wall Street Journal and other industry-specific publications.
[4] Hegarty is Executive Vice Chairman of Hong Kong listed mining companies G-Resources Group Ltd (gold) and Executive Vice Chairman of CST Mining Group Ltd (copper).
[1] Hegarty has expressed his support for his business associate Andrew Forrest's controversial 'Forrest Review' and believes in its potential to improve opportunities for indigenous Australians.
[1] In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the minerals and mining sector".