Aaron Banks

Aaron Banks is a specialist business consultant with over 20 years of experience in contract negotiations and business development including senior roles in sales, marketing and construction management.

Since 2015, as founder and managing director of Australian Silica, Mr Banks developed extensive relationships with glass companies, ceramics manufacturers and multiple commodity trading houses across the Asia Pacific region. In 2016, he discovered what has become to be known as one of the largest high-grade silica sand resources in the world. While on the board of Australian Silica, he successfully negotiated the sale of the Muchea Silica Sand Project to VRX Silica in 2017, which helped pivot VRX from a base metals explorer to a silica sand explorer.