Currently, Ronald W. Clayton occupies the position of Chairman at i-80 Gold Corp. and President & Chief Operating Officer of Rio Alto Mining Ltd.

He is also on the board of Gold Standard Ventures Corp.

He previously held the position of Director at 1911 Gold Corp., Senior Vice President-Operations & General Manager at Hecla Mining Co., Financial Manager at Silver Valley Resources, President, CEO & Non-Independent Director at Tahoe Resources, Inc. and Vice President-Operations at Stillwater Mining Co.

Ronald W. Clayton received an undergraduate degree from Colorado School of Mines.