Photo by: Justin Kelly

Justin Kelly

Sheamus was born in Vancouver, Canada, and grew up in Dawson City. He comes from a gold mining family; his father is a mining geologist, and mining and exploration is in his blood.

Sheamus has been placer mining in the Yukon for more than 30 years, and he runs the family business along with his father and sister. He is a certified heavy-duty mechanic and welder fabricator, as well as a carpenter, plumber, heavy equipment operator, driller and a first-class truck driver.