We are a young technical and discovery driven team with highly experienced local geologists.
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Christopher has more than 13 years of experience leading mining & exploration operations in Africa and developing mining projects in North America, South America and Europe. He has operational experience in underground rock salt, copper mines, opencast in lignite and chrome (incl. PGE). Christopher holds a M.Sc in Mining Engineering and Management.
Richard is a multi-commodity, multi-disciplined explorationist with a strong technical background. 19 years’ post-PhD experience, across all stages of exploration and with an emphasis on gold and base metals. Experience working in Africa, Europe and US, including remote and demanding terrains. Richard has extensive experience with VMS deposits in the ANS.
Astewaye is based in Addis Abeba and is an experienced administrator and finance professional with over 8 years in the exploration industry. He demonstrated ability to enhance efficiency and drive success through adept financial management and strategic administrative support. He has been working on projects in Tigray since 6 years.
Christoph previously headed Mining & Metals at the Singaporean investment company Uncharted Group and worked in corporate finance at Pelagic Resources, a metal trader. He began his career as an M&A investment banker with Rothschild & Co and Birkett Stewart McHendrie.
Rafik is based in Port Sudan and has 8 years corporate experience in Sudan. He was founding member of Desert Minerals and has grown this company to a Gold producer with more than 100 employees. Rafik has excellent relationships with governmental institutions and can organize large field programs in Sudan.
Frank is a geologist with 35 years of experience and has held exploration and generative geology management positions with QMSD Mining, Qatar Mining, Afmeco Australia and Areva NC, and consulted for, among others, Newmont Gold, Resolute Mining, Goldfields and many more. He is board member of several junior mining companies as well.
Over 40 years of experience in project management and administration in Ethiopia across a wide variety of sectors. Holds a degree in Human Management and has further postgraduate training from Hungary. Bayeligne has an excellent network in Ethiopia with all ministries and government institutions.
A young and passionate career exploration geologist. Harry has base metal experience In West Africa and the UK and has provided geochemical services across a range of gold and base metal projects as a junior consultant. Harry holds an MSci in Geology from Imperial College London (ICL) with a focus on economic geology and a research focus on VMS.
Adam hold a M.Sci. in Exploration Geology and has worked initially in Ireland before moving to Cyprus, and then joining the MSA group in Saudi Arabia . He has extensive prospecting and geological field experience and over the last 2 years worked on VMS exploration in both the Troodos ophiolite and in the ANS.
Ashenafi has 12 years of experience as an exploration geologist and prospector. He has spent his time in the field in Ethiopia, Cameroon and Morocco with focus on orogenic gold and epithermal deposits. Ashenafi has a MS.c in Economic Geology from Mekelle University.
Tewelde is a senior geologist from Mekele with more 13a of experience working in the Nubian Shield. He has extensive knowledge on VMS style deposits and worked for Enzana Mining since 2010. His local network is of high value to company. Tewelde holds a M.Sc in Economic Geology from Mekelle University.
Francis is an exploration geologist who has spent the majority of his career with Newmont Corporation managing grassroots exploration projects in North America, West Africa, and East Africa. He has extensive knowledge of exploration and targeting techniques related to orogenic gold and VMS deposits in Precambrian terranes.
Zach is an experienced geologist who has managed mineral exploration in countries around the world including Mongolia, China, Dem. Rep. Congo, Peru, Argentina, Canada, and the U.S., over the past 15 years. He is co-founded Kenorland Minerals Ltd in 2016. Prior Zach spent numerous years within the Ivanhoe Group.
He is a database & GIS expert with more than 20 years of experience with RioTinto, DeBeers and QMSD in Sudan. His specialties are Geological and Geospatial Database Management, Geochemical QAQC Reporting, Multispectral & Hyperspectral Remote Sensing.
Anna has worked 10 years for the Institute of Geological Science of the National Academy of Sciences of RA. She also worked with different research NGO’s and have participated in different research projects. She holds a M.Eng. in Environmental Protection and Efficient Use of Natural Resources. Anna is specialized in ArcGIS and QGIS plattforms.
Sintayehu is an Ethiopian geologist with several years of experience in orogenic Gold exploration and VMS. He has gained experience with Allied Gold and has led laboratory activities within the exploration industry.
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Christoph (CFA) has 20 years of investment banking, corporate finance advisory and fund management experience, specializing in metals and mining throughout his career (UniCredit and Societe Generale). He is currently head of project finance H2GreenSteel and responsible for a 3.5B $ steel mill project finance package.
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