Over forty years of knowledge and experience in the Gold and Base metal mining sectors at both project and corporate levels. Areas of expertise include exploration, feasibility, project development and mining. An extensive working knowledge of Africa and Europe, in addition to work experience in North America, Australia, South America and SE Asia. My career is highlighted by successful gold exploration discoveries in the Archean and Birimian terrains of Africa for shear hosted deposits. A good working knowledge and experience in Epithermal and Porphyry systems, Massive Sulphides and Witwatersrand placers.Areas of core expertise include the evaluation and appraisal of projects through the due diligence process and in building junior companies through exploration and development to production. Over the last 15 years i have developed a proven ability to identify projects for investment and complete the development stages in a company growth cycle from exploration and asset definition to feasibility studies and finally mine building and production.