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sems exploration is the leading full-service mineral exploration and mining consultancy company in west africa. we provide a full range of geological, mining engineering and environmental services; from grassroots reconnaissance exploration through to completion of feasibility studies and mine design.

with offices in Ghana, burkina Faso, Côte d’ivoire, mauritania and liberia and a workforce of more than 100 employees, we’re a local company with a large regional footprint.

we offer a wide range of technical services including; geological consultancy, project management, due diligence reports & property evaluations, analysis laboratory audits, geophysical consultancy, ground geophysics, downhole geophysics, mineral resource estimations, ore reserve statements, open pit design and optimisations, scoping

studies for open pit & underground mines, mine audits, environmental baseline studies, land use surveying and classification, geospatial services, remote sensing, data capture and QaQC reporting, legal, financial & cultural advice, facilitating joint venture agreements, ground acquisition assistance, Gis software sales and support (mapinfo & encom), software training and mine & exploration surveying.

not only a gold explorer; sems exploration is experienced in diamond, bauxite, iron ore, kaolin, manganese and water exploration in west africa. our technical services team specialises in developing robust business plans for mining companies operating in a west african environment.

the company’s successful commercialisation of mineral resources has gained us clients ranging from private investors to junior explorers and major mining companies.

SEMS Exploration – an ovErviEw

1 - GHANAP.O Box 2805, Osu, Accra - GhanaTel. : + 233 302 784 124 // Fax : + 233 302 776 [email protected]

2 - CÔTE D’IVOIRE06 BP 1334 Abidjan 06 - Côte d’IvoireTel. : + 225 2241 4939 // Fax : + 225 22 41 96 [email protected]

3 - BURKINA FASO11 B.P. 818 CMS, Ouagadougou - Burkina FasoTel. : + 226 50 36 24 92 // Fax : + 226 50 48 46 [email protected]

4 - MAURITANIEB.P. 5114 AB11, Nouakchott - MauritanieTel. : +222 452 952 42 / 43 / 44 // Cell. : +222 467 225 [email protected]

5 - LIBéRIACell. : +231 6 222 269 // Cell. : +233 504 109 [email protected]

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GEoloGiCal SErviCES

• Geological consultancy • Project management• Due diligence reports & property valuations• Laboratory audits

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Bilingual, experienced geologists with a good understanding of mining and exploration conditions in West Africa.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Geological & regolith mapping, structural and lithological core logging.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Technical experience that will guide target generation and the formulation of exploration programs.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Implementation of quality control programs & QAQC reporting.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Independent technical reports by Competent Persons compliant with international reporting codes (JORC, PERC & NI43-101).- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Managing large exploration programs or feasibility studies in both Francophone and Anglophone countries.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Large soil sampling, pitting and trenching programs to be completed within a limited timeframe.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Senior management staff that all have over twenty years experience handling large exploration projects.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Cost effective management of drilling programs (Auger, Air core, RC, DD).- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Staff from a wide range of national and cultural backgrounds who will understand the cultural practices of a client’s project area.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mining and exploration project due diligence reports.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Property valuation reports to international standards.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Laboratory audits to satisfy Securities Commission requirements.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Audits of analytical laboratories and the selection of suitable sampling and analytical procedures.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Exploring in WEst AfricA cAn providE mAny uniquE chAllEngEs As WEll As thE univErsAl nEEd for

quAlity gEologicAl dAtA. locAl knoWlEdgE is A significAnt timE And monEy sAvEr.

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GEopHYSiCal SErviCES

gEophysicAl survEy dEsign, implEmEntAtion of ground survEys, dAtA procEssing And thE intErprEtA-

tion of gEophysicAl dAtA ArE kEy componEnts of modErn ExplorAtion.

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Experienced geophysicists using best practices developed from experience gained in mining and exploration in West Africa since 1994.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Quality control of ground and airborne surveys- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Experienced in hard rock mining, oil & gas, hydrogeology and civil engineering applications. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SEMM Logging downhole tools , capable of surveying to 3000 m, include optical & ultrasonic imager, induced polarization, magnetic susceptibility, focused resistivity, in situ density and porosity and mineral analyzer.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Technical experience to guide selection of the best available geophysical method at lowest cost to help define and solve exploration, mining or environmental questions.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Field teams and equipment to execute ground truth studies and follow up of airborne geophysical target zones with seismic, magnetic, electric, electromagnetic, gravity and radiometric surveys. These surveys are often done concurrent with our soil sampling programs.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SEMM Logging down hole imagery tools offer a unique range of instruments to help you define insitu lithological and structural features of your target. SEMM Logging borehole images can replace core drilling to save client money or complement structural data from broken core.

• Ground surveys: radiometric, electrical, electromagnetic, potential fields• Quality control of ground and airborne surveys• Processing, modeling, interpretation and second opinions• Downhole wireline logging & analysis• Determination of physical compositional and structural properties

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Mineral Resource Estimations by Competent Persons compliant with international reporting codes (JORC, PERC & NI43-101).- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Advice on optimising management of advanced exploration projects and mine plans with regard to potential mining returns, mine development, pit designs, long term schedules and life of mine plans.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Data analysis for orebody, drill hole data, grade modeling, grade control & reconciliation, resource classification.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Open pit & underground mine planning, modeling, optimisation, design and scheduling using advanced techniques and methods and statistics with a direct relevance to the West African Mining environment. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A skills base that can analyse and integrate information from exploration, resource estimation, and mine modelling into sound business advice, including the re-engineering of business plans and the generation of ore reserves.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Mining engineering support, including NPV scheduling & cut-off grade analysis software.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Independent confidential audits or fatal flaw reviews of established and historical mining activities.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A tEAm of profEssionAls thAt undErstAnd both thE tEchnicAl And opErAtionAl chAllEngEs of mining

projEcts in WEst AfricA And hAvE provEn trAck rEcords of EstAblishing sustAinAblE And robust

mining businEss plAns.

• Mineral Resource Estimations• Ore Reserve Statements• Open pit design and optimisations• Scoping studies for open pit & underground mines• Mine audits

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In-house legal and financial advice with access to our local legal and accounting partners.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Liaison with Mines Ministry officials.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Incorporation of locally registered companies.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Collection of the latest updated cadastral map.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Application on behalf of client for exploration permits or licenses.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Link with local holders of mineral tenements for possible JV.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Negotiation assistance and facilitating communication with JV partners.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Due diligence reviews to secure sustainable JV agreements.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Technical and financial reporting requirements.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Translation of French documents into English.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Translation of national mining codes.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

nEW invEstors to WEst AfricA ArE oftEn not fAmiliAr With locAl govErnmEntAl procEdurEs And

trAditionAl customs.

• Legal, financial & cultural advice• Facilitating Joint Venture agreements• Ground acquisition assistance• Government & community relations assistance

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EnvironMEntal SErviCES

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Experienced environmentalists with a good understanding of mining and exploration in both Sahelian and coastal countries in West Africa, working closely with industry and governments to develop practices that meet current requirements and standards.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GIS, remote sensing and geo-hydrological capabilities to populate key evidence databases that are analyzed on policy options, benefits, costs, and effects.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ground truth soil mapping and determination of groundwater quality, catchment & hydrological parameters, river flows and biota sampling. Air quality and noise measurements.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Assessment of environmental policies, perceptions, plans and efforts by governments to combat deforestation and desertification, including the Great Green Wall initiative.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Interviews with key informants and participatory community interviews documenting concerns about public health and water availability.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Complete biodiversity assessment programs that follow IFC’s Performance Standard for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management, including vascular plants, primates, large, medium and small mammals (also bats), birds, reptiles and amphibians, several insect groups (e.g. butterflies, dragonflies).- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Assistance in habitat restoration or rehabilitation, reforestation and landscaping (indigenous material).- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

EnvironmEntAl bAsElinE studiEs dEtErminE thE componEnts thAt mAy rEquirE futurE monitoring to

prEvEnt thE potEntiAl impActs of minErAl ExplorAtion And ExploitAtion.

• Baseline & biodiversity studies• Impact assessments and monitoring• Mine closure and habitat rehabilitation planning• Biodiversity offset area determination• Landuse assessments and galamsy monitoring

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GiS anD DatabaSEManaGEMEnt SErviCES

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Access to cartographic and geological information held by Governmental Departments.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Scanning, digitizing and geo-rectification of hard copy maps and plans.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Interpretation and processing of airborne geophysical data, ASTER and Landsat images.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Compilation of maps and plans to accompany a client’s press releases and public documents.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Assistance to clients wishing to establish structured, in-house databases.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Arrangement of datasets inherited by clients as part of their due diligence.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Data validation and presentation in a range of software such as: Micromine, Datamine, ArcGIS, Mapinfo, Global Mapper, ERDAS and Google Earth.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Data types include: soil sampling, trenching and drillhole assays, satellite, airborne and ground (hyper-) spectral imagery, airborne, ground and borehole geophysics. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Producing quality combined image/vector maps.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Change Detection, Registering data to ground control points, Selecting Control Points , Data Enhancement, Principal Components Analysis, Image Differencing, Crop Type Classification and Area Inventory, Multispectral classification, Multispectral sensing of crops, Spectral Reflectance Characteristics, Ground truth, Training Site Selection, Classification accuracy assessment.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Creation of 3D visualization GIS database from historic excavation records.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

A rEliAblE And WEll structurEd dAtAbAsE is thE corE of Any ExplorAtion And mining opErAtion. dAtA

is viEWEd And AnAlysEd in A gis EnvironmEnt to EnAblE your orgAnisAtion to crEAtE nEW insights

for mAking informEd dEcisions.

• Soil and core geochemistry• Satellite & airborne imagery• West African geology & resources• 3D visualisation• Digitization & QAQC

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ExplorAtion, mining ActivitiEs And mAny othEr industriEs nEEd gis softWArE to hElp visuAlizE And

AnAlyzE spAtiAl dAtA for A morE strAtEgic, tEchnicAl And businEss insight.

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Pitney Bowes Business Insight provides more than 350 softwares different integrated products

from which MapInfo and Discover are part. PBBI has the most comprehensive set of solutions for maximizing the value of customer and location data. PBBI helps organizations more effectively locate, connect and communicate with customers in today’s global market.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SEMS Exploration is the only Pitney Bowes Business Insight representative in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Official reseller of PBBI suite of software (MapInfo, Discover, Discover 3D, Profile Analyst; EMFlow, etc…). Contact us to get a quotation, training and for enquiries about software maintenance issues.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

We offer in-house designed accredited training courses throughout the African continent in both French and English.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SoFtwarE SUpport SErviCES(MapinFo & EnCoM)

• Pitney Bowes Business Insight (MapInfo & Encom)• Full suite of PBBI softwares – sales, maintenance & support• Training for all MapInfo & Encom software

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Precise in-pit volume calculations.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Software and GIS support to report survey data in any format required by the client.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Experienced mining background to handle end-of-month volume calculations for mining contractors and mine owners. Management of full pit surveys or independent mine audits.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Setting out of mine site development layout plans.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Transformation of local grid systems into UTM co-ordinates.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Surveying of adits and historical underground workings.Establishment of reliable exploration survey control.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Accurate topographic surveys for local digital terrain models.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Landuse mapping with precise survey points.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Audit of historical survey data and rectify to the client’s preferred co-ordinate system.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Dispute resolution to licence boundary positions and mining contracts.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Recording of base station GPS information for LIDAR INS or airborne gravity surveys.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SUrvEYinG SErviCES

AccurAtE survEying dAtA is EssEntiAl At All stAgEs of minErAl ExplorAtion or ExploitAtion projEcts.

• Mine surveying• Exploration surveying• Land use surveying• Survey audits

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simon mEAdoWs smith - IOM3Managing Director - Geologist

Simon has been working for SEMS Exploration since its inception in 2002. He is a key member of our geological consulting staff as well as being the company’s Managing Director.

Simon graduated from Nottingham University in 1988. He has over twenty years’ experience working in the Archean

Terrains of Western Australia and the Proterozoic Terrains of West Africa. In Australia Simon worked for several large gold mining and exploration operations in the Eastern Goldfields, as well as a number of nickel and base metal companies.

As the Managing Director of SEMS Exploration he has been closely associated with several large gold discoveries in West Africa.

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stEvE jonEsCommercial Manager

Steve has held positions as the Finance/Commercial Manager for twenty five years in the mining industry, with many different size companies and in many different countries.

Steve worked in the Australian mining industry until 1998, when he accepted his first expat

assignment in Ghana, and has been working overseas ever since.Steve has held positions as the Finance Manager or Commercial Manager with companies such as Newmont, Redback Mining, and Adamus Resources, where he has mainly specialized in project start-ups and systems development.

As our Commercial Manager Steve is responsible for the financial and commercial success of SEMS Exploration.

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john coAtEsGeologist

John is a graduate of Imperial College, London, from where he was awarded an MSc in Mineral Exploration. John started working in Africa in 1974 and moved to West Africa with BHP Minerals in 1988.

John remained with BHP for eight years, during which time he held the positions of Exploration Manager in both Ghana and

Mali. He also worked as Principal Geologist in Burkina Faso.

John spent several years as the Business Development Manager and Quality Control Manager for Transworld / Intertek Laboratory in Ghana before taking up the position as Consultant Geologist and Projects Manager with SEMS Exploration. John has completed several Laboratory audits for our clients throughout West Africa.

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joE AmAnor - Aus IMMGhana Administrator and Consultant Geologist

Joe is one of the most respected figures in Ghana’s mining industry and has many years experience in surface and underground exploration, as well as mineral resource evaluation. For over twenty years Joe was the leader of the geological team at Anglogold Ashanti’s Obuasi gold mine which oversaw the successful flotation of Ashanti in the

mid-1990s, and the acquisition of Cluff Resources, International Gold Resources (IGR) and Golden Shamrock Resources. Joe has authored and co-authored eleven geological papers for major international publications.

Joe is responsible for co-ordinating the company’s exploration activities in Ghana and the supervision of mineral resource estimations.



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AndrEW nEthErWood - Aus IMMMining Engineer

Andrew is a graduate of Otago University and took up a position with James Askew Associates as a Mining Engineer in 1986. Since 1992 Andrew has worked on a wide range of mining projects throughout Africa.

Andrew has over twenty years experience, mostly associated with open pit gold

mining in both technical operations and consultancy roles. He places a particular emphasis on mine planning and evaluation, ore reserves management, long-range planning and strategy, training and development of local nationals.

Andrew is an advanced user of Datamine software, NPV Scheduler and Whittle optimisers.

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ghislAin tourigny - APEGExploration manager Burkina Faso

Dr. Ghislain Tourigny graduated from the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) in 1982 and earned a doctorate in Structural Geology in 1989 from the University of Montreal.

Ghislain has over 20 years of experience in mining exploration. During which time he worked as an ore deposit geologist

for the Department of Natural Resources of Quebec in Val-d’Or and acted as a consultant structural geologist for various junior and senior mining companies in Canada and mostly throughout Africa. He is SEMS Exploration Manager for SEMS Burkina Faso but provides consultancy support to the company throughout the sub region.

Ghislain is a member of the Order of Geologists of Quebec, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEG), a member of the Geological Society of Canada, Canadian Tectonic Group, and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists and the Geological Society of South Africa.

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pAul hoWE Field Manager

Paul joined SEMS as Field Manager for Burkina Faso in October 2011.

He is a Geotechnician with 30 years experience in all aspects of exploration and open pit mining throughout Africa. He holds an Anglo American Corporation Advanced Certificate in both Mineral Exploration and Open Pit Mine Survey.

During this time he spent 20 years in gold, uranium and base metal exploration with Anglo American Prospecting Services. Notably he was a member of the exploration team that discovered and subsequently brought the Namakwa Sands project on stream.Paul has spent the last ten years in diamond exploration and open mining in South Africa, Namibia and Angola. During this time he spent 5 years with Trans Hex International then 5 years with Techmina (Pty) Ltd.

Before joining SEMS he was the HOD Geology and Survey at Projecto Camutue in North Eastern Angola.

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hArry vAn dEn bErg - IAMGDatabase & GIS Manager – Consultant Geophysicist

Harry is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand and has worked and consulted for major South African mining houses on projects ranging from general exploration and target generation to environmental, hydro-geological and geothermal potential studies. He pioneered ground EM methods that lead to the discovery of the Khusib Springs

copper deposit in Namibia and initiated use of airborne geophysical and hyperspectral surveys for gold mining environmental baseline studies. Harry has over twenty years’ experience and specialises in mineral favourability analyses on exploration databases.



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isAbEllE guirmA Burkina Faso Administrator

Isabelle holds a Masters degree in English from Ouagadougou University and a certificate of translation from Lille University in France.

Isabelle has fifteen years experience as an office Administrator and in administration management in Burkina Faso and the Central African Republic. She has worked

with large mining companies such as Placer Dome in Burkina and with junior exploration companies in CAR. She is experienced in team management, co-ordination of large field crews and in government relations. Isabelle administers all our company’s activities in Burkina Faso.

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josEph collins Liberia Country Manager – Geologist

Joe Collins is a Liberian Geologist with 20 years of professional experience with 18 of those being in the Birimian of Ghana and in south eastern Ivory Coast. He has worked on projects from grass roots straight through to discovery and mine development notably among them are the Ahafo gold deposit. Joe spent a year working on the epithermal gold system in

Queensland Australia.

With a good working knowledge of the French language and excellent project management and mentoring skills, Joe adds to the group a hands on approach management style with emphasis on maintaining technical quality and developing younger geologist.

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stAnislAs dE stAbEnrAthIvory Coast Country Manager – Geologist

Stan is a French national and holds an MSc in Georesources from the Institute EGID in Bordeaux, France. He has been living in Côte d’Ivoire for over seven years and has an in-depth understanding of Francophone cultures and governmental processes in West Africa. Stan has managed the SEMS Abidjan office since its inception in 2008. He is an enthusiastic

field geologist and is responsible for the coordination of field crews, logistics and client liaison in Cote d’Ivoire.

Stan is an accredited trainer of MapInfo and Discover software and provides basic or advanced training courses in both French and English throughout West Africa.

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richArd blEnkinsopOperations Manager

Richard is an Aeronautical Engineering graduate of Salford University in UK. He formerly worked for British Aerospace and Rolls Royce over a combined period of 32 years. His appointments have ranged from Production Engineering to Aircraft Sales at British Aerospace and latterly as the Customer Business Director for West Africa with Rolls Royce Aero Engines.

His knowledge of working in the African continent spans over 30 years and based in Ghana since 2000 he has worked as the managing director of a company in Ghana whose business focussed on the installation and product support of power generation equipment.

With his strong engineering background from within highly disciplined industries, Richard brings his organisational, engineering and business management skills to lead SEMS operations, logistics and procurement.



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szAbolcs sáfián Environmental Consultant

Safi holds a technical diploma in Forestry as well as a BSc degree in Wildlife Management and an MSc in conservation. He has been studying butterflies and moths in West Africa since 2001 and has been involved in conservation research, eco-tourism and environmental studies throughout Africa.

Safi maintains an extensive network of experts and independent consultants in conservation, forestry, zoology and botany to provide personalised packages for clients.

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EmmAnuEl boAkyE Finance & Accounts Manager

Emmanuel had his professional training at Deloitte and Touche and was involved in audits, acquisitions and mergers of a number of companies including Ghana Bauxite Company, Ashanti and Cluff Resources and European Union Micro projects.

Emmanuel has been working for SEMS Exploration since December 2003. He supervises the accounting function of all SEMS Exploration operations in West Africa. Emmanuel is well versed in the financial and fiscal policies of the West African Economies in which SEMS Exploration operates. He is involved in the design and implementation of accounting systems which ensures effective controls and timely financial reporting and liaises with Auditors, Tax authorities and Bankers for our Clients incorporated and operating in the West African economies.

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