SEMS Exploration is delighted to announce that Mr John Coates will join the company’s technical management team in January 2010.
Although he will be based in Ghana, John will have responsibility for the supervision of all the company’s ongoing exploration projects throughout West Africa.
John graduated from Imperial College,London, with an MSc in Mineral Exploration. He started working in Africa in 1984 and moved to West Africa with BHP Minerals in 1988. During his eight years with BHP, he held the positions of Exploration Manager in both Ghana and Mali. He also worked as Principal Geologist in Burkina Faso.
Since 2002, John has been working as the Business Development Manager and Quality Control Manager for Transworld / Intertek Laboratory in Ghana. This role has given him a great insight in the management of mineral sample analysis and related quality assurance procedures. He brings with him over 30 years’ experience of metallogenic environments across the world, including 12 years working on the Birimian Supergroup of West Africa.
The company is very happy that John has decided to return to his geological roots as our Project Manager and Consulting Geologist. We trust that his appointment will give our clients an even greater confidence in the standard of our work undertaken on their behalf in West Africa.
August 17, 2010 at 11:59 am |
Last time I met John was in 1986, looking for mineral opportunities in Europe. It was during the heydays of Utah Inc. Hard field work and unforgetable after-dinner drinks. Since then we have both lost track of each other. Gongratulation for SEM precious acquisition.
Where and how can I get John’s email? I am pretty sure he will be glad to get in touch again.