Cora Gold Ltd has appointed a project manager, mining consultant and head of geology to broaden the company’s in-house capabilities.
LOURENS STEENEKAMP
Lourens Steenekamp, with a career spanning over three decades, began his career with Gold Fields.
He then held engineering roles in Ghana and Tanzania where he progressed to construction projects.
More recently, Mr Steenekamp has worked as project manager on various projects including a greenfield oxide operation at the Syama and Tabakaroni mines in Mali for Resolute Mining.
He was also project manager at Sissingue and Fimbiasso mines for Perseus Mining in the Côte d’Ivoire.
FRIKKIE FOURIE
Mining consultant Frikkie Fourie began his career on the platinum mines in Rustenburg in South Africa.
He worked at the Bathopele underground mechanised mine before joining a mining consultancy as a mining engineer where he advised on more than 30 projects.
He then moved back into operations at Galiano Gold in Ghana in 2016 as senior mining engineer.
Mr Fourie was later promoted to vice president of mining, responsible for providing direct technical support to the mine, the planning process, compliance to plan, optimisation, design, and strategic planning.
MURRAY PATERSON
Head of geology, Murray Paterson, is a technical geologist with 30 years’ experience.
He has worked in all aspects of geological related disciplines covering exploration, mineral resources, mine geology and feasibility studies across multiple metal commodities and locations.
Mr Paterson’s previous roles in West Africa are primarily at the start of operations, including at Syama gold mine in Mali under Randgold ownership and more recently at Hummingbird’s Yanfolila gold mine in Mali.