Cora Gold Ltd has appointed Djibril Sanogo as environment, social and governance (ESG) manager.
He will co-ordinate ESG commitments, oversee the completion of the ESIA [environmental and social impact assessment] and subsequently implement any recommendations.
Mr Sanogo has more than 15 years’ experience overseeing environmental and community management for mining companies in Mali.
He has advised several large gold mining companies in this regard including AngloGold Ashanti and Resolute Mining.
From 2017 to 2020, Mr Sanogo was senior environmental co-ordinator at Somisy in Mali.
His responsibilities included managing environmental issues, including rehabilitation, biodiversity, water control, and vegetation control programmes and developing/reviewing environmental procedures.
Most recently, Mr Sanogo was health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) and community manager at Carrières et Chaux du Mali, a Malian company focused on quicklime and agricultural lime.
His duties involved overseeing the integrated HSEQ and community management system, providing support and advice to the board of directors on ESG issues, and implementing an HSEQ monitoring framework.