Keith has been involved in mineral exploration since 1995. Having worked in Europe, Africa and North America, he has extensive expertise in a variety of deposit types and commodities including gold, zinc, nickel, copper and coal. Keith began his exploration career with the CSA Group, initially spending 3 years in Tanzania where he managed a large gold exploration program. He also worked extensively in Ireland on regional zinc exploration and in southern Africa on a range of exploration and development projects.
In 2001, Keith was employed by the Exploration Division of Anglo American plc, managing regional zinc exploration programs in Ireland and Canada, including a successful near-mine zinc exploration program at the Lisheen Mine (Ireland) in addition to initiating joint venture negotiations for exploration rights.
In 2005, Keith was transferred to Anglo American Exploration in Vancouver to add-value to a variety of North American nickel and copper projects. Most recently, he was Project Manager for Anglo Coal's newly incorporated Canadian subsidiary, managing all aspects of project start-up together with an extensive exploration and resource definition program.
Keith was educated in Ireland, graduating from Queens University Belfast with B.Sc. (Hons) Geology and subsequently from University College Dublin with M.Sc. Petroleum Geology. |