Team
Management
Martin Pawlitschek
President & CEO, Director
- International mining professional with over 20 years experience, who has held key management positions with a number of junior explorers, private equity investment funds, majors (BHP) and development companies (MDL, Teranga)
- Co-founder of several resource exploration companies across West Africa, South America, Europe and Australia
- Extensive experience with mining private equity investments including due diligence, exploration and resource upside evaluation, development projects and operations
CFA, CA
Gavin Cooper
CFO
- CPA with extensive experience in all aspects of corporate and financial management
- For the past 35 years, has been providing strategic and financial advice and corporate administration services and has held senior positions with a number of public and private companies with local and international operations
Sekou Traoré
General Manager
- Over 20 years of mining experience with extensive international import and export experience
- Personal network with solid relations with the Guinean authorities. This has earned him distinctions from the Ministry of Mines and Geology and appreciations from the Guinean government
- Previously, worked with Mansa Sanou Exploration (MSE), Nature exploration & Discovery (NED), and Resources Mining (RM)
- Instrumental in the 2021 partnership contracts with Gainde Gold to help form Sanu Gold Corp
John McClintock
VP of Business Development
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Mining and finance executive with over 20 years of experience in natural resources, investment banking, and corporate leadership
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Former Chief Financial Officer at Integra Capital, overseeing strategic initiatives and financial operations across a diversified natural resources portfolio
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Previously Co-Head of Mining Investment Banking at Pareto AS, specializing in capital raising and M&A for mining companies
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Holds a Master of Science in Minerals Economics from Curtin University, Western Australia
Abdouramane Diallo
Deputy General Manager: Administration, Finance, & Logistics
- Guinean national with over 10 years’ experience in exploration, development, and mining focused on mining law, property negotiations, acquisitions, government relations, and crisis resolution
- In depth knowledge of the economic, political, and social aspects of primary gold exploration in Guinea
- M.Sc. in International Relations from GLC-Sonfonia University of Guinea and B.S. in Human Resource Management, from Guinean Institute GIT-COM; completion of several courses in Mining Administration
- Involved in the successful completion of the 2021 partnership contracts with Gainde Gold to form Sanu Gold Corp
Anthony Simone
Investor Relations
- 7 years in the Capital Markets with a proven track record of success
- Highly versatile within the Canadian investment community, boasting a robust network of industry professionals
- Skilled in capital raises and strategically elevating corporate visibility among prospective investors
Technical Team
PhD, MAIG
Serigne Dieng
Exploration Manager
- Over 20 years of experience in international exploration, focused in West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso) and in Canada
- Demonstrated track record of deposit discovery, resource delineation and evaluation, project generation and acquisitions, along with a reputation for leading successful discovery
- Previously, Principal Geologist and Head of the Resource Development Department at IAMGOLD Corp at the Essakane Mine in Burkina Faso
- PHD degree in Structural Geology and Exploration Geochemistry & M.Sc. in Mineral Exploration from Queen’s University, Canada
- Registered Qualified Person and Member AusIMM and AIG
Maxime Hébert
Chief Geologist
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Exploration geologist (MSc, EurGeol, CRIRSCO Competent Person) with over 15 years of experience across West, Central, and East Africa
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Led and managed exploration programs for B2Gold Corp., Hummingbird Resources Plc, and Taurus Gold Corp
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Contributed to major discoveries, including the Dugbe-Tuzon gold deposit (Liberia) and Afema oxide gold resources (Côte d’Ivoire)
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Recognized for innovative geochemical and structural modeling and for advancing projects from greenfield discovery to resource definition
Board of Directors
Martino De Ciccio
Chairman, Director
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Mining executive with 20+ years’ experience in scaling companies, strategy, finance, and value creation
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CEO of Montage Gold (since 2024); secured $1B+ financing, launched Koné project, and grew market cap from $140M to $4B, leading TSX graduation and earning top 20 African mining recognition (2025)
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Chairman of Sanu Gold; Director at LunR Royalties; extensive board experience across mining companies and M&A
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Former senior leader at Endeavour Mining, helping scale it to $8B+ market cap and FTSE100 status
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Early career: key role in La Mancha’s growth into a major gold investment platform
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BCom (Finance), McGill University; CFA charterholder
Martin Pawlitschek
President & CEO, Director
- International mining professional with over 20 years experience, who has held key management positions with a number of junior explorers, private equity investment funds, majors (BHP) and development companies (MDL, Teranga)
- Co-founder of several resource exploration companies across West Africa, South America, Europe and Australia
- Extensive experience with mining private equity investments including due diligence, exploration and resource upside evaluation, development projects and operations
Fatou S. Gueye
Director, Co-Founder
- Extensive experience as a senior executive in the Financial Services, Consulting and Mining industries in Australia, the US, and in Africa. Her experience in the Mining sector includes exploration and mining finance particularly for West African explorers and developers
- Well developed network at the government and administrative level across several African countries
- Has provided expert advice to numerous publicly traded and privately held mining and finance companies operating in Africa and Australia
- Founder and Director of Wurus Mining and Jiwana Resources, a private Australian mining exploration company with assets in West Africa
Peter Hemstead
Director
- Over 25 years of management and financial experience in the mining industry
- Director of Fireweed Metals Corp. since April 2020; served as Interim President & CEO from May 2024 to January 2025
- President, CEO and Chair of the Board of Bluestone Resources Inc. from December 2019 until its acquisition by Aura Minerals Inc. in January 2025
- Director of Fiore Gold Ltd. from 2017 until its acquisition by Calibre Mining Corp. in 2022
- Held senior financial executive role at Capstone Mining Corp. (now Capstone Copper Corp.) for 10 years
Constant Tia
Non-Executive Director
- Mining finance executive with over 18 years of experience leading finance functions across mining operations and major capital projects in West Africa
- Chief Financial Officer, Montage Gold Corp.; previously Regional CFO, Kinross Gold Corporation (Africa, Chile, and Russia)
- Expertise in financial reporting, treasury, tax, audit, budgeting, capital management, and financial systems
- Holds a Master of Science in Commerce from the National Polytechnic Institute of Yamoussoukro and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Projects
3 High Quality Gold Projects
In Guinea, West Africa
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