Dig Deep Building Nigeria's First Large-Scale Gold Mine - with Segun Lawson
In this episode we chat to Segun Lawson, CEO at Thor Explorations, a West African focussed gold producer listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and AIM Markets with the company’s flagship project is their gold producing Segilola Gold Project in Nigeria, with 2 other projects in Senegal and Burkina Faso.
Segun is a geologist by background who also worked in Corporate Finance before taking the helm at Thor over 12 years ago and talks about his Thor Explorations journey, what they have achieved to date, their current operation and the outlook of the company.
Segun is going to be attending Europe’s largest mining event, Resourcing Tomorrow, (Formerly known as Mines and Money London,) which is taking place in London on the 28-30 November, a great platform for the entire mining value chain, fostering learning, lively debates, and providing valuable networking opportunities.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Thor Exploration is a West African focused gold producer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and AIM, with its flagship project being the Segi Lola gold project in Nigeria.
- The company has achieved significant milestones, including drilling out resources, completing feasibility studies, and successfully building and operating its first gold mine in Nigeria.
- Thor Exploration is committed to environmental sustainability and employs measures to minimise its environmental impact, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing responsible mining practices.
- The company prioritises community engagement and social responsibility, implementing projects that benefit the local communities, including scholarships, employment opportunities, road building, and cooperative projects in agriculture and fish farming.
BEST MOMENTS
"We hope to be a multi-mine company in the next five years."
"We know the prospectivity of lithium in Nigeria, and we think we're very well positioned to capitalise on it."
"We've seen an influx of companies, local oil and gas companies diversify into early stage exploration."
"We think the next six to 12 months are pretty exciting for the company."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
LinkedIn: Thor Explorations Ltd
Twitter: @ThorExpl_THX
Website: Thor Explorations
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
CONTACT METHOD
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Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics