This curriculum vitae summarizes the qualifications and experience of Mr. Salim Karamohba Sillah, a Sierra Leonean mineral explorationist. He has over 8 years of experience as a geologist in West Africa and South America, working on projects involving diamonds, gold, nickel, uranium and rare earth elements. He holds an MSc in Mining Geology and has served in roles such as Project Manager, Senior Exploration Geologist, and Supervising Geologist.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Mr. Salim Karamohba Sillah
Mineral Explorationists
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: Sillah
Other Names: Salim Karamohba
Date Of Birth: 15th August 1974
Nationality: Sierra Leonean
Highest Education Level: M.Sc. Mining Geology (Current Student)
Highest Position Held: Supervising Geologist
Address: Glassney View, BH-F8 R1, Tremough Campus, Treliever Road,
Falmouth, TR10-9EZ
Mobile Phone: +44 771 890 4096
Email Address: sks207@exeter.ac.uk or salksil1@yahoo.com
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Period Attainment Institution State/Country
2010-2011 M.Sc. Mining Geology Camborne School Of UK
Current Student September 2011 Mines
2011 Certificate Data Mine Data Mine, UK UK
1995-2001 Bachelor Of Science University Of Sierra Sierra Leone
(Honors Geology) Leone
2002 Mapping Certificate Statistics Sierra Sierra Leone
Leone

2. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Member, Mineralogical Society (VMH042)
Member, Cornish Institute Of Engineers
Member, Camborne School Of Mines Association
Member Sierra Leone Institute Of Geoscientist
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Achieve a strong International credibility in the Mineral Exploration and Mining Industry
by being a Professional contributor through a proven fulfillment of innovative, honest
and reliable professional work ethics. Seek optimal value-added opportunities for clients
and employers by providing quality professional leadership and advice.
PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY STATEMENT
Professional geologist with over 8 years of post graduate working experience in hard rock and
alluvial diamonds, hard rock and alluvial gold, Alluvial Gold Processing, laterite nickel deposit,
uranium and REEs in Sierra Leone (West Africa) and Guyana (South America) as Junior
geologist, senior Exploration geologist, Project Geologist and supervising geologist.
Involve at various stages of exploration from regional reconnaissance sampling through
discovery, development, mining and marketing in various mineral types listed above.
Work with companies in diverse cultural sensitive areas in my career
PROFESSIONAL POST GRADUATE EXPERIENCE- SUMMARY
From To Position Institution Location/Country
2010 2010 Guyana, South
Project manager IMH partners Inc America
2008 2010 Senior Exploration Sacre-Coeur, Guyana, South
Geologist Guyana Inc America
2007 2008 Sierra Leone,
Supervising Geologist African minerals West Africa
2005 2007 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,
Senior Geologist Diamond Company West Africa
2004 2005 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,
Junior Geologist Diamond Company West Africa
2002 2004 Statistics Sierra Sierra Leone,
Mapping Officer Leone West Africa

3. WORK EXPERIENCE
Period: March 2010 – August 2010
Position: Project Manager
Institution: IMH Partners
Work Location: Guyana, South America
Responsibilities & Task
 Directing and supervising the entire alluvial gold exploration program from scratch up to
development and mining.
 Budgeting, requesiting/ordering the right equipment for the mining and processing
 Report writing
Achievements
 Evaluate and assess the properties own by the company and eliminate the non-
potentially viable mineral rich/economic grounds
 Improve on the mining and recovery processes of the existing grounds mined
 Help in the understanding of processing micron to fine gold in alluvial systems by being
the first geologist to recommend particle size analysis of alluvial gold in Guyana and
relate it to gravity/sluice processing system
Period: May 2008 – March 2010
Position: Senior Exploration Geologist
Institution: Sacre- Coeur Minerals, Guyuna Inc
Work Location: Guyuna, South America
Supervisor: Luisito Sangalang – Exploration Manager
Responsibility & Task
 Design and direct an Alluvial diamond and Gold exploration program from grass root to
development and test mining stage
 Designing sampling techniques, data handling, lab analytical selection, interpreting of
data
 Evaluating and assessing the Alluvial resource of company

4.  Designing a development phase for the project and oversee the bulk sampling
 Grade control
Achievements
 Define 8 alluvial areas
 Define the geology and classify the different types of alluvial deposits in the company
properties that is applicable for most of South America
 The project helped the company in raising sufficient cash on the market to buy
equipment and expand its operation
Period: October 2007 – May 2008
Position: Supervising Geologist – Gold & Base Metals Department
Institution: African Minerals
Work Location: Sierra Leone, West Africa
Supervisor: Alexander Meyers – Vice President
Responsibilities & Task
 Supervising up to 15 local and expatriate geologist with over 300 support staff on
advance exploration work on Trenching, RC and Diamond Drilling, Helicopter Support
drilling, ground magnetometer survey, Scintillometer survey and Road development
 Compiling report from the various exploration teams working on laterite Nickel, copper
and cobalt, Gold hard rock and Uranium and REE
 Requisitions of all exploration equipments for the project ranging from drill spares,
sampling equipments and gears, infrastructure development in the community e.t.c
 Help in the interpretation of result and advance work planning
 Budgeting for the project and handling cash call from all exploration and admin support
 Recruiting and training local employees
 Supervising the jig station and the kimberlite indicator minerals picking lab
Achievements
 Being part of the first discovery of major Nickel laterite and base metals in Sierra Leone
 Acted at a VP position for 3 weeks and manage the department efficiently

5. Period: December 2006 - October 2007
Position: Senior Exploration Geologist – Kimberlite (hard Rock) Department
Institution: Sierra Leone Diamond Company
Work Location: Sierra Leone, West Africa (Now African Minerals)
Supervisor: Ian Tomlinson - Exploration manager and VP
Responsibilities & Task
 Leading 6 exploration teams in sampling for kimberlite in the major part of the
company’s Properties in Sierra Leone which is over a third of the country
 Designing exploration program for the teams , handling data, and implementing projects
as directed by supervisors
 Managing all level of the work from sampling to geophysical survey to drilling to
discovery of kimberlite
 Report writing, preparing cash calls, admin and PR in the community
Achievements
 Being the first Sierra Leonean to lead a team in the Discovery of Kimberlite
 Being part of kimberlite discovery in tropical West Africa Using Kimberlite Indicator
Mineral Approach
Period: March 2004 – December 2006
Position: Junior geologist – Kimberlite (hard Rock) Department
Institution: African Minerals
Work Location: Sierra Leone, West Africa
Supervisor: Jerry N. Garry – Regional Supervising Geologist
Responsibilities & Task
 Doing Regional stream sediment sampling for kimberlite in all topographic settings
influencing drainage pattern and consequently indicator mineral transport
 Follow up stream sediment and soil sampling
 Sampling aeromagnetic targets
 Running ground magnetometer

6.  Inputting sampling data and preparing maps for the field teams
 PR and camp Admin
Achievements
 Understanding the principle of stream sediment sampling
 Designing follow up programs and target selection for sampling
COMPUTER SKILLS
SOFT WARE USE LEVEL
Garfile Downloading GPS Efficient
Map Info Making and Editing Map Efficient
Drawing Drill Sections Efficient
GeoSoft Creating and editing Maps Average
Microsoft Word Create and Edit text in Letters and Reports Efficient
Microsoft Excel Analyze Information And Manage Spreadsheet Efficient
Microsoft Power point Create and Edit Presentations Efficient
LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
Can Understand, read and write fluently in English, Speaks Mandingo (Mother Tongue- spoken
in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali, The Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Liberia) , speaks Creole
fluently (spoken in Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ghana). Can write
Arabic but not spoken, Can speak, write and understand French average (working level).
SHORT COURSES
2006 Aeromagnetic Interpretation and Target Sampling Guyuna
2007 Diamond, kimberlite And the Upper Mantle Cape Town, South Africa
2007 Drill Target selection and Orientation Sierra Leone
2006 Directing and Supervising Exploration Projects Sierra Leone
2004 Sampling for Kimberlite Indicator Mineral Sierra Leone
2003 Population Census Survey & Cartography Sierra Leone

7. REFERENCES
Name: Dr Ben Williamson
Title: Director Of Studies For Undergraduate Degree programmes In geology
Organization: Camborne School Of Mines, University Of Exeter
Email: B.J.Williamson@exter.ac.uk
Name: Gibril Bangura
Title: General Manager
Organization: African Minerals Ltd
Email: gibril.bangura@african-minerals.com
Name: Jerry N. Garry
Title: Deputy Team Leader
Organization: GTZ- Afghanistan Natural Resources Project
Email: garrygeos@gmail.com