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
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
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
      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
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
   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
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

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  • 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