Our guest for that webinar was Dr. Cedric Simonet, PhD. Cedric Simonet did in PhD in Nantes University (France) about the « Geology of Ruby and Sapphire deposits » while working at the Rockland Kenya ruby mine. He has over 20 years of experience in mineral exploration and mine development & management in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia and Nigeria. He worked both with small scale and mechanized operations and has experience working at many different levels in African juridictions from local communities to the highest government levels. Former Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Kenyan Chamber of mines he has been involved with mining regulatory framework in Kenya for many years and he has recently authored several interesting articles particularly in InColor.
You can find Dr. Simonet publications at this link: cedricsimonet.com/publications/
At a personal level Cedric is one of my main contacts in Kenya and we have regularly travelled to the field together in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique since 2009.
The webinar « Geology & Prospecting of African Gemstone Deposits » took us to discuss about Africa and its gem deposits, and about the challenges working with there. We hope that you will enjoy that fascinating webinar.
3 июл 2020
