Geologist and Mineral Exploration since 1984. 5 organisations - ONGC (1984-85), Geological Survey of India (1986-1995), Rio Tinto (1995-2009), Salva Resources (2010-2013) and now Geovale Services.
Commodities explored - diamond, basemetals, bauxite, nickel, coal, iron ore, gold, industrial minerals and petroleum in all continents of the world, over 30 countries.
My main skill is creating, managing and leading integrated (cross functional and cross cultural) mineral exploration teams. I have carried out conceptual geological assessments and project generation, exploration project design, developed project teams and managed exploration projects at various stages of exploration: early st...