Biography
Mr. Griffiths is a consulting economic geologist with 30+ years of mineral exploration experience, including over 10 years each with Rio Tinto and Barrick Gold.
Simon has worked on major projects and mining operations across six continents ranging from managing regional grassroots exploration, target delineation, resource definition, brownfields exploration and pre-feasibility. These projects span a variety of commodities such as Au, Cu, Ag, Pb-Zn, U, Ni, diamonds, coal and coal bed methane, some of which have resulted in discoveries of world-class mineral deposits.
Simon holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in geology from the University of Liverpool and a Masters’ degree in Mineral Exploration from the Royal School of Mines, and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. He is also a graduate of the Orebody Knowledge & Strategic Mine Planning programme in association with Duke University.