Dr Bright Oppong Afum, PhD, P.Eng., MAusIMM (CP) – Head Mining Division

Dr Bright Oppong Afum is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Ghana and head of Mining at Nsoromma Resources Ltd. He is a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario (P.Eng.), Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM (CP)), and Consultant in mining and environmental studies. He is a Qualified Person under the NI 43-101 and JORC Code. He obtained his doctorate’s degree in Natural Resources Engineering (Mining Engineering) from Laurentia University in Canada; master’s degree in Environmental Monitoring and Analysis from the Aberystwyth University in Wales; and bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Mines and Technology in Ghana. He has 15+ years of experience in surface mining, underground mining, small scale mining, project management, environmental impact prediction and modelling, academia, and research in Ghana, Canada, Wales, and Ireland. He has served on several boards including the Board of Governors of Laurentian University, committees, project teams, and presented several research articles on surface and underground mining, environmental studies, education of professionals, and mathematical programming at several local and global conferences. He is very passionate about mining, environment, projects, education, and innovation research.

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