Chris Pettman

VP, Exploration at Asanko Gold Inc

Chris has more than twenty years of industry experience including fifteen in mineral exploration working for both junior and major companies. He has a track record of success exploring for a wide range of commodities across multiple continents in Greenfields, Brownfields, and in-mine environments.

He most recently spent over ten years working for Rio Tinto Exploration in a series of progressively more senior positions including Country Manager roles in Mongolia, China and Canada. Chris has proven success building and leading high performance technical and operational teams across multiple jurisdictions and cultures.

Chris holds a Bachelors of Science (Honours) in Geology, a Bachelors of Arts in Economics and a Professional Geoscientist (PGeo) designation registered in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.


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  • VP, Exploration

    Current role