Paul Weedon

Vice President, Exploration, West Africa at Fortuna Silver Mines

Mr. Weedon is a senior geologist with over 25 years of international mining industry experience in exploration, development and production in Africa and Australasia spanning junior to major mining companies. Prior to joining Roxgold, Mr. Weedon was the Exploration Director, Australia, at Newmont Mining Corporation where he was responsible for supporting all exploration activities in Australia. Previously at Newmont, he held the position of Exploration Director, Ghana, for over six years where he led the discovery of the +2 million ounce Apensu underground deposits, the expansion of the Subika underground project, and delineation of the Akyem underground project. Mr. Weedon has also held the positions of Vice-President, Business Development, Africa, and Geology Manager - West Africa for Anglogold Ashanti. Prior to this, he worked in several African countries in exploration, development and production and across a wide range of roles in Australia and New Zealand since 1991. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geology) and a Post Graduate Diploma of Economic Geology from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, and is member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG).

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