Dibya Jyoti Baral

Dibya Jyoti Baral has a strong background in the mining and geological field. Dibya Jyoti is currently serving as the Chief Technical Officer at Fura Gems Inc., where they focus on guiding the technical aspects of exploration, mining, and processing for the group companies. Prior to this role, Dibya was the Director Technical Services at Fura Gems Inc. from June 2018 to April 2021.

Before joining Fura Gems Inc., Dibya founded and ran their own consulting company called edGeo Resources Pvt Ltd, where they worked on geological and GIS projects in India and abroad. Dibya Jyoti also gained experience as a Consulting Geologist at Electrum USA, where they worked on early-stage prospecting projects and supervised field crew operations.

Dibya has held positions at Gemfields Plc as the General Manager of Kagem Mining Ltd, Zambia, where they were responsible for the budgeting, planning, implementing, and monitoring of all operations. Dibya Jyoti also served as the Head of Production, Planning, and Exploration at Gemfields Plc, where they oversaw overall mine development, production, and exploration of potential Greenfield areas for emerald.

Earlier in their career, Dibya worked as a Senior Exploration Geologist at Vedanta Resources, where they were involved in exploration design, budgeting, drilling, and modeling for resource estimation. Dibya Jyoti also gained experience as a Senior Geologist at Tata Steel, where they handled production and quality assurance for chrome ore and concentrates.

Overall, Dibya Jyoti Baral has a diverse and extensive work experience in the mining, geological, and consulting fields, with a focus on technical aspects of exploration, mining, and processing.

Dibya Jyoti Baral completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Geology (Hons) from Utkal University, from 1990 to 1993. Following that, they pursued a Master of Technology degree in Applied Geology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, from 1993 to 1996.

In terms of additional certifications, Dibya Jyoti Baral obtained the "Professional Certified Practising Engineer for Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ)" certification from the Engineering Institution of Zambia in May 2013. Dibya Jyoti also received the "Recognition of Qualified persons" (RQP) certification, which is equivalent to a Certified Professional Geologist, from the Indian Bureau of Mines in India in February 2010. Additionally, they have a certification in Quality Management Systems (QMS) for ISO 9000, OSHAS, ISO 14000 from TQM, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.