Gideon Ngmenvielong Angkosaala
Accra,Ghana / Mali
Summary
Results-driven professional with strong expertise in efficient resource management and utilisation, project planning, pioneering, development and management. Demonstrates advanced technical and methodical aptitude, with a proven focus on blast design, blast optimisation and economics to support production optimisation. Experienced in workforce motivation, mentoring and personnel management to enhance team performance and operational outcomes. Seeking to further apply these competencies to drive cost-effective, high-performance project delivery.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Regional Manager
BME
11.2022 - 04.2026
- Delivering budgeted net EBITDA at lesser operational cost.
- Business recovery.
- Correction of price adjustment formula (Rise and Fall) to recover regional business and delivered additional $5.3 million in FY24.
- Developed additional initiatives to deliver $447 thousand in FY24.
- Contract extension at Allied Gold in Mali, 2022 – 2025.
- Contract extension at Koidu diamond Mine in Sierra Leone, 2024 – 2029.
- Contract extension at Mauritanian Copper Mine in Mauritania, 2022 – 2025.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Project Manager
Maxam – Kinross Tasiast Mine
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Reinstallation of the site following catastrophic Plant explosion incident.
- Managing the P&L of the Mauritania Account – delivering above budgeted net EBITDA.
- Led VP (Value Proposition) of X-Energy concept to Client.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Project Manager
Maxam – Lumwana Mine
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Business Recovery Project for Maxam Lumwana Operations, Zambia - Southern Africa – steered the business to profitability from -15% EBITDA to +16%, Gross Margins from 6% to 30%.
- Full blasting service – open cast operation.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Project Implementation Manager
Maxam
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Installation of Maxam Site at Teranga Wahgnion Gold Operation.
- Feasibility study and design of Anfo project for Maxam Depot at Ngoundiane, Senegal.
- Feasibility study for Anfo project for Maxam Depot at Moutougola, Mali.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Project Manager
BME Mali
05.2017 - 07.2019
- Project Pioneering (Greenfield), BME Operations at B2Gold Fekola Mine.
- Safe production of ounces – 0 LTI’s to date.
- Full blasting service – open cast operation.
- Workforce motivation – Trained and secured Blasting Certificates for my local crew of 38.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Country Manager
BME Burkina Faso
06.2015 - 05.2017
- Budgeting for entire Country Operations.
- Competitive Product Costing.
- Strong financial analysis ability and commercial acumen.
- TAX compliance – BME Burkina under my stewardship received an award for absolute tax compliance.
- Cost control.
- Contract sourcing and lobbying – Got BME into Endeavour Karma Mine.
- Tendering and Contract management.
- Assertive influential negotiation and judgment – Negotiated and avoided cost of 120,000USD expense recommended by the Inspectorate division (BUMIGEB) of the Country.
- Strategic pioneering of unexplored markets/potential businesses.
- Logistics process and sustained supply of raw materials and critical spares.
- Project planning, strategic implementation, development and management.
- Government and Social relations – Coordinated meetings with Government Officials and Community in “tough and rebellious” times over Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Participated in forums to draft and review new Mining and Explosives Laws for the Country.
- Explosives and Technical services supplier.
Site Manager
BME Syama Operations
02.2015 - 06.2015
- Safe production – Excellent Safety Record of 0 LTI on my sites.
- Continuous improvement of explosive tonnage delivered – Record 2800 T/month.
- Reactive ground loading.
- Supply chain management.
- Mentorship and strategic succession plan management.
- Excellent Customer Service Delivery.
- Efficient Resource utilization.
- Personnel Management.
Site Manager
BME Tasiast and Tamagot BUMI Operations
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Safe production – Excellent Safety Record of 0 LTI on my sites.
- Continuous improvement of explosive tonnage delivered – Record 2800 T/month.
- Reactive ground loading.
- Supply chain management.
- Mentorship and strategic succession plan management.
- Excellent Customer Service Delivery.
- Efficient Resource utilization.
- Personnel Management.
Pit Supervisor Load and Haul
Adamus Resources Limited
08.2011 - 01.2012
- Sustenance of ore delivery to the ROM pad.
- Implementation of Mine plans.
- Safe Pit pioneering.
- Optimized excavator productivity.
- Optimized tonnes Mined to inventory by assignment and changing/modifying haulage routes.
Site Supervisor and later, Superintendent
AEL Mining Services
07.2008 - 08.2011
- Equipment management and Maintenance/Engineering
- Plan and evaluate truck/plant maintenance of six (6) operational MMU’s and LV’s at AEL Tarkwa site for at least 85% availability per truck per month.
- Directly responsible for sales to customer (Mine client) of US $ 1 to 5 million.
- Directly responsible for budgeted fixed costs of US $ 110 to 262 thousand.
- Maximizing production at bottom line cost (including minimum overtime).
- Mentoring Subordinates Mining Engineers
- Record 4,317.341 Tons of explosives loaded in a month (August 2009) and subsequently 35,352 Tons in same year (2009).
- Record 3,320 holes successfully fired in one Blast.
- Explosives Supplier
Education
Single Course Diploma - Business Management and Administration
Institute of Commerce and Management (ICM)-UK
UKBachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
Western University College of KNUST
Tarkwa, GhanaSkills
- Efficient Resource management and utilization
- Project planning, Pioneering, Development and Management
- Technical and Methodical aptitude
- Workforce motivation, mentoring and personnel management
- Blast design, Blast Optimization and Economics
- Production Optimization
REFREES
- Jeffrey, Ofori Akurang, Regional Manager, Orica SADC region., jeffrey.oforiakurang@orica.com, +233556778134, Orica
- Tim, Thomas, Former Mining Manager – B2Gold Fekola., +61455550110, B2Gold Fekola
- Grant, Jukawicks, SeniorTraining Advisor and Former Deputy Mining Manager – B2Gold Fekola., grant.jukawicks@b2Gold.com, +22382992290, B2Gold Fekola
SEMINARS / CONFERENCES
- SAMAO 2016 – Burkina Faso.
- WAMPEX 2016 Expose – Accra, Ghana.
- Team Business Forum – 2010, Goldfields Ghana Limited.
- Business entrepreneurship workshop 2008 – Tarkwa, Ghana
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Lead Auditor Training – ISO 45001, July 2022. LRQA
- IOSH – working safely, May 2022. SBC
- Mine Foreman Certificate, April 2016. Inspectorate Division of Ghana Minerals Commission.
- HIRA and JSEA training, March 2015. Resolute SOMISY Mine, Syama – Mali.
- Axxis Electronic blast training, May - July 2014. BME Tasiast, Mauritania.
- Blasting Certificate, March 2011. Inspectorate Division of Ghana Minerals Commission.
- Explosives Engineering training February-March 2011. AEL Mining Services – GGL Site.
- Blasting Competency programme, May 2010. AEL Mining Services – GGL Site.
- Safety Supervisor training, August 2010. Goldfields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa.
- Supervisory Skills training, August 2010. Capital Group, Tarkwa and Accra.
- Underground internship training, June – August 2007. Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine.
TECHNICAL REPORTS – Unpublished
- “Selecting a suitable Mining method for the “Deeps” of Kwesi Mensah Shaft (KMS), Anglogold Ashanti – Obuasi Mine” – BSC Mining Eng. Project work 2008.
- Bit Management – Drill to destruction: 2007 Internship project, Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi Mine.
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
- PowerBi
- ORACLE
- BME Blastmap – computer tie up program
- BME AXXIS Electronic system.
- AEL tie up stand alone.
- Split Desktop – Fragmentation analysis software
Timeline
Regional Manager
BME
11.2022 - 04.2026
Project Manager
Maxam – Kinross Tasiast Mine
10.2021 - 11.2022
Project Manager
Maxam – Lumwana Mine
03.2020 - 10.2021
Project Implementation Manager
Maxam
08.2019 - 03.2020
Project Manager
BME Mali
05.2017 - 07.2019
Country Manager
BME Burkina Faso
06.2015 - 05.2017
Site Manager
BME Syama Operations
02.2015 - 06.2015
Site Manager
BME Tasiast and Tamagot BUMI Operations
01.2012 - 01.2015
Pit Supervisor Load and Haul
Adamus Resources Limited
08.2011 - 01.2012
Site Supervisor and later, Superintendent
AEL Mining Services
07.2008 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
Western University College of KNUST
Single Course Diploma - Business Management and Administration
Institute of Commerce and Management (ICM)-UK