Mr. Cobus Van Wyk Jnr – Chief Operating Officer

Mr Cobus van Wyk has built vast experience in the mining industry within Mozambique where he began his career as Plant Manager Assistant working his way up to Maintenance Superintendent, Production Manager, Mine Planner, Plant Manager and Business Developer. He worked as the Marketing Manager and Stock Controller in Mauritius and Thailand where he established the offices for New Energy Minerals (Mustang Resources) and Regius Resources. With his technical mining knowledge and skill, and his international experience in business development and operations, he is a valuable asset to ALG.
Mr van Wyk holds a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Management from the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Mr. Paulo Cintra – Mining Engineer

Mr Paulo Cintra holds a degree in Mining Engineering with more than 25 years’ experience in production with a diverse mixture of products and technologies, bringing valuable hands-on operations management. Experienced primarily in prospecting mineral processing and quarry exploration operations having worked in Portugal, Spain Angola and Mozambique.

Mr. Bento Muxlhanga – Senior Geologist

Mr Bento Muxlhanga received his honours degree in Geology from Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique in 2012. Mr Bento Muxlhanga has over eight years’ experience in geological exploration, water research and analysis. Mr Muxlhanga has been instrumental in the discovery of several resource deposits over his career. He has had first-hand experience in Gold, Rubies, Diamonds, and Heavy Mineral Sands exploration projects. Mr Bento Muxlhanga is a Portuguese speaking Mozambique national with several years of geological experience, Mr Muxlhanga is an integral part of the African Lion Gold team.

Mr. Kobus Badenhorst – Geologist and QP (Qualified Professional)

Mr Kobus Badenhorst obtained his BSC (Geology) in 1992 and BSC (Hons) (Geology) in 1993, both from the University of the Free State, South Africa. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the Exploration and Mining industry. Mr Badenhorst has been the Managing Director of GeoActiv (Pty) Ltd since 2007. He is involved in various projects for different commodities. Greenstone Stella Platinum; various Bushveld PGM projects; heavy mineral sands projects in South Africa West coast, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Postmansburg Iron Ore Projects; Zimbabwe Great Dyke PGM and Greenstone Gold; Zambia Cu; Mali Au etc.

Mr. Edilson Vagner Sitoe – Geologist – Mozambique

Mr. Edilson Vagner Sitoe obtained his degree in Cartography and Geological Research from Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique in 2018, with over seven years’ experience in mineral exploration, target generation, resource drilling and grade control. He has participated in multiple exploration campaigns across Mozambique, contributing to drilling program design, core logging, sampling, and geological data integration. His experience includes orogenic and greenstone-hosted gold systems, as well as manganese and rare earth elements, including tantalite and lithium. Mr. Sitoe has experience in supervising drilling campaigns, implementing QA/QC procedures, and supporting geological modelling and resource evaluation.

MR. Morris Makuza – Site Manager & Geologist

Mr. Makuza holds a BSC in Mining and Environmental Geology from the University of Venda and began his career in 2013 at Village Main Reef’s Consmurch Mine, where he worked under the Mineral Resource Department and specialised in Quality Control. He also worked for the Pern Quality Control Department as Resident Geotechnical Engineer in the construction of the American Embassy in Maputo. Mr. Makuza has been working for Regius since 2017 as Geologist, Health and Safety Manager, and Site Manager. He has substantial experience with the exploration of the following commodities: Gold, Diamonds, Rubies, Fluorite, and Graphite.

Technical Consultants

ALS JOHANNESBURG, SA – Geochemical Analysis

For more than 40 years, ALS has provided comprehensive testing solutions to clients in a wide range of industries all over the world. Their adoption of state-of-the-art technology and innovative methodologies – coupled with the strength of their international teams – ensures that they deliver the highest quality services using local expertise and personalized solutions.

SGS RANDFONTEIN, SA – Geochemical Analysis

SGS provides analysis on a wide range of geological materials containing precious, base, rare-earth and battery metals, as well as bulk commodities. SGS is trusted as the world’s leading testing and certification company. They have the global reach and local knowledge to help achieve goals within agreed timelines. The specialist audit service teams offers global experience in every industry and sector to ensure that projects, products, processes, and operations meet and exceed the market regulations and standards required.

MAELGWYN RANDBURG, SA – Metallurgical Analysis

Specialists in commercial mineral processing and metallurgical testwork for flowsheet design and process circuit optimisation, including the application of proprietary technologies and processes in gold, base metals, PGMs and other commodities. Maelgwyn’s Metallurgical Laboratory was established in 2009 and conducts commercial mineral processing and metallurgical testwork for process design/development purposes, including the application of Maelgwyn’s proprietary technologies and processes.

VBKOM CENTURION, SA – Geological Consultation

VBKOM’s highly skilled and committed area specialists create solutions for every client, making sure their challenges are met with advanced problem solving and implementation approaches that solve current problems, and make their future successes possible. VBKOM Geological Services assist with all aspects throughout the exploration and Mineral Resources value chain. They have spent the past 15 years making the dreams of clients a reality.

SRK CONSULTING JOHANNESBURG, SA – Geological Consultation

SRK offers complete consulting services from exploration and operations through to mine closure. As a global leader in resource and reserve estimation reports, they generate studies and audits, including competent person’s’ reports and technical studies in the fields of mining, geology, environment, finance, water, and more. SRK also assists clients with processes, priorities, and documentation related to compliance and authorisations.

GEOACTIV JOHANNESBURG, SA – Geological Consultation

GeoActiv offers a comprehensive and integrated (“one-stop”) geological service that covers all aspects of the mineral industry, fully compliant to client’s needs. Their team can manage and conduct small to large projects, from core shed management and core moves, to managing large drilling projects and compliant mineral resource reports.

ASST GROUP PRETORIA, SA – Geophysical Consultation

Applied Scientific Services & Technology (ASST) provides cutting edge geoscientific solutions. Their approach uses advanced data acquisition, data processing and interpretation strategies which are at the forefront of industry technology. ASST’s services cover every stage in the project life-cycle, ranging from, but not limited to: broad-scale reconnaissance surveys for pipeline routing, rail ballast investigations, soil characterization for a new processing plant, green-fields exploration for commodities or high-resolution investigations for site selection and de-risking.

NRG PRETORIA, SA – Geophysical Consultation

New Resolution Geophysics (NRG) is an airborne geophysical company specializing in the collection of ultra-high resolution airborne data with offices in Cape Town, Pretoria and Perth. NRG has been in operation since 2005 and owns and operates a fleet of nine new generation turbine powered helicopters and five fixed-wing aircraft. Focusing on the African and Australasian markets, the company has completed in excess of 6,000,000 line kilometers of survey in over 50 countries.

PHOTOSAT VANCOUVER, CAN – Geophysical Consultation

Since 1993, it has been PhotoSat’s mission to support safe and responsible projects around the world by applying our expertise in ways that offer smart solutions to real world challenges. They leverage the best in satellite technology to deliver unique geospatial data that helps engineers and geologists shorten project timelines, promote safety, and drive efficiency in each phase of a project. PhotoSat’s experts have decades of experience in topographic surveying, alteration mapping, and more.

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