Feisal Somji
"Mr. Somji has 20 years of experience in mineral exploration and development ranging from grassroots exploration to mine development. Mr. Somji has acted as an officer and director of several public companies involved in diamond, gold, silver, copper, base metal and platinum assets in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, Peru and Africa. Most recently Mr. Somji was the founder, President and CEO of Rio Alto Mining Ltd, with its La Arena gold/copper mine in Peru, having achieved commercial production in 2011, with a current annual production rate of approximately 150,000 ounces of gold from 4,000,000 tonnes of ore. Mr. Somji provides expertise in areas of corporate finance and governance where he has raised over $125 million and helped several projects go public on the Canadian Venture Exchange. Mr. Somji has a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Queens University." [1]
- Chair, Consolidated Gold Fields
