Paul Schmiede

Mr Schmiede has 25 years of experience in mining, exploration and corporate development. He has had exposure to gold base metal in a range of jurisdictions including Australia, Burkina Faso and DRC. His current role is Vice President Corporate Development for TSX-V and ASX listed Sarama Resources Ltd, which has development stage gold assets in Burkina Faso. Prior to that, Mr Schmiede was Vice President Operations Project Development at Moto Goldmines where he managed the pre-feasibility and definitive feasibility study for the 22 million ounce Democratic Republic of Congo based, Moto Gold Project (now Kibali Gold). Prior to joining Moto Goldmines, Mr Schmiede held senior operational and management positions with Gold Fields & WMC where he was responsible for underground & open pit operations as well as project development and planning.