Gideon Nwafor
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Nwafor C Gideon is an industry professional in solid mineral exploration and
mining with 17 years of distinguished performance in delivering high-quality
analysis and reports. He is the Chief Coordinator of IAMESEP (Initiative for
Advancement in Mining, Earth Sciences and Environmental Protection), CEO
and Co-founder of Challion I.S Ltd, TREPGIG Company Ltd, and TREKAM
Minerals Ltd; geological firms offering services to investors in various areas of
exploration, logistics, ore trading, and processing.
Experience and specific involvement in:
• Stratified Deposits (Coal, Kaolin, Limestone etc.) of Anambra Basin,
Nigeria
• Resource and Reserve estimation for lead-zinc baryte mineralization,
Chicason Group, Nigeria.
• Zuma Coal Mine prefeasibility and feasibility studies, Nigeria
• Involvement in installation of 25 tons barite processing plant, Benue
State
• Exploration of Vein type Deposits (Lead, zinc, gold and other base
metals) of Benue Trough and Western Schist Belt of Nigeria
• Lithium prospects within the Pegmatite belts, Ivagom Ltd Nigeria
• Gold and Iron ore Prospects of Koinadugu District, Chicason Group
Sierra Leone
• Gold Exploration Projects for Precious Metal, Ivagom Ltd, Niger
Republic
• Due diligence for Copper prospects, Solserve Ltd, Zambia
He is certified in Minex Borehole Database and Geology Modeling (MBD &GM),
Minex Open Design and Reserve (MODR), Open Pit Optimizations (OPO) and
Open Pit Scheduling (OPS). He is inter alia a chartered member of Nigeria
Institute of Management (NIM), a registered member of Nigerian Mining and
Geosciences Society (MNMGS) and also a member of the Council of Nigeria
Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG).
