Polymetals Resources Ltd (ASX:POL) has further strengthened its in-country team in Guinea through the appointment of William Pountney as project manager.
This appointment, along with that of Nana Asante as lead exploration geologist earlier this year, enhances the company’s in-country capability and local knowledge as it advances its portfolio of gold exploration assets.
Both appointees have previously worked together in Guinea, on the Tri K Gold Project to the south of Polymetals’ Alahiné and Mansala licences.
Highly experienced
Polymetals Resources CEO Alex Hanly said, “We are delighted to welcome a highly experienced project manager of William Pountney’s stature to Polymetals.
"[He] has spent his 20-plus-year career as a geologist working in Africa and importantly, has significant field and operations experience in the Siguiri Basin where Polymetals is advancing exploration programs at the Alahiné and Mansala gold projects.”
Pountney has more than 20 years of experience in greenfield and brownfield exploration in West Africa, most recently, as exploration manager with Owere Mines Limited at the Konongo Gold Project in Ghana.
During his three-year tenure as exploration manager at the Tri K project, Pountney managed the growth of gold resources from 1.80 million ounces to 3.22 million.
The Polymetals' board views the appointment of both experienced and credentialled geologists in Asante and Pountney as an important step forward for the company and a solid endorsement of the potential of its Guinea exploration projects.