Dr. Tomlinson is a geologist with 18 years’ experience, the last 14 of which have been primarily focussed on gold exploration in west Africa. He has held senior technical positions with juniors, mid-tiers and major mining and exploration companies. He has been involved with discoveries and delivering maiden resources and their subsequent growth.

He holds a Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. in Geology, the latter obtained from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London. He is also a member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK), and is currently based-out of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.