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Wilcox , Project Director of the Gross mine project . “ They started in 2007 through investment in the first mines in Russia and Kazakhstan and moved with the acquisition of High River Gold into the African market along with the expansion in Russia . It was a unique situation when a gold company with Russian roots obtained assets in Africa and continued to develop them , doing quite well out of them .” Nordgold ’ s entrance into the African mining market also marked the beginning of Wilcox ’ s journey with the firm . “ I was hired by Nordgold in November 2010 as the EPCM manager of the Bissa Gold project in Burkina Faso . About a year later I took over as the director of the project and another year after we poured first gold on that project . So that was a major milestone both for myself and for Nordgold – commissioning their first greenfield construction work .”
Following stints in Guinea at the Lefa mine , and a return to Burkina Faso for the Bouly mine project , Wilcox now works in Russia as Project Director
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