Marco COSI 2011.pdf - Green project

Curriculum Vitae 

: MARCO COSI 

alpistone@tin.it 

Position 

1. Family name: COSI 

2. First names: Marco 

MINING EXPLORATION EXPERT 

3. Date and place of birth: 07 July 1953, Padova 

4. Nationality: Italian 

5. Civil status and number of 

dependants: 

6. Education: 

Married 

Institution Date: from - to Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained 

■ University of Padova, Italy 

■ November 1972 – June 

1978 

■ Master University Degree in Geology 

Other courses: 

■ Various Courses (1995-to date) 

• Several Courses as regard the geology and exploitation of Construction Materials, Industrial 

Minerals and Dimension Stone quarries (several Institutions and University in Europe and Africa). 

• Some Courses as regard marketing of Dimension Stones (Univ. Of Milan, Univ. Of Padova, IMM 

Carrara) 

• Course on use and conservation of building Stones in urban Architecture - Un. Of Turin (2000) 

■ Witwatersrand University, South Africa Sept 1992 – November 1992 Course in Mining and Quarrying of 

Construction Materials. 

■ Politecnico of Turin (Italy) June 1982 – December 1982 - Course in Geomechanics, mainly concerning 

mining and quarrying - Turin Politecnico (1995) 

■ Mining Management Course – CDE EU/AP – Brussels - 2001 

7. Language skills: Mark 1 to 5 for increasing competence 

Language Reading Speaking Writing 

Italian (mother tongue) 5 5 5 

English 5 5 4 

French 5 4 4 

Spanish 3 1 1 

8. Membership of professional bodies: 

■ Member, Institution of Italian Geologists (Ordine dei Geologi) since 1984 

■ Member of JOSTONE Jordanian Stone Producers Association 

9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) 

■ good use of computer PC and MAC (graphic softwares, too) 

■ good ability to adapt to different cultural environments, gained through direct work experience 

■ wide experience abroad; 

■ good ability and adaptation to human relationships and socialisation team spirit and accustomed to 

team work, gained through participation in European working groups; 

■ good public speaking; 

■ good sense of organisation; 

■ good experience in project management and team leadership 

First Name MARCO COSI (12/12/11) 

MINING CV

10. Present position: 

■ Independent Consultant of Alpiconsult Stones Consulting – Individual firm 

■ Partner in WoDA s.r.l. Consulting Company (www.woda.it) 

11. Years within the firm: 

■ 8 years, employed by AGIP MINING S.p.A, AGIP S.p.A, AGIP NUCLEARE S.p.A. as junior and senior 

exploration & mining geologist; 

■ 23 years as Geological-Mining-Marketing Consulting in ALPICONSULT Stone and WoDA s.r.l. 

12. Key qualifications: (Relevant to the programme) 

■ a) more than what written in my CV, I collaborate regularly for very short term consultancies with some 

important Mining Companies in the world: COMINCO (Canada) in Italy, BHP Utah, Anglo Gold RSA in 

RSA, COGEMA - FRA, AngloAmerican RSA in Italy , Phelps Dodge RSA in RSA and Zambia, Equinox 

AUS in Zambia, Lumwana Mining Ltd. (ZAM) in Zambia 

■ b) I participated during last 15 years to several Mining Forum and Events: SADC mining Forum 1994, 

2000,2006, ECOWAS-UDEAC-EU Mining Forum Accra (Ghana) 1998, INDABA; European Investor 

Metals and Mining 10-11.4.2006, ICDM Leipzig (GER) 2006, XV Calgary Mining Forum 25-28 April 

2006 and some others; all the world most important Dimension Stone Fairs, IM Congress Miami 2008, 

etc. 

■ Structural geology and geomechanical analysis for mining and quarrying 

■ Regional searches and inventories for dimension stones and industrial minerals 

■ Team Leader and Project Manager in large development Country-Institutional Capacity Building Mining 

Projects (Nigeria, Yemen, Jordan, Zimbabwe, and others ACP countries; see CV) 

■ Evaluation and promotion of Mining Sectors of developing countries (mainly ACP). 

■ Mining researches, studies and evaluation for precious, metallic and industrial minerals 

■ Dimension stone – Construction Materials – Industrial Minerals – Housing sector investment and 

promotion 

■ Dimension stone – Construction materials quarry and processing plant evaluations 

■ Direct marketing assistance as regard Dimension Stones for SMEs in developing and developed 

countries 

■ Technical Consultant and Team Leader for Up-Grading plans for Dimension Stone and Construction 

materials SMEs 

■ Dimension stone, Construction Materials and Industrial Minerals sectoral and marketing analyses 

■ Industrial Minerals geological evaluation, mining and marketing. 

■ Experience also in other metallic and precious Minerals (copper, gold, uranium etc.) 

■ Former Dimension Stone Associated Expert with Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) 

■ Expertise in Environmental Impact and Mitigation Assesments for quarry & mining and processing 

sites 

■ Organiser of inward and outward technical-marketing &partnership missions and partnership Meeting, 

Forum and Workshops for SMEs and Architectural consultants for DS sector and in any other private 

small mining-quarrying sectors 

■ Execution of Technical assessments, Diagnostics and Market Searches/Analyses for the SMEs 

dimension stone and IM sectors for UNIDO, EJADA, EU, Asia Invest, Proinvest 

■ Consulting and Technical-Organisation support for up-grading and development projects toward private 

sectoral Association, private companies and toward public & governmental Institutions 

■ Consulting for Investment Institutions and Agencies attracting foreign Investments in Mining and 

Geothermal and Hydro energies to developing countries 

■ Drafting and Following of Official Application Documents for request of technical support from 

International Institutions 

■ Evaluation, Organisation, structuring and re-structuring of mining and development Institutions in 

developing countries. Institution Building. 

■ Skill in drafting TOR and development plans for Support Projects to SMEs on behalf of EU and UN 

Institutions. 

■ Consulting toward architects and engineers for stone projects 

■ Short Term Contract Professor and lecturer during training courses as regard dimension stones search, 

evaluation and use and building conservation. 


MINING CV

■ Wide (even if “old”) experience in Hydropower Energy , mainly as regard geological and 

hydrogeological issues 

13. Experience with large projects financed by international organisations and in general in the Sub – 

Sahelian African Region: (country, project, years) 

■ Nigeria – WB (SMMRP) - Training-Promotion of Construction materials Quarrying projects in Nigeria – 

2010-2011 

■ Yemen – IFAD – Design for a Mining-Processing Clustering Project in Yemen for Construction 

materials – 2011 

■ Zambia – Khalari Energy Ltd. – Ministry of Energy- Opportunity and Prefeasibility Study of the 

Geothermal Potential in Zambia – Team Leader 

■ Yemen- WB - Evaluation of Mining Sector potential of Yemen – Aug.2008 – Feb. 2009 

■ Yemen-WB - M&E Structure and System design of the local Mining sector – Apr. 2009 – Feb. 2010 – 

Team/ Project Leader 

■ Nigeria- WB - Base Line Study of the Nigerian Construction Materials (Dimension stones) Sector- 

Team Leader 

■ Niger-EU Sysmin – Inventory and Evaluation of the Potential for Industrial Minerals and Construction 

Materials around the main Urban Centres and road axes in Niger – 2008-on going - Team / Project 

Leader 

■ Zambia- EQUINOX Ltd. - Mining Consulting for the U-Cu large Mining Project “Lumwana Cu-Mine” and 

Kabompo Dome exploration project – 2007-2008 - Zambia 

■ Italy - CDE Project: Training Course for DS Quarry masters and managers - June-Oct. 2007 

■ Europe and Zambia – CDE/Proinvest (Team Leader) - Promotion of SADC Mining Sector in Italy and 

EU for the 2006 EU-SADC Mining Forum (Dec. 2006) - Sept- Dec. 2006 

■ Jordan – Israel - MEDA project for the revitalisation and the rehabilitation of the old town centres of 

three Israeli towns and Amman, capital of Jordan. - Technical assistance regarding the Construction 

Materials, their use and restoration and Training actions.- 2006 

■ Italy-Madagascar - Drafting of Official Applications for Technical Support to French and MAD SMEs 

(ESIPP) - 2006 

■ Jordan - Complete Technical, Marketing and Financial Diagnostic-Up-grading Plan - Pilot Project for 5 

local Stone Companies. As Team/Project Leader. - JUMP - Jordanian Upgrading Modernisation 

Programme (Jordan) - 2005-2006 

■ Zimbabwe - Capacity Building Project toward Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe for the assessment of the 

local rules for the evaluation and production of Construction Materials - 2005-2006 

■ Rep. of South Africa - Market Analysis and Identification and Selection of RSA Stone companies to 

participate to a large Partnership Stone Event in Africa (ESIPP Programme - Gaborone Botswana) - 

2005 

■ Senegal - Pre-Feasibility Study and Investment appraisal for a Granite Project in SE Senegal. - 

Marketing assistance to prepare a Market Plan. (NSMTP Co. Ltd. - Senegal) - 2005 

■ Jordan, Kuwait - Organisation of a Partnership Mission and Seminar of Jordanian Stone Companies to 

Kuwait. Country Study as regard Stone use and import and the domestic market (EJADA - Amman 

Jordan) - 2005 

■ All ACP African Countries - Organisation of the next PROINVEST Partnership Meeting named D- 

STONE 2005.(see www.d-stone2005.com) . Identification, evaluation and selection of African Projects. 

- (EU - ACP PROINVEST - Brussels Belgium ) - 2004-2005 

■ Italy - Plan and execution of a medium term Marketing Plan for two Italian Stone companies - 

(Stonehenge s.r.l. - Torino and Block & Rock s.r.l - Carrara.) - 2004 

■ Sudan - Diagnostic of two local IM projects for local companies (AL MASARRA and NILE MARBLE 

Ltd.) - 2004 

■ Jordan, Czech Rep., Hungary and Poland - Market Survey of Stone sector in eastern EU countries for 

the Jordanian Stone Sector (EJADA – Amman) - 2004 

■ Qatar – Jordan - Organisation of an Inward technical-buyer mission of Qatari Architects in Jordan - 

(EJADA – Amman) - 2004 

■ Italy and Spain - Direct Marketing Assistance two an Italian Dimension Stone Association to promote 

and sell their stone products in the International Market (ROCK PLANET s.r.l. - COSMAVE Assoc.) - 

2003 

■ Jordan - Quarry and project evaluation for Jordanian Limestones (EJADA – Amman) - 2003 

■ Jordan - Institution Building Project to assist NRA and Min. of Mines of Jordan to plan a proper 

development quarry plan in Ajloun limestone are in NW Jordan - 2003 


MINING CV

■ Dominican Republic - Organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS operators 

(CDE/ICE) - 2003 

■ Rep. of South Africa - Technical Support to the Provincial Developing Projects for new quarrying and 

housing plan (Maghaliseg Province Developing Programme) - 2002 

■ Italy - Draft of a Marketing Plan for an important Italian Stone Group (Campolonghi Group - Carrara) - 

2002 

■ Italy - Organisation of training courses and seminars for DS operators in Italy (ICE / CDE / IMM) - 2001- 

2003 

■ Malawi - Feasibility Study (in bankable form for IFC) for a private granite quarry project in Chitipa area 

(Northern Malawi) - 2003 

■ Qatar, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi - Tech. Collaboration for the organisation of an outward business missions 

for DS Jordanian SMEs in Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain EJADA-Jordan) - 2003 

■ Qatar, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi - Marketing analysis for the DS sector (EJADA-Jordan) - 2002 

■ Jordan - Technical consulting for the organisation of an outward partnership-commercial mission of DS 

Italian companies in Jordan (EJADA) - 2002 

■ Jordan - Analysis of the DS sector in Jordan with particular regard to processing and marketing 

(UNIDO) - 2002 

■ China (SE) - Marketing and technical study regarding granite projects in Guangdong, Guangxi and 

Fujian provinces (EU Asia Invest, ICEX Spain) - 2002 

■ Tunisia - Programme of Technical Assistance to ODS (Office for the Development of Southern 

Tunisia), in the field of Industrial and Construction Materials - 2001 

■ Zambia (min. of Mines) - Preliminary Technical and Market Inventory of the Dimension Stone Potential 

of Zambia - 2000 

■ SADC Region/Zambia - CDE’s Dimension Stone expert at Mines 2000 - 2000 

■ Sudan - Review of dimension stone opportunities (CDE) - 2000 

■ Madagascar - Evaluation the local dimension stone sector and organisation of partnership Mission 

(CDE) - 2000 

■ West Africa - Review of dimension stone sectors of Senegal, Cape Vert, Ivory Coast and Benin - 1998 

■ Namibia - organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS operators (CDE / ICE) - 1998 

■ Ethiopia/Eritrea - Organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS operators (CDE / ICE) - 

1997 

■ Benin - Marketing and pre-feasibility study of a quartzite quarry (CDE)- -1997 

■ Zimbabwe - Feasibility Study (in bankable form for IFC) for a Black Granite quarry project in Mutoko 

area (Mashonaland NE Zimbabwe)- 1996 

■ Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe - Preliminary analysis of the local DS sectors 

(CDE) - 1995 - 1996 

■ Zimbabwe - Evaluation for two Black Granite projects (CDE / IFC) - 1995-1996 

■ SADC Region - Completion of guidebook on dimension stone potential of the SADC region (CDE) - 

1998 - 1999 

■ Hungary and Rumania- Execution of a Market Analyses regarding the Stone Industry for an Italian 

private SME Association (BERD) - 1996-97 

■ Ethiopia - Pre-feasibility and geological diagnostic study for a developing project in Tigrai Region (North 

Ethiopia) as regard the search, production and utilisation of granite paving cubes ( Seniores Italia 

Foundation and Tigrai Develop. Association.) - 1995 


MINING CV

14. Mian Professional Experiences: 

Country Organisation 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 

Job Description 

Turkey Medmar Co. / March-June ■ Senior Mining – ■ CPR / Technical –Marketing Due Diligence for a large Limestone Project in Southern Turkey (Tasuku- 

Credit Suisse 2011 + ext. Marketing Expert 

Team Leader 

Silifke area) 

Nigeria World Bank - 

SMMRP 

Italy-Yemen IFAD / UN 

Zambia 

Khalari 

Energy Ltd. 

Yemen World Bank – 

GSMRB 

Geological 

Survey& 

Minerals 

Res. Board 

Nigeria World Bank – 

SMMRP 

Sustainable 

Management 

of Mineral 

Resources 

Jordan – 

UK- 

BENELUX 

JUMP – 

Jordan 

Cypriot Ltd. 

June 2011- 

on going 

March-June 

2011 

Oct. 2010 

on going 

Apr. 2010 

Oct. . 2010 

March 2010 

June 2010 

■ Senior Mining- 

Marketing 

Consultant 


Marketing 

Consultant 

■ Structural- 

GeoMining 

Expert 

■ Senior Mining 

Consultant 


Marketing 

Consultant – 

Team Leader 

Oct. 2009 – ■ Senior Mining- 

March 2010 Marketing 


Team Leader 

■ Training for Quarry managers in Kaduna and Kwara States 

■ Design of a new Clustering Projects for the Construction materials and IM Quarrying-Processing sector 

in Yemen 

■ Opportunity Study and Field Evaluation of the Geothermal Potential in Zambia, mainly related to the 

opening and related activity (fluids circulation) of the southern branch of East African RIFT 

■ Training actions for the Dimension Stone Sector in Yemen. M&E Project – Contract Extension (see 

below) 

- Draft of Guidebook on DS Quarrying 

- Organization and Execution of a DS Quarrying Course for Governamental Technical Staff 

■ Organization and Execution of a promotional and technical Mission in Italy (during Marmomach 

Carrara Fair 2010) for Nigerian DS SMEs and local Authorities involved in the Mining Sector. 

■ Market Analysis for JORCYP Ltd. Stone Products (Natural Stone aggregate tiles) in UK and 

BENELUX. 40 days direct field Market Analysis contacting local Natural stones traders, processors 

and showrooms. In collaboration with Mr. Nicola Drago (WoDA s.r.l.) 

First Name MARCO COSI (12/12/11) Page 5/16 

MINING CV


MINING CV 



GSMRB 

Geological 

Survey& 

Minerals 

Res. Board 

Nigeria World Bank – 

SMMRP 

Sustainable 

Management 

of Mineral 

Resources 


GSMRB 

Geological 

Survey& 

Minerals 

Res. Board 

India 

Niger 

Mali 

Twinkle 

Resources / 

Religare Ltd. 

- UK 

EU – Sysmin 

MACOMI 

CSA Ltd. 

Ireland 

Date from 

Date to 

Apr. 2009 

Feb. 2010 

Nov. 2008 

Jan. 2010 

Aug. 2008- 

Feb. 2009 

Sept.-Dec. 

2008 

Sept. 2008 

on going 

May – Oct. 

2007 

(on going) 

Position 



Team/project 

Leader 



Team Leader 


Consultant 


■ Design of a new Monitoring & Evaluation System and Structure of the Mining Sector in Yemen. 

Furthermore, during the same project, an important Training Action was carried out to create a new 

Governamental Class of official supervisors and evaluators. 

■ Base Line Study of the Construction material Sector in Nigeria, with particular regard of Dimension 

stones. 

- Geo-mining potential assessment 

- International Market Analysis 

- Local Value Chain Analysis 

- Socio-Economic Analysis 

- Action Plan and Road Map design 

■ Evaluation of the Potential and future perspectivity of the Yemen Mining Sector as regard both, large 

mining and quarrying-small mining activities. The Study has been utilized by World Bank to plan a 5 

years intervention in Yemen to support the Mining Sector (see YEMEN Mineral Sector Review –World bank 

Official Report. N°. 47985-YE, June 2009.) 

■ Senior Mining- ■ CPR / Technical –Marketing Due Diligence for a large Granite Quarrying Project in Orissa State 

Marketing Expert (central India) to allow the company to enter in AIM Market in London (UK) 



Team Leader 


Consultant 

■ Inventory and Evaluation of the Construction materials and Industrial Minerals around the main urban 

centres, road axes. Geo-mining exploration, mapping and evaluation - Training of local Staff – 

Laboratory Tests – Action Plan – Institutional capacity Building 

■ Technical survey - classic mining ( Lithium, Tantalum, Sn, Nb etc.) Funding: EU – Sysmin 

■ Identification of geological potentialities 

■ Preparation of report forms for investors 

Oman Various May 2007 ■ IM and DS ■ Mining and marketing Consultancy for 3 new quarry projects regarding Dimension Stone Marble in 

Mining Marketing Southern and western regions Funding: private 

expert 

■ Companies : Al Madina Ltd., Al Jisir Ltd., Al Turky Ent. Group 

Zambia 

EQUINOX 

Mining Ltd. - 

Australia 

Jan-June 

2007 

■ Mining Expert 

■ Medium term consulting action for exploration activities in NW province of Zambia for gold, copper and 

uranium Funding: private 

■ Technical evaluation and support to future U and Cu exploration


Zambia 

Jordan 

Sudan 

Madagascar 

, Zambia, 

Lesotho 

Europe & 

Zambia 

Lumwana 

Mining Ltd. 

Manaseer 

Group 

Nourmiss 

Golden 

Mining Ltd. 

Various 

CDE 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 


Feb 2007 ■ Mining Expert ■ Medium term consulting action for exploration activities in NW province of Zambia for gold, copper and 

uranium Funding: private 

• Elaboration of a guide for exploration 

• Evaluation of mining zone 

• Advice on how to implement the next phase 

• Technical consulting for U-exploration 

Feb.-March 

2007 

Dec. 2006 

Aug-Dec 

2006 

Sept- Dec. 

2006 

■ IM and DS ■ Mining and marketing Consultancy for a new mining project regarding Aggregates and other IM and 

Mining Marketing Dimension Stone Marble in Dead Sea area (Jordan) Funding: private 

expert 

■ Elaboration of a marketing plan to promote Jordan in several Arabic countries: identification of market 

target, etc. 

■ Mining Mark. 

Exp. 

■ International 

Stone Expert 

■ Mining promotion 

expert 

Mauritania GMM Feb. 2006 ■ Mining Mark. 

Exp. 

Jordan – 

Israel - 

EU 2006 ■ Senior Stone 

Expert 

Italy- HERY’S Co. 2006 

Madagascar 


Expert 

■ Preliminary geological – marketing evaluation of some potential quarry sites for Dimension Stone and 

gold in Northern and central Sudan – gold and construction material Funding: private 

■ Elaboration of a marketing plan to promote Sudan in several Arabic countries: identification of market 

target, etc. 

■ Drafting of official project application documents to request technical Assistance to EU Institutions for 

some local private companies and Develop.Instit. Funding EU-ACP CDE Centre for the Dev.of 

Enterprise 

■ Promotion of SADC Mining Sector in Italy and EU for the 2006 EU-SADC Mining Forum in Lusaka 

(Dec. 2006). Funding : CDE (EU) 

■ Preparation of promotional materials for the promotion of the SADC mining sector 

• Identification and selection of projects and pertinent information 

• Collaboration to Publication / Edition of material 

■ Attendance and lecturing to forum and seminars. 

■ Support to private companies during business meetings and follow up 

■ Diagnostic and Up-grading plan for a private quarry company in Mauritania (Granite et Marbre de 

Mauritania S.A. - SNIM Group) Funding: private 

■ MEDA project for the revitalisation and the rehabilitation of the old town centres of three Israeli towns 

and Amman, capital of Jordan - Technical assistance regarding the Construction Materials, their use 

and restoration and Training actions.- Funding EU (Veneto Region) 

■ Drafting of Official Applications for Technical Support to French and MAD SMEs (ESIPP) Funding: 

private 


MINING CV


Jordan - 

JUMP 

(MEDA 

Programme 

Date from 

Date to 

Zimbabwe Min.of Mines 2005-2006 

Position 

2005-2006 ■ Senior Mining- 

Marketing expert 

Team Leader 

Senior Mining 

Expert 

Rep. of ESIPP 2005 ■ Senior DS 

South Africa 

Expert 

Senegal NSMTP Co. 2005 ■ Senior DS 

Expert 

Jordan, 

Kuwait 

Transtec 

(BEL) 


■ Complete Technical, Marketing and Financial Diagnostic-Up-grading Plan - Pilot Project for 5 local 

Stone Companies. JUMP - Jordanian Upgrading Modernisation Programme (Jordan) Funding EU-JOR 

(MEDA) 

■ Survey of Jordanian mining companies’ needs. 

■ Elaboration of a marketing plan on how to approach new constructions materials markets in the Gulf 

and in the USA. 

■ Capacity Building Project toward Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe for the assessment of the local rules 

for the evaluation and production of Construction Materials. Funding: Min. Of Mines of ZIM. 

■ ESIPP Programme - Gaborone Botswana Funding: ESIPP (EU-SADC) 

■ Market Analysis 

■ Identification and Selection of RSA Stone companies to participate to a large Partnership Stone Event 

in Africa 

■ Organisation of Stone companies attendance to the forum (D-STONE 2005). 

■ Support to companies during forum. 

■ Pre-Feasibility Study and Investment appraisal for a Granite Project in SE Senegal. - Marketing 

assistance to prepare a Market Plan. (NSMTP Co. Ltd. - Senegal). Funding: private 

2005 ■ Senior Mining – 

Marketing Expert 

■ Organisation of a Partnership Mission and Seminar of Jordanian Stone Companies to Kuwait. Country 

Study as regard Stone use and import and the domestic market (EJADA - Amman Jordan) - Funding: 

MEDA (EU) 

■ Inventory and survey of all Jordanian stone companies 

■ Analysis of Kuwait market to identify potentialities to introduce Jordanian construction materials in 

Kuwait. 

■ Identification of potential investors. 

■ Preparation of promotional material to promote Jordanian construction materials. 

■ Preparation of report form on Jordanian companies: identification and selection of pertinent information 

for the Kuwait market. Criteria used included potential investors’ needs. 

■ Organisation of seminars to present the Jordanian companies in Kuwait. 


MINING CV


All ACP 

African 

Countries 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 


PROINVEST 2004-2005 ■ Senior Mining- ■ Organisation of the PROINVEST Partnership Meeting named D-STONE 2005 (see www.dstone2005.com 

) – Funding: EU - ACP PROINVEST - Brussels Belgium. 


■ Identification, evaluation and selection of African Projects for partnerships with European companies. 

■ Promotion of the project in Europe through 

• Door to door, emailing, etc. 

• Elaboration of a website. 

• Organisation of participation to fair with booths. 

• Preparation of promotional materials for the fair; including CD to be distributed to participants. 

■ Final report, follow up. 

Sudan CDE 2004 ■ Senior Mining- ■ Diagnostic of two local Industrial Minerals projects for local companies (AL MASARRA and NILE 

Marketing Expert MARBLE Ltd.). Funding: CDE (EU) 

Jordan, Transtec 

Czech Rep., (BEL) 

Hungary 

and Poland 

Qatar – 

Jordan 

Transtec 

(BEL) 

2004 ■ Senior Mining- 


■ Market Survey of Stone sector in eastern EU countries for the Jordanian Stone Sector (EJADA – 

Amman) Funding : (MEDA-EU). 

• Analysis of market potentialities for construction 

• Identification of potential clients 

• Inventory of future construction project. 

2004 ■ Senior Mining- ■ Organisation of an Inward technical-buyer mission of Qatari Architects in Jordan - (EJADA – Amman). 

Marketing Expert Funding: (MEDA – EU). 

• Analysis of market potentialities for construction 

• Identification of potential clients 

■ Inventory of future construction project. 

Senegal NSMTP Co. Aug. 2004 ■ Senior 

Consultant 

Italy - 

Jordan - 

Italy and 

Spain 

IMM Carrara 

and EU ACP 

CDE 

Transtec 

(BEL) 

ASSOMARM 

I 

Jordan EJADA / 

Transtec 

■ Pre-Feasibility Study and Invest. Appr. for a Granite Proj. in SE Senegal. Funding : Private 

■ Marketing assistance to prepare a Market Plan 

2001-2003 ■ DS Mining and ■ Organisation of training courses and seminars for DS operators in Italy (ICE / CDE / IMM) 

Marketing Senior 

Expert 

Funding EU-ACP CDE Centre for the Development of Enterprise 

2003 ■ DS Mining 

Senior Expert 

2003 ■ DS Marketing 

Senior Expert 

2003 ■ Senior Mining 

Expert 

■ Quarry and project evaluation for Jordanian Limestones (EJADA – Amman) . Funding: EU-MEDA 

■ Direct Marketing Assistance to an Italian Dimension Stone Association to promote and sell their stone 

products in the International Market (ASSOMARMI) Funding : private 

■ Institution Building Project to assist NRA and Min. of Mines of Jordan to plan a proper development 

quarry plan in Ajloun limestone are in NW Jordan Funding: EU-MEDA 


MINING CV


Dominican 

Republic 

CDE – 

EU/ACP 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 


2003 ■ DS Mining and ■ Organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS operators (CDE/ICE) - Funding:EU - CDE 

Marketing Senior ■ Inventory and survey of all Dominican companies in the small mining sector. 

Expert 

■ Identification of potentialities for Italian investors. 

■ Elaboration of promotional material : report form on companies, etc. 

■ Technica and Logistic Organisation and attending to the Mission in DOR 

■ Promotion in Italy. 

Malawi Granites Ltd. 2003 ■ DS Mining and ■ Feasibility Study (in bankable form for IFC) for a private granite quarry project in Chitipa area (Northern 

Marketing Senior Malawi) Funding: private 

Expert 

Zimbabwe Southern 

Granite Ltd. 

Sept; 2003 ■ Senior DS 

Consultant 

Cape Vert CDE - ACP Aug. 2003 ■ Senior DS 

Assoc. Consult. 

Zambia 

Qatar, 

Baharin, 

Abu Dhabi 

Rock Planet 

s.r.l. 

EJADA / 

Transtec 

(BEL) 

Jordan - EJADA / 

Transtec 

March 2003 ■ Senior DS 

Consultant 

■ Quarry evaluation for Black granite in Mutoko area (NW province) Funding: private 

■ Diagnostic for building and dimension stone quarrying Funding: EU - CDE 

■ Field geological evaluation for a new marble project in Mumbwa area (central Region) 

Funding: private 

2003 ■ Mining and 


Expert 

■ Technical Collaboration for the organisation of an outward business missions for DS Jordanian Small 

mining companies in Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain (EJADA-Jordan) – Funding: MEDA - EU. 

■ Inventory and survey of all Jordanian small mining companies 

■ Analysis of market in Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain to identify potentialities. 

■ Identification of potential investors. 

■ Preparation of promotional material to promote Jordanian construction materials. 

■ Preparation of report form on Jordanian companies: identification and selection of pertinent information 

for the new markets. Criteria used included potential investors’ needs. 

■ Organisation of seminars to present the Jordanian companies. 

2002 ■ DS Mining and ■ Technical consulting for the organisation of an outward partnership-commercial mission of DS Italian 

Marketing Senior companies in Jordan (EJADA) - 

Expert 

Jordan UNIDO 2002- ■ Mining and 


Expert 

■ Survey and analysis of the construction material and Industrial Minerals sector in Jordan with particular 

regard to processing and marketing (UNIDO). 

■ Identification of capacities and needs 

■ Preparation of a report with companies report form to be used for marketing action afterward. 

Rep. of MPDP 2002 ■ Senior Expert ■ Technical Support to the Provincial Developing Projects for new quarrying and housing plan 

South Africa 

(Maghaliseg Province Developing Programme) Funding: RSA Government / EU 


MINING CV


China (SE) - ICEX / 

Informstone 

Russian 

Siberia 

(Khacasia 

Rep.) 

Angola 

Date from 

Date to 

Private local October 

Company 2002 

(Dosvrodenie 

Granite Co.) 

Position 

2002 ■ DS Mining and 


Expert 

Rorangol Lda March 2002 ■ Senior DS 

Mining Expert 


■ Marketing and technical study regarding granite projects in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian provinces 

for possible new JV investment of Spanish Companies (EU Asia Invest, ICEX Spain) – Funding: ICEX 

Spain 

■ DS Mining and ■ Marble Quarry geo-mining Study and investment projection advising Funding: private 

Marketing Senior ■ Preparation of an investment plan for company (marketing and technical) 

Expert 

■ Evaluation of deposit potentialities 

■ Evaluation of the company structure 

■ Mining Consulting field work for a Labradorite project within a large Anorthosite complex in Southern 

Angola Funding: private 

Tunisia - Agora’ 2000 2001 ■ Mining and ■ Programme of Technical Assistance to ODS (Office for the Development of Southern Tunisia), in the 

Marketing Senior field of Industrial and Construction Materials - Funding: Min. Foreign Affairs of Italy - MAE 

Expert 

Saudi 

Arabia 

Barbieri & 

Tarozzi 

Group 

Romania Titan Mar / 

Marmosim 

Group 

Zambia 

Min. of Mines 

of Zambia 

March 2001 ■ Senior 

Consultant 

years 

2000/1 

Sudan CDE October 

2000 

Madagascar Italian 

Institute 

forthe 

Foreign 

Trade – ICE 

■ Senior DS 

Consultant 

2000 ■ Senior DS 

Consultant 

September 

2000 

■ Senior Assoc. 

Consultant 

■ Senior 

Consultant 

■ Study to identify possible sources of industrial minerals for a new local ceramic production project. 

■ Evaluation of deposit (clay kaolin (ceramic minerals) and Nepheline) 


■ Technical, Marketing and Financial Restructuring of the Romanian Group (Marble) Funding: EFM Trust 


■ Technical and Market Inventory of the Dimension Stone Potential of Zambia Funding: ZAM Gov. 

■ Review of the Dimension Stone sector. Funding: CDE Centre for the Development of Enterprise 

■ Identification of companies and preparation of report forms. 

■ Evaluation the local dimension stone sector for the organisation of a technical-partnership missions of 

Italian DS operators in June 2001 Funding: ICE – Italy 

■ Inventory and survey of all dimension stone companies. 

■ Identification of potentialities for Italian and Spanish investors. 


■ 

■ Organisation (technical & Logistic) of the Mission in MAD 

■ Promotion of MAD DS sector in Italy 


MINING CV


SADC Reg. 

/Zambia 

CDE 

Date from 

Date to 

1994 & - 

2000 

Position 

■ Mining Senior 

Expert 

Sudan CDE 2000 ■ DS Assoc. 

Consultant 

Romania 

Senegal, 

Cape Vert, 

Ivory Coast 

and Benin 

SADC 

Region - 

MD-MARMI 

s.r.l 

June 

2000 

■ DS Senior 

Consultant 

CDE 1999 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

CDE 

1998 - 1999 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

Namibia - CDE 1998 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

Mozambiq. CMC Lda 1998 ■ Senior DS 

Consulant 

Benin CDE 1998 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 


■ Mining forum of Lusaka in 1994 and 2000 (CDE). Funding: EU-CDE 

■ Preparation of promotional materials for the promotion of the SADC mining sector (IM, Construction 

Materials, Uranium and Copper) 

• Identification and selection of pertinent information 

• Publication / Edition of material 

■ Attendance to forum and seminars. 

■ Support to private companies during business meetings. 

■ Review of dimension stone opportunities (CDE) Funding: EU-CDE 

■ Geological Study and preliminary quarry plan for a new marble project in central Rumania 

Funding : private 

■ Review of the dimension stone sectors, including geological, technical and marketing evaluation of 

some local dimension stone projects. Funding: CDE - Centre for the Development of Enterprise 

■ Work included identification of potential partners. 

■ Completion of guidebook on dimension stone potential of the SADC region (CDE) – 

■ Detailed survey of construction materials and DS in SADC 

■ Publication included presentation of country, society, sector and projects to be used as promotional 

material for potential commercial partnership. 

■ Dissemination of results and promotion in EU 

Funding: CDE - Centre for the Development of Enterprise 

■ Organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS operators (CDE / ICE) 

■ Inventory and survey of all Namibian small mining companies. 



■ Promotion in Italy. 


■ Pre-feasibility study and field geo-mining evaluation for a new marble project in Pemba area central – 

east Mozambique 

■ Marketing and pre-feasibility study for a new quarry project of a naturally cleft high grade quartzite in 

Atakora region. Funding: CDE - Centre for the Development of Enterprise 


MINING CV


Ethiopia / 

Eritrea 

Brazil 

Hungary & 

Rumania 

Zambia 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 

CDE 1997 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

Spillere 

Irmaos Co. 

AssoMiniere 1996-97 

PHELPHS 

DODGE Ltd. 

- RSA 

Zimbabwe MARIANI 

GRANITI 

s.r.l. 

Pakistan 

Lesotho, 

Botswana, 

Swaziland, 

Zambia, 

Zimbabwe 


Consultant 

September 

1996 


■ Organisation of a technical-partnership mission of Italian DS and Construction materilas operators 

(CDE / ICE) – 

■ Inventory and survey of ETH Building Stones companies. 



■ Promotion in Italy 


■ pre-feasibility study for a marble quarry in Rio Grande do Sul and 2 granite quarries in Minas Gerais 


■ Senior Mining ■ Execution of a Market Analyses regarding the Mining Industry for an Italian private SME Association : 

Marketing Expert Identification of potentialities, contact, etc.. Funding : private 


Consultant 


Consultant 

MILLROCK June 1996 ■ Senior DS 

QUARRYING 

Consultant 

Ltd. 

CDE 

Zimbabwe Centre for 

the 

Development 

of Enterprise 

Ethiopia Sen. Italia 

Foundation 

1995 - 1996 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

1995 ■ CDE Assoc. 

Consultant 

1995 ■ DS Senior 

Consultant 

■ Structural.geological evaluation of Copper ore bodies in some Cu-deposits in the “Domes Region” 

( NW Zambia) Funding: private 

■ Feasibility study (for IFC) for a new quarry project of black granite in Mashonaland Region NW - 

Zimbabwe Funding : private 

■ Pre-feasibility study of some new quarry sites for granites and marbles in Northern and Eastern 

Pakistan Funding: private 

■ Preliminary analysis of the local DS sectors (CDE) 

■ Survey of small mining companies : identification of needs and promotion in EU 

■ Project evaluation and technical analysis of a granite processing plant Funding : CDE (EU-ACP) 

■ Pre-feasibility and geological diagnostic study for a developing project in Tigrai Region (North Ethiopia) 

as regard the search, production and utilisation of granite paving cubes ( Seniores Italia Foundation 

and Tigrai Develop. Association.) Funding: private 


MINING CV


Botswana Natural 

Marble & 

Granite Ltd. 

Zambia 

Zambia 

GIACOMINI 

S.p.A. Co 

Geological 

Survey of 

Zambia - 

Geode s.r.l. 

Date from 

Date to 

Position 


Consultant 


Consultant 

1990 ■ Senior 

Consultant 


■ Regional study of the IM potential of Botswana Funding. private 

■ Geological and mining study for the opening of a new quarry for blue sodalite syenite in NW Zambia 


■ Program for a regional study and inventory of Construction Materilas and IM mining opportunities in 

Zambia. Produced the first geological, lithological and economical evaluations. Funding: ZAM Gov. 

and private 


MINING CV

15. Other relevant professional Mining experiences: 


Italy 

RSA & 

Lesotho 

Date from 

Date to 

IMM Carrara June-Oct. 

2007 

Private 

companies 

and local 

Developing 

Institutions 

(e.g. LNDC in 

Lesotho and 

FDC in RSA) 

■ 

Position 


■ Training Course for DS Quarry masters and managers in Italy Funding: CDE ACP/EU (Belgium) 

2006-2007 ■ Senior Expert ■ Technical consulting for new construction-housing development projects: from the raw material search 

and evaluation to final organisation of project planning through the organisation of the producing 

community. Funding ESIPP and CDE 

Italy - ENI Group 1994 ■ Senior Mining 

Expert 

Italy - ENI Group 1994 ■ Senior Mining 

Expert 

Italy 

Italy and 

Solvenia 

Italy 

Italy 

ENEL S.p.A 

and EDISON 

S.p.A 

Various 

Various Road 

Constr. Co. 

1991 - 1998 ■ Senior 

Geomechanical 

Geologist 

■ Independ. 

Consultant 

1989-1998 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

Independ. 

Consultant 

1990 - 1995 ■ Senior Geologist 

Independ. 

Consultant 

RIMIN S.p.A 1992-1993 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

■ Mining – Structural Study of some epithermal gold occurrences in Mediterranean area (Sardinia, 

Aeolian Islands, Tuscany) Funding: private 

■ Mining – Structural Study of some epithermal gold occurrences in Macedonia Region (former 

Jugoslavia) Funding: private 

■ Various geological-structural and geomechanical study for Hydroeletric Power water basins and plants 

in Italian Alps Funding: private 

■ Geological and quarry evaluations, Development plans, Environmental impact analysis for kaolin, 

clays, bentonites and feldspar mines. Funding: private 

■ Geological and Hydrogeological Survey and Geomechanical analysis for tunnels, road construction 

and land/rock slide prevention and rehabilitation Funding: private 

■ Field evaluation campaign and development plan for some K-Na Feldspar quarry projects in Orani- 

Oniferi areas (Northern Sardinia). Funding: private 


MINING CV


Date from 

Date to 

Position 

Italy S.I.M. S.p.A 1991-1992 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

Independ. 

Consultant 

Italy 

Accornero 

S.p.A. 


■ Field search and evaluation of some epithermal gold occurrences in Italian Mediterranean volcanic 

regions (Phase I) in JV with Angloamerican : South African Group and PACIFIC ARC Co. (Australia) 


1989-1990 ■ Team Leader ■ Complete Feasibility Study for a Waste Disposal project – Vicenza NE Italy Funding: private 

Italy SIM S.p.A 1989 -1990 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

Hungary 

Italy 

Renaissance 

Co. and local 

other private 

Co. 

RIMINN 

S.p.A. 

GEODE S.r.l 


Mining 

Consultant 


Consultant 

Austria BBU 1988-1989 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

Italy 

Zambia – 

R.D. Congo 

– Italy and 

others 

ENI Group 

and Rimin 

S.p.A. 

S.p.A., AGIP 

MINIERE 

S.p.A. and 

AGIP Mining 

Zambia Ltd. 

COGEMA 

(FRA) 

1987-1988 ■ Senior Mining 

Geologist 

1980-1987 ■ Junior and 

Senior Geologist 

■ (Employed) 

■ Geo-mining study of Pestarena gold mine (Piemonte region- Western Alps – ITALY) Funding: private 

■ Technical diagnostic study for some limestone deposits. Funding: private 

■ Geological-Mining Inventory and evaluation of potential exploitable sites for K-Na Feldspars in Sardinia 

and Italian Alps Funding: private 

■ Geo-mining and structural study and action plan proposal of Lind and Kreuzek gold district (vein type). 

Carinthia – Austria Funding: private 

■ Geological and geochemical analysis of several potential district in Mediterranean Italy for possible 

future start up of epithermal gold mines (Tuscany, Sardinia, Euganean Hills, Aeolian Islands) 


■ Geological field and mine surveys, including: 

■ Preliminary economic and mining (quarry) evaluation and pre feasibility studies of some Dimension 

Stones (marble and granite) projects in Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. 

■ Geological and mining field and underground studies for exploration programmes of uranium and gold 

in Italy (Sardinia, Alps, Apennines) and overseas ( Zambia, Zimbabwe, Yugoslavia). 

■ Drilling campaigns and related mining and economic evaluation of ore reserves during exploration 

programmes of uranium and gold in Italy and overseas (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola). 



MINING CV

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