text: Michael Monaghan 
  Dip Eng (Mining) Dip Business MAusIMM MAICD 
  SME 
  
  Chief Operating Officer and General Manager 
  – Akara Resources PCL 
  Mike Monaghan joined Kingsgate as the General 
  Manager of Chatree Gold Mine in October 2012. 
  He is a mining engineer with 28 years of manage- 
  ment experience in both underground and open 
  cut opeartions across a number of commodities 
  as well as commissioning, mine management, 
  turnaround management and environmental and 
  safety compliance in Australia, Africa and 
  Europe. Mike was most recently Mining Manager 
  at Geita Gold mine in Tanzania for AngloGold 
  Ashanti Limited. Prior to that he held General 
  Manager and Mining Manager positions at 
  Etruscan Resources Youga Gold Mine in Burkina 
  Faso and Red back Mining’s Chirano Gold Mine 
  in Ghana. 