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Amourlaye Daouda

Amourlaye Daouda

Abidjan

Profil professionnel

Amourlaye is currently completing an Executive MBA in Leadership at Exeed College – Dubai. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mining and Geology from ENSTP/INPHB Yamoussoukro and a degree in Geology. He spent 32 years working in the mining industry across the West African region. His expertise spans the full spectrum of the mining industry, including extensive project management, geology exploration, geotechnical engineering, health & safety, and public and government relations. He was involved in the discovery and development of world-class assets and was appointed as Operations Manager and subsequently as General Manager of Tongon Gold Mine (Barrick Group), where he led by unlocking value for the benefit of stakeholders. Amourlaye holds several professional executive education certificates from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. As an Executive member, Amourlaye was one of the founding members of MACS, a mining and civil services company established in 2022 as a quality services provider, acting as a value-leader in the African mining and Civil industry (Including Organizations, Governments, communities, and individuals). He is one of the seven administrators of ORDIC Mining Group SA.

Vue d'ensemble

36
36
years of professional experience

Expérience

Administrator

ORDIC Mining Group SA
01.2024 - 11.2025

Executive member, Public Relations Director

MACS (Mining and Civil Services)
01.2022 - 11.2025
  • A mining and civil services company established in 2022 as a quality services provider, acting as a value-leader in the African mining and Civil industry.

General Manager

Tongon Mine (Barrick)
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Responsible and accountable for the overall leadership and management of Tongon Mine operations and the delivery of the agreed-upon business plan.
  • Develop Tongon’s annual strategy and business plan and adapt within the framework of Barrick’s strategic objectives by redesigning Tongon Business to align with the current plan.
  • Deliver on Tongon’s business plan with respect to production, cost, cash flow, capital projects, environmental, health, and safety.
  • Build and maintain a productive work environment that fosters creativity, innovation, intelligent risk-taking, business knowledge, learning from mistakes, a continuous improvement culture, and business excellence.
  • Empower, motivate, integrate, and lead the Tongon team and ensure delivery of their outputs through continual gap identification and closure of the gap.
  • Drive effectiveness and efficiency in areas of production and cost control, proactively and consistently addressing underperformance in the business with a sense of urgency and productive paranoia.
  • Ensure compliance with Barrick standards and all applicable national, international, and internal legislations and codes, interacting with regional government / regulatory / agency officials.
  • Contribute to the development of operating policies, plans, budgets, and forecasts that are aggressive yet realistic.
  • Integrate our engagement with all of our team, all the way to the most junior member.
  • Encourage and maintain relationships and communication with all stakeholders.
  • Report to and assist the GM West African Operations.
  • Ensure all growth opportunities are converted into the business plan.
  • A gold mining operation managed by Barrick Group.

Operations Manager

Tongon Gold Mine / Randgold Resources
10.2014 - 01.2019
  • Lead production team and deliver on the mine plan.
  • Manage the day-to-day operation of the mine to achieve the required operational performance.
  • Coordinate mineral resource, mining, and plant teams to prepare and execute the production-related strategic and immediate actions in the mine to meet the overall Tongon Business plan.
  • Facilitate interdepartmental communication to find an appropriate consensual solution to the gap.
  • Ensure the mining team, including ToMi, implements world-class best practices.
  • Ensure, with the finance manager, the cost control initiatives.
  • Ensure achieving efficiency, productivity, and availability parameters for sound production and cost control.
  • Assist in maintaining ISO and OHSAS systems.
  • Provide mentorship to the production-related teams.
  • Ensure we have an active daily management reporting tool.
  • Contribute to maintaining and improving social licence by presenting annual mine performance to the community and local authorities.
  • A gold mining operation in Côte d'Ivoire managed by Randgold Resources.

Environment- Health and Safety (SHE) Manager

Tongon Gold Mine / Randgold Resources
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Ensure Tongon activities align with RRL Environmental Health and Safety strategies/policies. To implement and ensure compliance with Tongon E.M.P.
  • Completed the implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) for Tongon Gold Mine.
  • Conduct the EMP/IFC Performance compliance audit successfully.
  • Achieved the ISO-14001 Certification of the Mine.
  • Achieved successfully OHSAS-18801 Certification of the Mine.
  • Reduced the Malaria incidence by 50%.
  • Conducted EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), as well as Environmental Management System (EMS) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) -Baseline Study (BLS), and managed the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) –Compensation of communities affected by the project.
  • A gold mining operation in Côte d'Ivoire managed by Randgold Resources.

Geotechnical Geologist

Loulo Gold Project / Randgold Resources
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Provide geotechnical services in all open-pit operations to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment.
  • Safe and reliable geotechnical design of the open pit excavations and support their requirements.
  • Mining compliance with geotechnical recommendations by periodic assessment of mining excavations for compliance with Geotechnical Design Parameters.
  • Undertake pit slope monitoring and management by carrying out regular inspections of pit slopes to identify Geotechnical Hazards.
  • Undertake geotechnical logging of drilled diamond holes to validate or derive rock mass characteristics and parameters for use in geotechnical designs.
  • Lead and develop risk management strategies for the safety of personnel and equipment in the pit.
  • A gold mining project managed by Randgold Resources in Mali.

Exploration Geologist

Loulo Gold Mine Project / RRL
01.2002 - 01.2004

Geologist

Randgold Resources
01.1997 - 01.2002

Junior Geologist

Government Geology Mapping Department / Germany Cooperation Project (GTZ)
01.1992 - 01.1997

Junior Geologist

Afema Gold Mine – SOMIAF Sa.
01.1990 - 01.1992

Formation

Executive MBA - Leadership

Exeed College
Dubai
03.2025 -

Bachelor - Mining and Geology

ENSTP/INPHB
Yamoussoukro
/1987 - /1990

Secondary school examination qualifying for entry to university - Science -Bac D

Lycée Classique Bouaké
Bouake

Compétences

  • French
  • English
  • Driving License
  • Pastor Advisor in Local Church (Assembly of God)
  • WORD
  • EXCEL
  • POWERPOINT
  • SUFUR SLIDE
  • MICROMINE

Personnalisé

Ivorian, 1964-06-08, Married, 3

Langues

French
English

Chronologie

Executive MBA - Leadership

Exeed College
03.2025 -

Administrator

ORDIC Mining Group SA
01.2024 - 11.2025

Executive member, Public Relations Director

MACS (Mining and Civil Services)
01.2022 - 11.2025

General Manager

Tongon Mine (Barrick)
01.2019 - 01.2022

Operations Manager

Tongon Gold Mine / Randgold Resources
10.2014 - 01.2019

Environment- Health and Safety (SHE) Manager

Tongon Gold Mine / Randgold Resources
01.2008 - 01.2014

Geotechnical Geologist

Loulo Gold Project / Randgold Resources
01.2004 - 01.2008

Exploration Geologist

Loulo Gold Mine Project / RRL
01.2002 - 01.2004

Geologist

Randgold Resources
01.1997 - 01.2002

Junior Geologist

Government Geology Mapping Department / Germany Cooperation Project (GTZ)
01.1992 - 01.1997

Junior Geologist

Afema Gold Mine – SOMIAF Sa.
01.1990 - 01.1992

Bachelor - Mining and Geology

ENSTP/INPHB
/1987 - /1990

Secondary school examination qualifying for entry to university - Science -Bac D

Lycée Classique Bouaké
Amourlaye Daouda