Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 30, 2001

Christopher Jennings – Southernera Resources Limited (suf.to)

CHRISTOPHER M.H. JENNINGS holds a BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD degree from the University of Natal, South Africa and has over 40 years of experience in geology, mineral exploration and development. He has directed exploration throughout Africa, Canada, the United States, South America, Scandinavia, Greenland, Australia and the Caribbean. Prior to becoming President and Chairman of SouthernEra Resources in 1992, Dr. Jennings was a Director and Consultant to Aber Resources Ltd., Director at Repadre Capital Corporation, Senior Vice President of Corona Corporation, Vice President of B.P. Minerals (Canada), Assistant Vice President of Falconbridge Ltd. and Deputy Director of the Botswana Geological Survey. Dr. Jennings is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Nuclear Physics Research Institute of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, a professional member of the Geological Society of South Africa, a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada, a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Geological Society of America. In 1995, he received the Prospectors and Developers Association Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to diamond discoveries in Canada. Profile
TWST: Could you start out by giving us a brief overview of SouthernEra

Resources, Limited?

Dr. Jennings: SouthernEra is a nine-year-old company which I took over.

It was a dormant company,