Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> April 30, 2001
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 SouthernEraResources, Limited?
Dr. Jennings: SouthernEra is a nine-year-old company which I took over.
It was a dormant company,