Peter Ledwidge, a founder of ASX-listed Mako Gold Limited, is a geologist with over 30 years’ experience in the exploration and mining industry. His career has focussed primarily on gold in Canada, Africa and Australia, in a variety of roles in exploration, development and mining projects.
Prior to founding Mako Gold, Peter was a senior manager with ASX-listed Orbis Gold whereby he secured all of Orbis’ permits in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire. Peter played a critical role in the discovery of the Nabanga gold deposit and thereafter contributed geological ideas towards the discovery of the Natougou gold deposit, which recently began production by TSX-listed Semafo as the Boungou mine.
Peter is fluently bilingual in French the working language of the majority of West Africa.
