# Mandjou Keita Geology Manager ## Career chronology - **November 2003–August 2009 (self-reported profile; no independent employment confirmation): SEMAFO Guinea, Kiniero/Kouroussa** — Geological Engineer; exploration and mine geology duties reported. [Almamy Mandjou KEITA professional profile]() (career lines 87–103 and employer history 127–129) - **Current at cutoff; start date not stated: Asara Resources** — Geology Manager / Director of Geology. [Corporate Presentation]() (leadership team, p. 6); [Mandjou Keita – CEGA staff biography]() (Mandjou Keita entry; Director of Geology) - **From September 2009; end date unclear and profile is undated: SAG Mine** — Geological engineer, Mineral Resource Management; profile reports drilling, soil geochemistry, hydrogeology, structural mapping and drill planning. [Almamy Mandjou KEITA professional profile]() (career lines 75–85 and employer history 123–129) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Kada resource and exploration growth under current team [mandjou_keita_kada_delivery] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Asara’s April 2026 leadership presentation states that Keita was a principal in discovering the Maniantou deposit and growing the Saraya/Silakoro pit complex during prior SAG work, and that as Kiniero Exploration Manager he executed more than 150 km of drilling and discovered Sabali South and Mansounia. These are issuer-attributed project/team achievements; no independent source in this review isolates his share of deposit discovery or later project economics. Asara’s current Kada drilling/resource work remains exploration-stage, with no production delivered. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. These company outcomes overlap tenure for current management, where tenure is known; individual contribution is not separately established. **Relevance:** Relevant to exploration-stage execution; no operating mine or production outcome yet. [Corporate Presentation]() (leadership team, p. 6; prior-project track record); [Quarterly Activities & Cashflow Report – June 2026]() (June quarter resource/drilling update) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Exploration-stage funding dependence; no producing mine [mandjou_keita_developer_risk] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Asara’s 2025 report describes an exploration entity with no operating cash flow and dependence on external financing. Subsequent A$60m financing materially supports continued work. This is a stage/funding risk, not evidence of executive misconduct. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Company financial condition overlaps management but does not establish individual failure or poor capital allocation. **Relevance:** Relevant to stewardship and conversion of resources into a financeable project. [2025 Annual Report]() (material business risks, funding and cashflow); [Quarterly Activities & Cashflow Report – June 2026]() (June quarter financing and activities) ## Suitability for the current role ### Professional background and role relevance [mandjou_keita_background] Career record to cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality CEGA’s profile identifies Keita as Asara’s Director of Geology and states that he earned a Guinean geological-engineering degree in 2003 and a Mines Paris MIRIS specialized master in open-pit and underground mining in 2024. An undated professional profile reports prior SEMAFO Kiniero/Kouroussa exploration and mine-geology work (2003–09) and SAG mineral-resource work beginning in 2009, including drilling, geochemistry, hydrology, ore/dilution control and geological database duties. The profile’s “2009–present” SAG line conflicts with later Asara biographies and is not treated as proof of continuous employment. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Degree and work history are reported by a local professional organization and a profile page; dates and individual discovery attribution are not independently corroborated. **Relevance:** Geology qualifications and Siguiri/Kiniero exploration experience align closely with the current Guinea exploration remit. [Mandjou Keita – CEGA staff biography]() (Mandjou Keita entry; education and Asara role); [Almamy Mandjou KEITA professional profile]() (career and education sections); [Corporate Presentation]() (leadership team, p. 6; Guinea/Kiniero exploration responsibilities) ## Evidence gaps - Several management roles lack appointment dates and full biographies in dated filings. - Open-source review is not an exhaustive background, credentials, sanctions, litigation or regulator-record check. - Guinea safety/environmental and community evidence is mainly issuer-reported in sources reviewed. - Professional profile chronology for SAG is stale or internally inconsistent (“2009–present” despite subsequent Kiniero/Sycamore and Asara roles); exact departure dates and third-party employment verification are unavailable.