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Leading from the front

Condor Gold head Mark Child took the reins of the Americas-focused gold explorer in 2008 after the AIM-listed company scaled back its exposure to El Salvador. Following this, he helped build up a sizeable land position in Nicaragua, define a 2.3 million ounce gold resource and lay out several options to get into production at its flagship La India project. With the circa-£20 million (US$31 million) capitalised company in an offer period, some of the value he helped build up may soon be realised.

On the front line … Mark Child (far right) is constantly in Nicaragua keeping an eye on La India

On the front line … Mark Child (far right) is constantly in Nicaragua keeping an eye on La India

Mining Journal: How do you define core leadership values? Mark Child: I think leadership within a firm has to be done from the front. It needs a really hands-on approach, particularly in a frontier market,...

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