CHRISTOPHER GOSS
Chairman of the Board
Christopher, minerals financier & economist, ran business development for natural resources for the IFC (International Finance Corporation) out of London office from 2006-2010, IFC is private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and is a major private sector investor in mining in emerging markets. Earlier he led IFC mining transactions in Africa, Russia, Central Asia and and Latin America. Prior, he advised African governments in natural resource policy and, negotiations in Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Swaziland. From 2010—2017 he was on the board of and latterly Non Executive Chairman of Triple Plate Junction, now Tethyan Resources, which was listed on AIM in London.
UNCOVERING MINERALS POTENTIAL IN AN UNDEREXPLORED COUNTRY
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Annamite Resources Holdings Pte. Ltd. (ARH) is a precious and base metals exploration company incorporated in Singapore in May 2019 with operations in Laos through a Lao subsidiary named Annamite Resources Laos Co., Ltd (ARL).
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We focus our exploration on gold, copper, and battery metals as vital input for the global transition to green energy.
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In November 2021 we acquired a 70% ownership in an exploration project of 80 sq.km under a company named Lao Hyundae Black Stone Co., Ltd (LHBS), and have discovered a highly prospective porphyry copper-gold system named Sokdee. Sokdee is located in the Hinherb District of Laos, about 100km NNW of Vientiane. The known gold occurrences offer potential for early development and cash returns.
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The Namthom, Mouk and Boundary targets in the Sokdee tenement are surrounded with peripheral mineralization reflecting a large system of differing mineralization styles. The entire system strikes NE-SW for >6km with three known porphyries, likely with additional blind porphyries and other peripheral occurrences along strike outside of Sokdee.
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During 2023 Annamite & Rio Tinto, a major mining and exploration company with the second largest market capitalization of any mining company, joined forces to explore the Sokdee Project, with Annamite carrying out the current phase of the exploration programme and Rio paying for the exploration costs for last field work season.
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A Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Lao Mining Development State Enterprise (LMD) was signed in March 2022 covering prospective projects in Vientiane province. Annamite is carrying technical due diligence on a number of projects.
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After siging an MOU in August 2023 to explore a new property named Vangma covering 148 sq.km on Sokdee’s southern border, we have signed on 29 March 2024 a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) withDouangchaleun Development Construction Sole Co., Ltd. ("DDC"). Initial geochemistry soil sampling has already started in April 2024.
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With US$3.9 million equity raised since mid-2019 (shares issued), Annamite can advance exploration activities at Sokdee and Vangma during 2024.
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The company currently has 95M shares outstanding held by 64 shareholders, comprising corporate and individual investors from Europe-UK (31.8%), Laos (32.3%), other Southeast Asia countries (14.4%), Australia-New Zealand (13.5%) and North America (8%).
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Annamite is growing its broad base of shareholders from different parts of the world, including Laos, Australia and other Asian countries. They recognize the opportunity that Laos presents and wish to participate in both value creation as well as sustainable development in-country.
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In 2025 ARH plans to list on the major market for junior mineral exploration companies, the Australian ASX.
WHAT WE DO
Our strategy is acquiring a good quality portfolio of exploration projects that can be quickly moved to the discovery stage with drilling, i.e., the Project Developer model.
​By modern exploration standards, Laos is an underexplored but highly prospective country for the precious and base metal deposit types that Annamite is targeting.
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Though modern exploration methods have covered less than 6% of Laos;
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The Truongson and Loei Fold Belts which are highly prospective for porphyry and related deposit types comprise 70% of the country.
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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Experienced management with a proven track record of discovery and delivering shareholder value.
LOCAL PARTNERS
Local presence and joint ventures with junior mining companies.
ADVANCED TARGETS
A large proprietary dataset combined with extensive exploration experience identifies advanced high quality targets.
RECENT AWARD
Annamite Resources' CEO Didier Fohlen Recognized Among Top 10 Promising Business Leaders in Laos
