Mr Guo holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Mining Engineering from the China University of Mining and Technology and in Geological Exploration Engineering from the China University of Geosciences, and is an Intermediate Engineer. He has more than a decade of front-line experience in the coal industry, all of it with Inner Mongolia Zhungeerqi Kinetic Coal Industry Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KDG, where he has progressed from technical specialist roles in fully mechanized mining and the general dispatching room to his current position as Deputy Chief Engineer at the Dafanpu Coal Mine. In that role, Mr Guo is responsible for underground coal mining technical management, mining face design and roadway support, geological structure analysis, hydrological surveying and water-hazard prevention and control, technical innovation and safety oversight.
Mr Guo brings to the MC Mining Board deep operational and technical expertise in large-scale coal mining and mine safety which is directly relevant to the development and ramp-up of the Makhado Project.