Inspiring women in mining: Louise Porteus of Thor Explorations
Louise Porteus is an environment and social manager at Thor Explorations, which owns the Segilola gold mine in south-west Nigeria.…
Louise Porteus is an environment and social manager at Thor Explorations, which owns the Segilola gold mine in south-west Nigeria.…
It is no secret that women are under-represented in the male-dominated minerals industry. In Australia, data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) confirms that to date women comprise only…
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