Much of the success of consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting’s office in Accra, Ghana, is based on the company’s local knowledge, represented by experienced professionals from West Africa, states SRK Consulting principal resource geologist and SRK Ghana country manager Ivan Doku.
SRK’s networks in the region enable it to draw on engineers and scientists who understand local conditions and have spent much of their careers in West African mining.
SRK builds on this capacity by working with other SRK offices, where colleagues in other countries contribute specialist skills to projects, and provide mentoring and training where required.
“In this way, we contribute to West African mining’s localisation efforts, to build expertise in-country and increase the value that host countries gain from their mineral sectors. Our multidisciplinary capacity also means that we can continue to expand the range of our disciplines available to clients.”
Doku stresses that having a base in West Africa places the company closer to client operations, enabling SRK to travel quickly and cost-effectively to sites when needed while enhancing its attractiveness to the West African mining market, particularly with Covid-19 disrupting international travel.
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