Director, Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Inc.


Gary Hodgkinson is the Director and General Manager of Rio Tinto Exploration in the Central Asia District based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Formerly Gary held the role of Exploration Manager in Canada. Prior to joining Rio Tinto in August 2008, Gary held a number of positions within De Beers working in Canada, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gary holds a BSc in Physics and Geology from Rhodes University in South Africa and a Masters in Geophysics from The University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Gary operated a geophysical contracting company for ten years after his graduation in 1988 before moving to a major mining company.


From Opportunity to Execution – The next steps in Kazakhstan

Rio Tinto has been actively pursuing grassroots opportunities in Kazakhstan over the last five years. The company, in partnership with Kazgeology is now ready to execute these opportunities. The take will provide some context to the challenges facing the exploration industry on a global scale, how those translate to working in Kazakhstan and how Rio Tinto plans to move forward on our Joint Venture projects.


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