Kevin Telmer
My blogs
| Occupation | Director; Professor |
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| Location | ac844 |
| Introduction | Dr. Kevin Telmer, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria. The AGC is an NGO that develops programmes and innovative approaches to issues surrounding artisanal and small scale gold mining communities (ASGM) in developing countries. Dr. Telmer is an expert in ASGM with more than 20 years experience working in the field with miners and governments in technical, social, policy, and business capacities. Dr. Telmer works in partnership with the UN, Bi-lateral Development Agencies, the formal mining industry, and NGO partners such as NRDC in the US, the World Bank, and others. He is a voice on the international stage on ASGM and has been published in numerous sources on the issue. Dr. Telmer holds an H.BSc in Geology from the University of Western Ontario, and a PhD in Geochemistry from the University of Ottawa. He was a Professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria since from 1999 to 2013, a position he left to work full time at the Artisanal Gold Council. |
| Interests | Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining |
| Favorite Movies | Exit through the gift shop |