Ruben Padilla
Director
Geology and Earth Science Environmental Science
Unigold Inc.
Canada
Biography
Mr. Padilla has 25 years' experience working on target generation, project evaluations, mining geology, and management of exploration programs with various companies mostly focused on the Americas. He holds a geological engineering degree from the University of Chihuahua in Mexico and a Master and PhD degrees from the University of Arizona. Currently he is chief geologist of Talisker Exploration Services Inc., an Ontario based Mining and exploration services company co-founded by Mr. Padilla in 2010, whose principal clients are Osisko Gold Royalties and their associated companies. He worked and completed important research at La Escondida deposit in Chile where he identified a blind target related with a younger porphyry event today known as the Escondida Este deposit. With AngloGold Ashanti he acted as exploration country manager in Peru and in Colombia and as Chief Geologist for the Americas exploration group. He was part of the team that discovered the Colosa and Gramalote deposits in Colombia.
Research Interest
Geology and Earth Science Environmental Science
