Gemfields Group
Sean Gilbertson graduated as a mining engineer from Wits University in South Africa having spent time in the country’s deep- level gold and platinum mines. Mr Gilbertson worked as project financier for Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and London specialising in independent power projects and public/private partnerships.
In 1998, Mr Gilbertson co-founded globalCOAL, a company that played a central role in the commoditisation of the thermal coal industry, and was appointed chief executive officer in 2001 when the business was acquired by industry players, including Anglo American plc, BHP Billiton plc, Glencore International AG and Rio Tinto plc. He was also co-founder of the pioneering Spectron eMetals trading platform for category I and II members of the London Metals Exchange.
Mr Gilbertson is a director of both Gemfields Ltd and Fabergé as well as assorted related companies. Mr Gilbertson is a British and South African citizen.
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Gemfields Group
Gemfields Group Limited, formerly Pallinghurst Resources Limited, is a Guernsey-based mining company that produces and supplies of sourced colored gemstones. The company operates Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique. Kagem emerald mine covers an area of 41 square kilometer (sq) in the Ndola Rural Emerald Restricted Area and lies south of Kitwe and west of Ndola, in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. Montepuez ruby mine is located in the northeast of Mozambique within the Cabo Delgado Province, which covers an area of 34, 966 hectares. It also owns Web Gemstone Mining plc, which holds 200 sq emerald exploration license in southern Ethiopia. It also holds interest in various other gemstone mining. It provides auction and trading platform to provide a supply of colored gemstones to markets. Its subsidiaries include Kagem Mining Limited, Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada, Faberge Limited, Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited and Jupiter Mines Limited.