Simon Bolster

Simon Bolster is a geoscientist specialising in regolith, geochemistry and remote sensing. He has over 30 years of experience in the gold industry, and has worked in over 30 countries across 5 continents including 15 countries in Africa.

Mr Bolster worked for major mining companies including Normandy, Anglo American and Newmont where he held the roles of consulting geochemist and global manager of remote sensing and spectral geology. During his tenure with Newmont, he received an innovation award for new practical ways of mapping landscapes using 3D remote sensing techniques. Mr Bolster was also the head of exploration for a successful explorer in West Africa, managing teams that resulted in new economic gold discoveries at a number of projects.

He is the co-founder and managing director of Perth-based Portable PPB which is researching and developing techniques to enable gold explorers to discover gold faster and explore smarter.