About Us
ABOUT US
Gold Standard Exploration Services
We represent a group of mineral exploration geologists with decades of hands-on global experience across various stages of the mineral industry value chain. Our focus is on assisting companies engaged in the exploration of mineral commodities, particularly on the African continent. With extensive experience across Africa and other regions, our associates can handhold you from due diligence through planning and execution of exploration programmes, feasibility studies, and technical reporting, all in adherence to global exploration industry standards. As reflected in our tagline, we believe in achieving mineral discoveries through a collaborative partnership approach—setting higher expectations, moving beyond comfort zones, and working together toward shared success.
Gold exploration and beyond
Dr DEVARAJAN MYLAPPALLY
Director and Principal Consultant
- Devarajan commenced his professional career with the Geological Survey of India in 1989.
- He joined the Australian Indian Resources (AIR)/Geomysore Services, Bangalore, as an Exploration Manager in 2006.
- During his association with AIR/Geomysore, he planned and executed exploration programmes for several projects, including the resource drilling of the Jonnagiri gold project, and actively contributed to the NI 43-101 PFS studies of this project.
- From 2019 to 2022, Devarajan headed the exploration services division of one of India’s leading consultancy companies.
- Between 2022 and 2025, Devarajan was engaged in exploration for gold in the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso and for bauxite in Guinea.
- Although the primary focus of Devarajan’s career has been in exploring for orogenic-style gold mineralisation, he has also developed experience in exploration for bauxite, manganese, graphite, and base metals. He was the lead interpreter for two of the aero-geophysical survey blocks of the Geological Survey of India.
- Devarajan holds a Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, USA (SME), the Society of Economic Geologists, USA (SEG) and a Life Member of the Mining Engineers Association of India (MEA), besides being a Life Fellow of the Geological Society of India.
Our Associates
We have several Associate Consultants that are Competent Persons/Qualified Persons with active membership in CRIRSCO-recognised professional organisations (RPOs) and have country-specific and commodity-specific expertise.
Their services will be available on a need basis.