Abstract

Dr.Prabhakar Sangurmath was born to Late Sri. Shivaputrayya Sangurmath and Late Smt.Parvathamma and hails from the ADUR village, Tal: Hangal, Dist: Haveri, Karnataka state. Dr. Prabhakar Sangurmath, had an excellent academic record with the M.Sc. (Applied Geology) from Karnataka University and Ph.D. (Economic Geology) from Gulbarga University, Karnataka. Dr. Prabhakar Sangurmath had an illustrious career as a geologist, first with the Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd (MECL) (A Govt. of India Enterprise) and later with Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd (HGML). During his 38-year tenure with these organizations, he worked diligently and excelled in various roles and superannuated as the Executive Director of HGML. Through his unwavering dedication and sincere efforts, Dr. Sangurmath established himself as an eminent exploration and mining geologist, an accomplished manager, and a proficient technocrat. His expertise lies in the identification of economically viable gold and base metal mineral properties for exploration, mining and processing i.e. planning, execution, documentation, feasibility, related R & D and project management.