Tietto Minerals Limited announced the appointment of Matthew Wilcox as its Chief Operating Officer as it progresses towards becoming West Africa's next gold producer, developing the 3.02Moz Abujar Gold Project in Cote d'Ivoire. Mr. Wilcox directly managed the construction of West African's 300,000ozpa Sanbrado Gold Mine, which was completed in March 2020, ahead of schedule and under budget. He is highly experienced in the gold mining construction industry in West Africa, having spent the prior eight years working for Nord Gold, which operates nine gold mines globally, including three mines in Burkina Faso and one mine in Guinea. Prior to his role at West African, Mr. Wilcox was Project Director for the construction of Nord Gold's 4Mtpa Bissa Gold Project and 8Mtpa Bouly Gold Project, both located in Burkina Faso. He was General Manager of the 6Mtpa LEFA Gold Project in Guinea, and prior to joining West African was Project Director for the construction of the 12Mtpa Gross Gold Project in Siberia, Russia.