Dr. Keiko Hattori

She is recognized as the first woman to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Tokyo, where she also completed a Master of Science degree in epithermal gold deposits in Japan and a PhD in mineral deposits in Japan. Dr. Keiko brings extensive knowledge of the gold deposit industry and its exploration, having studied element transfer in subduction zones and mineralized hydrothermal systems, as well as mineral deposits and their exploration methods, including epithermal and orogenic gold, copper porphyries, U-type unconformities, and kimberlites.