Zack Van Coller

Zack Van Coller is a Special Projects Geologist at Ariana Resources. Zack has over six years of experience in the field of mineral exploration and has worked on projects all over the world.

Van Coller began their career as a Junior Exploration Geologist with Ariana Resources in 2009. Zack worked on a variety of projects, including the evaluation of lithium potential throughout Europe and the regional BLEG (Bulk Leach Extractible Gold) sampling in Central Western Turkey. Zack also helped identify resources of antimony in Western Turkey.

In 2010, Van Coller joined Matrix Exploration as an Exploration and Resource Geologist. Zack led several exploration projects for Matrix Exploration and its clients, including the advanced development of a 3Moz high sulphidation gold/copper deposit in Macedonia, tenement evaluation for chromite, copper, and gold in northeastern Albania, and resource diamond drilling for a copper/gold porphyry project in North Eastern Turkey.

Van Coller has been with Ariana Resources since 2015 and currently works as a Special Projects Geologist. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing a variety of projects and ensuring that they are completed on time and within budget.

Zack Van Coller has a professional certificate in JORC Code Reporting from AusIMM and a BSc (Hons) in Exploration and Resources Geology from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd. Zack is also certified by The Geological Society as an Elected Fellow of Geological Society London and by GEOVIA (formerly Gemcom Software International) as a Foundation Geology in Surpac. Finally, they have remote first aid training from St Johns Ambulance - Perth Australia.

Zack Van Coller reports to Kerim Şener, Managing Director. Some of their coworkers include William Payne - Non-Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Elif Gümüşlüoğlu - Project Leader – Eastern Turkey, and Volkan Pusa - Mining Engineer and Licence Manager.