BIOGRAPHY: VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE SOUTHERN REGION
LUISA MAHOCHA
2025 – Coordinator of the Mining Sector Legal Reform.
2024 – Appointed as National Director of Geology and Mining
2015 to 2024 – Appointed to the Mining Inspection Department, where she served as Head of Department.
2011 to 2015 – Head of the Mining Registry department at the National Directorate of Geology and Mining of MIREM.
2002 to 2011 – Worked at the General Inspection of the Department of Mineral Resources.
• Training of mining specialists and holders of mining rights in detection and prevention supervision of money laundering and financing of terrorism.
• Training in accident investigation techniques and report writing at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
• Trainer in the use of explosives in the mining sector.
Coordination of the legal reform of the Mozambique’s geological mining sector.
Coordination of geological mining activities at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy:
- Geological Mining Information Management.
- Digitisation of samples and set up of the National Geological Sample Repository’s infrastructure.
- Monitoring of geological prospecting and research activities.
2017 – Graduated with an MBA in Oil and Gas Business Management from the ISCTEM Postgraduate School.
2011 – Bachelor’s degree in public administration from Joaquim Chissano University, Maputo, Mozambique.
2001 – Graduated in Geology from the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
About Me
Luisa Rafael Ginela Mahocha, Geologist, 23 years of experience. I work at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, assigned to the National Directorate of Geology and Mining.
I hold the position of National Director of Geology and Mining.
Member of the Geological Mining Association of Mozambique.
Personal Interests
I am interested in learning new things and discovering new places. Professionally, my focus is on having a Digital Geological Information System.