In this episode we chat to Frazer Tabeart, MD of Polar X, a Copper/Gold explorer/developer in Alaska. We talk about the exciting high grade gold and copper deposits that Polar X are developing, the Zackly project, as well as other porphyry targets they are looking at, and whats mining in Alaska is like compared to other jurisdictions. KEY TAKEAWAYS An effective blend of good management, reliable science and a keen instinct for exploration, is the required recipe for all successful mining. the CO...
Jul 08, 2020•47 min•Ep. 85
In today’s episode we chat to Sam Pazuki, Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Oceana Gold, a multinational gold producer with operating, development & exploration experience in the Philippines, New Zealand & USA. We talk about M&A activities in the gold sector, challenges around ESG in the current climate, and much more. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mining for oil and gas is typically less expensive, and incurs less overall costs, due to the fact that the results are a...
Jul 01, 2020•52 min•Ep. 84
In this episode we chat to Alistair Ross, President and CEO at Rockcliff Metals Corporation who are a well-funded Canadian major explorer in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt, hosting mines and deposits that contain copper, zinc, gold and silver. We talk about Alistair’s life mission is “to bring nobility to the mining industry.” An exciting chat about the what design features in a mine could be altered to fundamentally improve the safety and health and performance of the industry and much...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 83
In today’s episode we chat to Iain Pickard and Richard Shirreff, co-founders of Strategia Worldwide, a company that manages interconnected risks, to protect the value of our clients’ assets covering mining, energy, infrastructure and cyber. We talk about the biggest risks that mining companies face as we emerge from the current crisis and what mining companies should be thinking about when we emerge successfully from the global pandemic. We look at how mining companies can be more resilient and ...
Jun 17, 2020•44 min•Ep. 82
In this episode we chat to David Archer CEO of Savannah Resources, a multi-commodity development company focussed on building cash-generative and profitable mining operations, and who have assets in Portugal and Mozambique, as well as a potential asset in Omen. David has over 30 years of industry experience with specific expertise in the development and operation of copper/gold projects, and has held a number of executive and non-executive roles in a number of listed companies. He has also been ...
Jun 10, 2020•26 min•Ep. 81
In this episode we chat to Jon Wylie, President of Global Natural Resources for Proudfoot Consulting, a global operational consulting group in the Natural Resources Industry sector focussing on productivity improvement through effective employee engagement, active supervisory skills, and the implementation of real-time, fact-based management behaviours We talk about how well the mining companies and industries will adapt to this new environment after COVID-19, and how they are preparing for the ...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 80
In this episode we chat to Adam Davidson, CEO of Trident Resources, a diversified mining royalty and streaming company, providing investors with exposure to a mix of base and precious metals, bulk materials (excluding thermal coal) and battery metals. Adam came through the US Marine Corps into the financial sector and worked for a number of equity funds before joining Trident. We talk about royalties and streaming within the mining finance world, and why investors would prefer exposure to this t...
May 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 79
In this episode we chat to Michael Konnert, Founder, President/CEO of Vizsla Resources Corp who are a publicly-listed mineral exploration company engaged in the discovery, development and acquisition of precious and base metal assets in safe jurisdictions. We chat about how Vizsla Resources started and developed, and how their Panuco Silver-Gold project in Mexico is developing. We discuss also why is now a good time to buy precious metals stocks. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mining and exploration are very han...
May 20, 2020•26 min•Ep. 78
In this episode we chat to Jacqui Murray, the Deputy Challenge Director of Faraday Battery Challenge at Innovate UK, which will make the UK the go-to place for world-leading in vehicle battery technology by 2027. Innovate are funding research, innovation and scale-up facilities in the UK for the electrification of future vehicles and other applications that support an electrified economy, with the aim of lowering carbon and improve air pollution while creating new opportunities and industries. J...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 77
In this episode, we chat to Gerard Barron, CEO & Chairman of DeepGreen, a company aiming to source the metals the world needs for a sustainable future with less environmental and social impact. Gerard is an entrepreneur with a track record of building global companies in battery technology, media, and future resource development, both as a chief executive and strategic investor. Gerard became involved in the early development and financing of DeepGreen during its formation in 2011, and in th...
May 06, 2020•59 min•Ep. 76
In this episode we chat to Rick Rule – President & CEO of Sprott US Holdings. Rick is a highly experienced investor and speculator in natural resources. It’s a return engagement for Rick, who appeared in last year’s Episode 32, and revisiting our conversation with him has demonstrated how much the mining world has changed in 9 months. We talk about how the coronavirus has affected mining, resources companies and stocks over recent months, and how mining companies are reacting to the pandemic...
Apr 29, 2020•40 min•Ep. 75
In this episode, we chat to Tanya Matveeva, an experienced exploration geologist in many commodities around the world, working in countries such as Russia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Australia. Tanya is passionate about understanding the inner workings of the mining industry, and interested in disruptive ways of changing mining for the better. Rachael’s primary passion is Blockchain and we discuss its many intricacies, how can it improve the mining industry, a...
Apr 22, 2020•40 min•Ep. 74
In today episode we chat to Marcus Brewster, an experienced and respected GM who has worked across the world in many countries in South America and Africa, and for the likes of Nordgold, Goldfields and Endeavour Mining. A mining Professional with 23 years’ of open pit and underground experience, Marcus has demonstrated expertise in successfully turning around mine projects, and managing challenging mining operations. Therefore, his opinion on all things successful around mining operations are in...
Apr 15, 2020•45 min•Ep. 73
In this episode Rob interviews Lucy Crane, senior geologist at Cornish Lithium in the UK, who are currently developing a lithium mine in Cornwall. Lucy has recently given a TEDx talk on "Mining Our Way to a Low Carbon Future”. Along with discussing this fascinating topic, Lucy and Rob also talk about how the image of mining could be improved, and how Women In Mining UK are helping the industry to achieve that. KEY TAKEAWAYS People outside of the mining industry don’t seem to realise how importan...
Apr 08, 2020•50 min•Ep. 72
Rob’s guest this week is Eugene Antonov, the COO of Trans-Siberian Gold Management. With over twenty years’ experience, consisting of operations and finance on a global perspective, Eugene has helped Trans-Siberian to grow into one of the most valuable and impressive gold concerns in the world. Eugene joins Rob this week to discuss the outlook for mining in Russia, the developments in the Russian mining space in general, and the surprising effect that the Coronavirus has had upon Trans-Siberian’...
Apr 01, 2020•28 min•Ep. 71
In the episode we chat to David Paterson, an experienced management consultant who help clients to develop corporate strategies with particular expertise in problems involving complex reputation issues. With what is happening in the world with the coronavirus/Covid19, I thought it would be good to have David on the podcast after he reached out to me and wanted to talk about “the importance of communications in a crisis”. We talk about What challenges do you see the coronavirus having on mining c...
Mar 26, 2020•44 min•Ep. 70
In this episode we interview Michael Masterman, the Executive Chairman of W Resources, a European mining company focussed on building a world-class tungsten operation. W have three tungsten operations across Spain and Portugal, and are also developing a gold/copper operation in the region. Michael is the co-founder of W Resources Plc, and has an exceptional track record in establishing and financing new resources companies. We talk about W Resources, focussing on their two main assets: La Parril...
Mar 19, 2020•18 min•Ep. 69
In today’s episode we chat to Richard Lloyd, CEO of Minexia which operates the mining funding platform NR Private Market. Rich is a 25-year mining industry veteran having graduated from the Royal School of Mines in the early 90's, and having worked in gold exploration and mining and then mining investment banking (I guess the rocks are in his DNA…) Rich also sits on a number of mining boards as a non-executive director. After meeting Richard at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town recently, I wanted t...
Mar 12, 2020•32 min•Ep. 68
In this episode we talk to Dr Kym Morton, MD of KLM Consulting Services, who specialises in mine de-watering design, water control and accurate tailings pore-pressure monitoring, plus many other areas around water management. With 40 years-experience, Kym is an expert in this subject and we talk about the learning of mine de-watering design and the key ingredients to a successful mine water management and risk reduction. We continue by explaining why the best solutions are both top-down and bott...
Mar 05, 2020•42 min•Ep. 67
In this episode we chat to Paul Gill, CEO & Director at Lomiko Metals who are focused on the exploration and development of minerals for the new green economy, such as lithium and graphite, and who have a development in Canada. We find out more about the new green economy and why its important for sustainability and for the future of mining. We talk about the relationship between major trends around a greener economy (ie, graphite and lithium) in the mining industry compared to the tradition...
Feb 27, 2020•26 min•Ep. 66
Today's episode is spent in the company of Dr Geraldine McGuire, who for over twenty years has worked on complex projects balancing economic, environmental and social aspects to achieve sustainable solutions. As managing director of Sustainable Solutions Global Pty Ltd, her main specialisation is mine closure, and the topic of discussion today is around repurposing mines vs traditional mine closures. We discuss the difference between a traditional mine closure and repurposing a mine and how this...
Feb 20, 2020•26 min•Ep. 65
In today episode we interview Liz Puddy, an experienced crisis and emergency management consultant who has worked with many mining companies over the years in helping them with the development of their crisis & emergency management plans and procedures. It's a subject that’s not necessarily spoken about daily but needs to be in place should the unexpected arise, in order to minimise any damage and injury. We discuss what good crisis and emergency management looks like, and how mining compani...
Feb 13, 2020•29 min•Ep. 64
In this podcast, we chat to Christian Easterday, Managing Director of Hot Chili Ltd, an ASX-listed Australian mineral exploration company, well-advanced in developing its portfolio of copper projects on the coastal range in Region III, Chile. With impressive recent results, we chat about the company's Cortadera project and the possibility of turning it into a Tier 1 asset due to the discoveries that have been made. We talk about the widely publicised lack of new large-scale copper developments i...
Feb 06, 2020•29 min•Ep. 63
In this episode we chat to Adrian Bell who has 32 years domestic and international mining experience in senior and executive roles within human resources, risk management, sustainability (safety, environment, community), communications and external affairs. For the past 13 years, Adrian was at an executive level reporting to the Managing Director with a mid-tier and successful ASX100 mining Company, PanAust Limited that was recently taken over by a Chinese State Owned Enterprise (SOE). Currently...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 62
In today’s episode we interview Bryan Ulrich, the Vice President of the Geotechnical Division at Stantec, a company providing a wide array of services (engineering, design, project management etc) that begin at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships across a range of sectors including mining. Bryan specialises in tailing, and in this podcast we talk about tailings and why it has become big news in recent times, as well as the lessons that can be learned. We also disc...
Jan 23, 2020•37 min•Ep. 61
In this episode, we talk to Adam O’Leary who is President and Owner of Encite International, a full-service, boutique marketing and advertising agency based in Denver, Colorado, who are committed to building great brands and strategic marketing plans and often work with Mining companies to promote their brand, products and services. This is an informative, invaluable episode for all mining professionals who wish to understand more about how branding and marketing in the mining works and how impo...
Jan 16, 2020•37 min•Ep. 60
In this episode we interview Liv Carroll - Senior Principal at Accenture focusing on Accentures digital applied intelligence and transformation within the mining industry. Liv’s background is in geology and over time he has moved into Applied Intelligence to generate value for clients through definition, adoption & strengthening of innovation and sustainability strategy; advanced analytics & machine learning; and improved operating models. We talk about the key drivers of the mining indu...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 59
In this first episode of 2020, we interview Rob Tyson (no I’m not interviewing myself!), Managing Director of Peel Mining Ltd, an Australian company focused on exploring and developing precious base metals resources in New South Wales, Australia. Peel Mining is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and is continuing to build shareholder value by recognising, enhancing and developing undervalued mineral resource assets and which has three base and precious metals projects in NSW. We chat a...
Jan 02, 2020•33 min•Ep. 58
In this episode, we chat to Ivan Bebek, Executive Chairman and Director at Auryn Resources, a technically-driven, well-financed junior exploration company focused on finding and advancing globally significant gold, silver and base metal deposits. The Company has a portfolio approach to asset acquisition and has seven projects, in Canada & Peru. Ivan is an entrepreneur in the mining/exploration sector with over 22 years’ experience with a strong ability to finance, monetize and advance explor...
Dec 26, 2019•37 min•Ep. 57
Today we speak to Stewart Dickson, CEO - Variscan Mines Limited, a natural resources company focused on the development of high-impact base-metal projects who currently have projects in Australia, Spain and Chile. Stewart’s journey into mining isn’t the norm as he started off in the military so I was curious to know and understand how he got into the mining industry and learn how someone with a non-technical mining background can develop a career in the mining industry. In this episode, we chat ...
Dec 19, 2019•45 min•Ep. 56
