In this episode, we chat with Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of The Silver Institute. A non-profit international association that draws its membership from across the breadth of the silver industry. Established in 1971, the Institute serves as the industry’s voice in increasing public understanding of the many uses and values of silver. Michael has been a long-standing member of the silver institute and talks about all things silver, trends, and the future of silver. KEY TAKEAWAYS Silver i...
Jun 20, 2021•28 min•Ep. 146
In this episode we chat to Chris Gerteisen, Executive Director and CEO of Nova Minerals, a minerals explorer and developer focused on gold and lithium projects in North America. These projects include Nova’s Estelle Gold Project in Alaska and the company’s majority-owned Snow Lakes Resources, which is a lithium project in Canada. Chris is a geologist by background, with 20 years of experience managing and advancing complex and challenging resource projects across North America, Australia, and As...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 145
In this episode, we chat with Hu Fleming, an expert, and senior executive in water management. He was the head of water management for Anglo American. Here, he talks about all things water within the mining industry. We are going to cover water topics that are maybe not obvious to many in the industry. Things that you should be aware of when making everyday decisions. Water will become much scarcer as we move into a commodities super-cycle. So, this episode is a must-listen. Enabling you to lear...
Jun 13, 2021•34 min•Ep. 144
In this episode, we chat with Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle Power who is an international natural resource project developer listed on London’s AIM market. The Company is focused on delivering reliable and affordable power in emerging developing markets with projects in Pakistan and Australia. Naheed has worked in the public and private sectors, working in consulting and banking, and sits on the boards of a few companies. She explains the story behind Oracle Power and its coal and gold projects in...
Jun 09, 2021•31 min•Ep. 143
In this episode, we chat to Carl Esprey, Executive Director of Contango Holdings who have a large stake in the Lubu Coal Project which is a high-value coking coal project in Zimbabwe and also has their Garalo gold project in Mali. Carl is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst and has a long career in the natural resource investment and development sector. He gives us an overview of both projects and a better understanding of the coking coal sector. KEY TAKEAWAYS Recent...
Jun 06, 2021•26 min•Ep. 142
In this episode, we chat to Kyle Floyd, founder, chairman, and CEO of Vox Royalty who is a high-growth precious metals royalty and streaming company with a portfolio of over 50 royalties and streams spanning nine jurisdictions and are one of the fastest-growing companies in the royalty sector. Kyle is an investment banker with a background in the mining sector. We hear about his journey in growing this royalty company. Including why it’s different than the other royalty companies out there in th...
Jun 02, 2021•20 min•Ep. 141
In this episode, we chat to John Ryan, CEO & Director of Gold Express Mines, a multi-asset mineral resource company focused primarily on the acquisition, exploration, evaluation, and development of precious metal properties across the US. John is a mine engineer by background and also studied finance enabling him to start, develop and operate a handful of natural resource companies during his career. We chat about his career and about many of the projects he has worked on with a handful beco...
May 30, 2021•53 min•Ep. 140
In this episode, we chat to Keith Coughlan, Managing Director at European Metals who is an Australian and UK listed mineral exploration and development company advancing a Lithium/Tin Project in the Czech Republic. Keith’s background is in stockbroking and funds management and has been involved in the funding, promoting, and acquisitions of resource companies listed on various stock exchanges like the ASX, AIM, and TSX during his career. We talk about the European Lithium market and the Cinovec ...
May 26, 2021•32 min•Ep. 139
In this episode, we chat to Tony Reda, President, and CEO of Tectonic Metals who are a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, discovery, and development of mineral resources from district-scale projects in politically stable jurisdictions that have the potential to host world-class orebodies in Canada and US. Tony talks about Tectonic Metals and their Tibbs and Seventymile projects and what the future holds for the company. KEY TAKEAWAYS Tony´s first big discovery w...
May 23, 2021•33 min•Ep. 138
In the episode, we chat to Bert Monro, CEO of Cora Gold who are a UK-based AIM-listed company that is a gold exploration company with a focus on gold exploration in Mali and Senegal. Bert has a strong background in Africa having spent over 10 years at Hummingbird Resources in senior management, so has a great understanding of how to develop gold mining assets in those regions. He shares what Cora is currently focusing on, explaining why and elaborating on the opportunities that still exist in th...
May 19, 2021•25 min•Ep. 137
In this episode we chat to Krishan Gopaul, Market Intelligence Manager, at the World Gold Council. He’s here to discuss the Gold Demand Trends quarterly report for Q1 2021, which is the World Gold Council’s leading piece of intellectual property. The report analyses the global gold market, examining global supply and demand, as well as wider industry trends within the investment, jewellery, technology and mining sectors. Krishan tells us what has been driving gold’s performance this year and wha...
May 16, 2021•25 min•Ep. 136
In this episode we chat to Graham Clarke, CEO of Emmerson Plc who are a potash development company focused on the development of the Khemisset Potash Project in Northern Morocco. Graham is a senior executive of over 30 years with an expertise in potash and polyhalite working for the likes of Cleveland Potash and Sirius Minerals so is someone who understands the industry inside out and I’m interested as you to learn more about the potash industry. Graham talks about the potash industry as a whole...
May 12, 2021•30 min•Ep. 135
In this episode we chat to Brett Richards, CEO & Director of Goldshore Resources who are working in a major historical multi-million oz gold opportunity in Ontario, Canada. Brett has a wealth of mining experience and knowledge over a 30 year period working for the likes of Banro, Roxgold, Katanga Mining and Kinross and his expertise lies in financing mines, developing operations and M&A. Brett gives a details overview of the companies outlook and talks about the transaction with Wesdome ...
May 09, 2021•39 min•Ep. 134
In this episode we chat to Graham Crew, COO of Golden Star, an established West African gold mining company operating the Wassa gold mine in Ghana which is a large scale, non-refractory underground gold mine. They are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, The Toronto Stock Exchange, and the Ghana Stock exchange Graham is an experienced mining and operations executive with over 20 years in the industry in Australia and Africa so is well placed to comment on the fortunes of Golden Star and also h...
May 05, 2021•49 min•Ep. 133
In this episode we chat to Kim Moreton, Chair of the Board of Directors, Camborne School of Mines Association Ltd and also a Chartered Surveyor in Land and Resources We get Kim’s views on what is happening in the education industry involving the studying of mining related subjects as there has been a lot on controversy and change that has affected, and will be effecting anyone wanting to study mining which will have dire consciences for the industry in the future. KEY TAKEAWAYS Never be afraid t...
May 02, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 132
In this episode we chat to Brandon Munro, CEO at Bannerman Resources, an ASX and NSX listed exploration and development company with an 95% interest in the Etango Uranium Project in Namibia. Brandon is on the podcast to discuss all things uranium as he is an expert in this sector. He is the author of a book called “Uranium Insights” and also the chair of the nuclear fuel demand working group within the World Nuclear Association so is entrenched in the sector. We discuss why the world needs urani...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 131
In this episode we chat to Paul Newman, founder & CTO of Oxbotica, a start-up company that has grown through to be one of the world’s leading autonomous driving software companies. They build software for real-world application, drawing on principles of physics, robotics, maths, AI and are heavily involved in the mining industry. Paul is a creator, pioneer and innovator of autonomous vehicle technology. He is CTO at Ox-bot-ica, holds the BP Chair of Information Engineering at the University ...
Apr 25, 2021•48 min•Ep. 130
DESCRIPTION In this episode we chat to Ryan McDermott, CEO of Phoenix Copper Ltd, who are a AIM listed North American focused emerging producer, who are looking to bring back the historically producing Empire Mine in Idaho, USA, back into production. They carried out a drilling programme that has generated a copper, gold, silver and zinc resource and they are now carrying out a feasibility study on this. Ryan is a geologist by trade and a wealth of experience in mining and mineral exploration fo...
Apr 21, 2021•25 min•Ep. 129
In this episode we chat to Rumisha Motilal, Commercial Director for Industrial & Mining for Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a USA based Fuel management system company that offers digitalization and Fuel management systems to mines aimed at decarbonization and quantified downstream improvement. She is an author, speaker and voted in the Global Top 100 inspirational women of 2020. In this episode we discuss the role of women in the mining sector and what mining leaders should be doing to create a more i...
Apr 18, 2021•56 min•Ep. 128
In this episode we chat to Julian Treger, CEO of Anglo Pacific who are a global natural resources royalty company listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange and aiming to become a leading natural resources company through investing in high-quality projects in preferred jurisdictions with trusted counterparties and underpinned by strong ESG principles. With a diverse portfolio of assets in well established mining jurisdictions and a strong balance sheet to fund new ac...
Apr 14, 2021•27 min•Ep. 127
In this episode we chat to the legendary investor and speculator Rick Rule who has a 45 year career track record in the commodities and resources space, so knows a thing or two about investments and commodity lifecycles. Rick shares his wealth of knowledge, wisdom and humour around commodity investing and speculating. He gives us an update on current commodity markets as a whole especially with the 10 year US treasury rate gradually increasing and what impact this will have on commodities and th...
Apr 11, 2021•39 min•Ep. 126
In this episode we chat to Alfred Baku, Executive Vice President and Head of West Africa for GOLD FIELDS, who are a globally diversified gold producer with a focus on mechanised underground and open-pit mining. They are currently the world’s seventh largest gold producer and nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, Ghana (including the Asanko JV) and South Africa Alfred is a mine engineer by background has a wealth of mining expertise having worked in Australia before taking the helm for Goldfie...
Apr 07, 2021•50 min•Ep. 125
In the episode we chat to Steve Penny, a full-time trader specialising in silver, gold, and uranium stocks who I’ve been personally following for the last 6 months or so. Steve is a full time investor and newsletter writer and is known in circles as “The SilverChartist” where he shares useful tips on investing and current market trends across a handful of commodities. I wanted to get Steve on the show because speaking to clients/candidates about investing, I was surprised to find that some who i...
Apr 04, 2021•34 min•Ep. 124
In this episode we chat to Gavin Ferrar, CFO of Central Asia Metals, a copper producer with operations at Kounrad, Kazakhstan and a zinc and lead operation in North Macedonia. Gavin has a geology and finance background and we discuss his journey and how his career path developed from a geologist to now a CFO. We also get an update on CAML’s Kazakhstan and Macedonia’s operations and what is the outlook of the company over the next few years. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is always a slight friction between...
Mar 31, 2021•44 min•Ep. 123
In this episode we chat to Bernard Aylward, CEO of Kodal Minerals, a junior explorer with a primary focus on the immediate exploration and definition of the lithium mineralisation at the Bougouni Project in southern Mali. The Company also holds a highly prospective suite of gold assets in West Africa. KEY TAKEAWAYS Learning and development should be sought out and accepted wherever possible, Mining is all about the personal journey and what we can take from it. Discovery and exploration are the ...
Mar 25, 2021•46 min•Ep. 122
In this episode we chat to Danny Callow, CEO of African Gold Group who are a Canadian exploration and development company with its focus on developing a gold platform in West Africa. Danny is a mining engineer by background and has worked across Africa for many years in many jurisdictions, so has a wealth of knowledge and experience. We discuss African Gold Group and what Mali is like as a mining jurisdiction, although overcoming and challenging the political and economic instability, corruption...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min•Ep. 121
In this episode we chat to Owain Morton, Business Transformation & Digital Thought-Leader for Glencore. He is a mining engineer by background and has a long history in the industry in various roles within corporate strategy, operational excellence delivery, directorship and shareholder negotiations. Owain is going to talk about what Glencore have done and are doing around digital and transformation, industry collaboration and as an active CSM alumni member, how technology will assist them, p...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 120
In this episode we chat to Andrew Swart, Global Mining and Metals Leader at Deloitte who has been on the podcast a few times and discusses a recent report they released around Annual Tracking the Trends Report - closing the trust deficit. KEY TAKEAWAYS The World Economic Forum put out a report in 2020 which stated that trust was the number one issue facing the mining industry. The mining industry has the potential to drive huge amounts of job creation in large parts of the world, and yet it stru...
Mar 04, 2021•27 min•Ep. 119
In this episode we chat to Eric Asubonteng, MD of AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine who are an independent, global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across ten countries on four continents. They are the 3rd largest gold producer globally and the largest on the African continent. Eric is also the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, so would be interesting to hear more about that, and how mining is developing in Ghana and...
Feb 25, 2021•42 min•Ep. 118
In this episode we chat to Matt Salthouse, Chief Executive Officer at Kainantu Resources, an Asia-Pacific focused gold mining company with two highly prospective gold projects in a premier mining region, the high-grade Kainantu gold district of Papua New Guinea (PNG). We talk about their recent listing on the TSX and their relationships with K92 Mining. Matt has a background in law and has wealth of experience in the mining industry, so we chat about what's been happening in PNG with many compan...
Feb 18, 2021•29 min•Ep. 117
