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Dig Deep

In this podcast, we discuss, educate and talk about industry news and hot topics, company reviews and live interviews with mining professionals and leading figures in the mining industry. Introducing your host Rob Tyson, Founder and Director of Mining International, a leading recruitment and headhunting agency based in the UK specialising in mining across the globe. We source and discover new talent to fill those difficult or challenging vacancies our clients have.
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Episodes

Eduardo Covarrubias On The Growth of Los Andes Copper

In this episode we chat to Eduardo Covarrubias, Chairman at Los Andes Copper, a TSX listed miner focused on developing its 100% owned tier-one copper-molybdenum porphyry project in Chile. A chemical & Industrial Engineer by background, Eduardo has been involved in the banking industry with Chase Manhattan Bank for almost a decade, covering the mining sector in Chile and has expertise in project financing, structured finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. As Chairman, he is going ...

Apr 30, 202322 minEp. 333

The Difference Between Money And Currency - with Dana Samuelson

In the episode we chat to Dana Samuelson, President of American Gold Exchange who are a leading national precious metals and rare coin company specializing in dealer-to-dealer trading and direct sales to the public. Dana has a wealth of experience in precious metals and rare U.S. gold coin buying and selling, starting this company over 25 years ago. He educates us about the history of the monetary system, why its important for everyone to have physical gold and silver especially in this current ...

Apr 26, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 332

Eastern Metals and The Brown Reef Deposit - with Bob Duffin

In this episode we chat to Bob Duffin, Executive Chairman at Eastern Metals, an Australian base and precious metals exploration company with a portfolio of projects in New South Wales and the Northern Territory in Australia. Bob has more than 45 years’ experience in resource exploration, project assessment, mining investment analysis, and company management and is here today to tell us about Eastern Metals, what they have achieved and talks more about their Tara project and Brown Reef Deposit in...

Apr 23, 202335 minEp. 331

Understanding The Financial Universe - with Per Wimmer

In this episode we chat to Per Wimmer, CEO of Wimmer Financial, a merchant bank specialising in project and acquisition finance within natural resources as well as sectors focussing on project debt and equity financing at the BFS/DFS stage or equivalent. Per worked for Goldman Sachs as an executive director earlier in his career before setting up Wimmer Financial in 2007 and is going to discuss the companies journey and their future. He also speaks about possibly becoming the first private Dane ...

Apr 19, 202328 minEp. 330

George Salamis and Jason Kosec On Mining Business Mergers

In this episode we chat to George Salamis and Jason Kosec who are merging their two companies together. George is President/CEO of Integra Resources who are a development-stage mining company focused on the exploration and de-risking of the past producing DeLamar Gold-Silver Project in Idaho, USA. Jason Kosec, CEO, President and Director of Millennial Precious Metals who are building a multi-million-ounce, multi-asset production company unlocking value through near-surface, heap leachable gold a...

Apr 16, 202340 minEp. 329

Hummingbird Resources And What It Can Offer To The Mining World - with Dan Betts

In this episode we chat to Dan Betts, Executive Chairman and CEO of Hummingbird Resources, an AIM listed mining company who are a leading multi-asset, multi-jurisdiction gold production, development and exploration company with two core gold projects in Mali and Guinea. Dan founded Hummingbird in 2005 and has successfully taken the company from a grassroots exploration business to a listed, producing mining company. The Betts family business has been around since 1760 and your the oldest private...

Apr 12, 202329 minEp. 328

Impact Minerals and the Western Australian Industry Today - with Mike Jones

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in November 2019 (Episode 51). Mike Jones is Managing Director at Impact Minerals Limited, an exploration company listed on the ASX with four extensive tenement holdings within Australia, featuring significant potential for high-grade mineral deposits of gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper and nickel. A graduate from the Royal School of mines, Mike is a very experienced geologist across Australia and in particular WA and give us an update ...

Apr 09, 202334 minEp. 327

Exploring The Royalty Space - with Spencer Cole

In this episode we chat to Spencer Cole, Chief Investment Officer for Vox Royalty who are a mining royalty company with a portfolio of over 60 royalties and streams spanning 8 jurisdictions. Since the beginning of 2020, Vox has announced over 25 separate transactions to acquire over 50 royalties. In the past 6 months alone Vox has dual listed on the NASDAQ exchange, launched a maiden dividend and announced +160% annual revenue growth. With a Masters of Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce, Spe...

Apr 05, 202338 minEp. 326

The Modern-Day Gold Rush - with Rob Bergmann and Brian Lentz

In this episode we chat to Rob Bergmann and Brian Lentz, of Relevant Gold who are a North American project generator, junior explorer hybrid business model, developing gold and precious metal projects throughout the USA. The current portfolio is focused on discovering district-scale, high-grade gold deposits through a “new eyes on old rocks” approach. Rob is the CEO and Brian is the Chief exploration officer and director and they tell us of their story from being university friends and being out...

Apr 02, 202327 minEp. 325

The Challenge Of Delivering Clean Technology - with Fred White

In the episode we chat to Fred White, Chief Commercial Officer at Descycle, a relative new company with the aim of developing clean technology for a variety of metals recycling & recovery and are guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals to develop low-impact metals processing technologies. Fred is geologist and investor with a decade of international resource sector experience as a geologist, investment analyst and portfolio manager and is here today to tell us the story of Descycle an...

Mar 29, 202325 minEp. 324

The Journey Of Toubani Resources - with Phil Russo

In this episode we chat to Phil Russo, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director of Toubani Resources, a Canadian-listed exploration and development company with a focus on developing their Kobada Gold Project in Southern Mali, West Africa. Phil is an experienced mining and finance professional with more than 18-years experience in corporate, project development and capital markets functions working for the likes of Barrick Gold and Perseus Mining and talks about the story of Toubani Reso...

Mar 26, 202318 minEp. 323

The Turnaround Of Tanzanian Mining - with Matthew Yates

In this episode we chat to Matthew Yates, Executive Chairman of OreCorp, who are a development and exploration company listed on the (ASX) and have an advanced high-grade multi-million ounce project in northwest Tanzania. Matthew is an experienced geologist with over 30 years experience in exploration and project development working in Australia, Central Asia and West Africa. He has been with OreCrop since 2013 moving up from CEO & Managing Director and talks about OreCrop’s journey so far a...

Mar 23, 202330 minEp. 322

Decarbonising The Mining Industry - with Julian Soles

In this episode we chat to Julian Soles, CEO of First Mode who are a global carbon reduction company focused on heavy industry and exist to solve the most dire and pressing problems for people and our planet. Julian has a background in architecture and engineering and has worked in naval/marine for most of his career before moving to the mining sector with Anglo America to be their head of technology, developing and implementing step change new technologies and practices, focusing on reducing wa...

Mar 20, 202333 minEp. 321

The Story of Critical Metals - with Russell Fryer

In this episode we chat to Russell Fryer, CEO of Critical Metals, who were formed to identify and acquire brownfield mining opportunities in the strategic metals sector as defined by the United States and European Union. Their focus is on near-term production opportunities, prioritising cash flow generation over exploration upside and where the Board believes opportunities have been overlooked and under-analysed. Their primary asset is the Mol-ulu Project in the DRC’s Katangan Copperbelt, Russel...

Mar 16, 202329 minEp. 320

The Importance of The Canadian Supply Chain - with Stephen Stewart

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in October 2020 (episode 101) so please go back and have a listen to that podcast episode. Stephen Stewart, who is chairman of the Ore Group, a Canadian-based natural resource discovery and development organisation who pair people, projects, and capital to create wealth for their shareholders and communities. Stephen has directorships with a number of TSX listed companies including Baselode Energy, Orefinders and QC Copper and Gold. He ...

Mar 13, 202349 minEp. 319

Investing In The Resources Sector - with Ryan Mee

In this episode we chat to Ryan Mee, CEO of Fulcrum Metals who are a multi-commodity explorer with a diverse portfolio of gold, base metal, and uranium projects positioned close to mineral rich prospective areas and producing or near producing assets in Canada. With an economics degree, Ryan is an experienced serial private investor in the natural resources space turned entrepreneur with extensive knowledge of exploration companies and has a wealth of knowledge in business and commercial acumen,...

Mar 09, 202325 minEp. 318

What's Happening In The UK Mining Industry - with Richard Williams

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in December 2021 (Episode 195). Richard Williams is the CEO of Cornish Metals, who are a dual-listed (TSX & AIM) company focused on advancing the South Crofty high-grade, underground tin project through to delivery of a feasibility study, as well as exploring its additional mineral rights, all located in Cornwall, SW England. The Company’s mineral rights have potential for the discovery of tin, copper, lithium, tungsten, zinc and si...

Mar 06, 202329 minEp. 317

Upskilling Geology And How To Combat Age Bias in Mining - with Tim Strong

In this episode we chat to Tim Strong, CEO of Golden Rim Resources, an ASX listed gold exploration company who are developing significant value by spearheading the next West African gold rush in its exciting flagship Kada Gold project in Guinea. Tim is a Cambourne School of Mines geology graduate who has worked and lived in many countries around the world but most of his work has been in Africa working with both junior and major mining companies. Leading Golden Rim Resources, he gives us an over...

Mar 02, 202359 minEp. 316

An Update On Celsius Resources - with Peter Hume

In this episode we chat to Peter Hume, Executive Director for Celsius Resources, who are an ASX and AIM listed exploration and development company focusing on its portfolio of copper-gold assets located in the Philippines. Peter has over 40 years’ of substantial and practical experience on major mining and construction development projects on lead roles throughout Australia and internationally working for the likes of Porgera Joint Venture, Xstrata, Anglo, Glencore and Newmont. He gives up an up...

Feb 27, 202322 minEp. 315

Scoping Studies With Chesser Resources - with Andrew Grove

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared in May 2022 (Episode 237). Andrew Grove, Managing Director and CEO at Chesser Resources, an ASX listed West African focused gold junior mining company with projects located in Senegal where they have discovered two high-grade gold Projects at its flagship Diamba Sud project in eastern Senegal. Andrew is a geologist by trade and has become a high achieving Mining and Finance Executive with an established track record of achieving results, gen...

Feb 23, 202318 minEp. 314

Doing it Differently With Dave Webster

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in May 2022 (Episode 241). Dave Webster, Chairman of the 79th Group, with one of their brands 79th Resources being one of the fastest growing natural resources companies in West Africa exploring and identifying gold and other mineral deposits around the region Dave is a natural leader and previously one of the largest private landlords in the UK, with many years experience in the property sector as both a developer and a landlord. He m...

Feb 20, 202340 minEp. 313

Critical Minerals and The Transition to Carbon Neutral With Oliver Hasler

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared in Jan 2022 (Episode 205). Oliver Hasler, Chairman and CEO of PYX Resources who are the 2nd Largest Producing Mineral Sands Company Globally based on zircon resources on their large operation in Indonesia. Oliver has qualifications in mineral engineering and metallurgy and has a background in natural resources, manufacturing and the industrial sector and gives us an update on PYX which has gone through a massive growth phase in 2022. They a...

Feb 16, 202317 minEp. 312

A Nickel 28 Update - with Anthony Milewski

In this episode we have a returning who appeared in June 2022 (Episode 248). Anthony Milewski, Chairman of Nickel 28 who are an innovative battery metals focused investment vehicle with a focus on metal streaming and royalty agreements offering our investors exposure to metals integral to key technologies of the electric vehicle and energy storage markets. Anthony is an entrepreneur, investor and speculator and is going to give us an update on Nickel 28 and talk about market conditions, carbon c...

Feb 13, 202318 minEp. 311

Using Technology To Benefit The Environment - with Mike Battersby

In the episode we have returning guest who appeared back in November 2020 (Ep 102). Mike Battersby, Chairman and MD of Maelgwyn Mineral Services Limited, a privately owned limited company and is establishing itself as a world leader in the development and implementation of innovative cost-effective technologies and processes in the field of mineral, chemical and waste processing. Mike has a background in mineral processing started the business over 25 years ago developing technology that can ach...

Feb 09, 202357 minEp. 310

Mining Challenges In The Modern World - with John Black

In this episode we chat to John Black, Natural Resources and Energy Director at BDO UK who are an international network of public accounting, tax and advisory firms which perform professional services John is a qualified accountant and worked for some of the biggest companies in this space and talks about some of the challenges mining companies or entities facing in the industry today and in particular Africa with BDO producing a report about the African mining industry. We also discuss the key ...

Feb 06, 202331 minEp. 309

The Labour Markets of Western Australia - with Darren Stralow

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in October 2019 (Episode 46). Darren Stralow is the Chief Executive Officer at Bellevue Gold, a junior who has discovered an exceptionally high-grade gold system in the world-class Goldfields mining district and is one of the highest-grade and fastest-growing gold projects in Western Australia. Darren is an experienced mining executive and qualified mining engineer with over 20 years’ industry experience and was a member of the senior m...

Feb 02, 202332 minEp. 308

Understanding Greenland's Mining Potential - with Stefan Bernstein

In this episode we chat to Stefan Bernstein, CEO of GreenRoc, a junior miner with a portfolio comprised of graphite, illmenite, iron ore deposits in Greenland. And their focus is on developing mines for the production of critical minerals, that is minerals that are considered vital for the economic well-being of the world’s major and emerging economies, Stefan is a Danish geologist with over 30 years’ experience in Greenland’s mining sector, who brings a very strong knowledge base and understand...

Jan 30, 202327 minEp. 307

How Mines Use Epiroc Digital Software To Increase Productivity, Profitability and Safety - with Dawn Larsen

In this episode we chat to Dawn Larsen, Digital Solutions Manager for Epiroc who are a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries. With cutting-edge technology, Epiroc develops and produces innovative drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment, and provides world-class service and consumables. Dawn has a strong background in software and digital technology in the mining industry and give us an insight to Epiroc and discusses how their...

Jan 26, 202333 minEp. 306

The Booming, Exciting Mining Industry In Western Australia - with Mike Moore

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared in December 2020 (Episode 110). Michael Moore, managing director of Golden State Mining, are an ASX listed exploration company based in Perth, Australia who have acquired a number of gold, Lithium and base metals assets around Western Australia and looking to develop these in the near future. Michael is a mine engineer by background with extensive experience in Western Australia and is also a past director of the Camborne School of Mines in ...

Jan 23, 202354 minEp. 305

The Adventures Of A Modern Cornish Miner - with Alan Matthews

In this episode we chat to Alan Matthews, an experienced mining executive with over forty years of experience working in executive roles within the industry and has recently written a book, Overseas and Underground: Adventures of a Modern Cornish Miner. He graduated from the Camborne School of Mines in 1974 and spent the next half a century globe-trotting around the world from mine sites as far flung as Peru and Papua New Guinea. With this, Alan decided to write a book so we dig deep into the co...

Jan 19, 202343 minEp. 304
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