In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in November 2022 in episode 292 so please also to that episode to see how far Ariana Resources has come in 12 months. Click here to listen to that episode: https://rb.gy/jrndcc Kerim Sener, Managing Director at Ariana Resources who are an AIM-listed gold exploration and development company focused on epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits in Turkey. We are also joined by Zack Van Coller, Special Project Geologist for A...
Nov 27, 2023•35 min•Ep. 393
In this episode, we chat with Ed Bowie, CEO and Director at Beowulf Mining, a listed junior miner with a diversified portfolio of development-stage projects, in iron ore, graphite, gold, and base metal projects in Sweden, Finland, and Kosovo. With an exploration geology background, Ed has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector having worked in corporate, advisory, and fund management roles and across a broad range of commodities and jurisdictions. Ed recently joined Beowulf ...
Nov 23, 2023•16 min•Ep. 392
In this episode, we chat to Sonia Scarselli, VP of BHP Metal Exploration and BHP Xplor, which is a global accelerator program targeting innovative, early-stage mineral exploration companies to find the critical resources necessary to drive the energy transition. Sonia is a highly experienced geologist having worked in both the oil and gas and mining industries and has been with BHP for over a decade and talks to us about the global exploration market, BHP Xplor program, and BHP's exploration foc...
Nov 20, 2023•45 min•Ep. 391
In this episode we chat to Segun Lawson, CEO at Thor Explorations, a West African focussed gold producer listed on both the TSX Venture Exchange and AIM Markets with the company’s flagship project is their gold producing Segilola Gold Project in Nigeria, with 2 other projects in Senegal and Burkina Faso. Segun is a geologist by background who also worked in Corporate Finance before taking the helm at Thor over 12 years ago and talks about his Thor Explorations journey, what they have achieved to...
Nov 16, 2023•27 min•Ep. 390
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in July 2020 (Episode 89) so please go and watch that episode as well. Paul Atherley, Chairman of Pensana Rare Earth, is a LSE listed exploration company soon to be bringing into production one of the world's largest and higher grade rare earth projects to bring minerals used in power magnets, wind turbines, hybrid motor vehicles and much more. In addition, they are establishing the world’s first independent and sustainable rare earth p...
Nov 13, 2023•32 min•Ep. 389
In this episode, we chat with Ross Bhappu, Partner and Head of Private Equity Mature Funds at Resource Capital Funds who are a mining-focused, global alternative investment firm and been in the private equity mining investment space for over 25 years and have been partnering with investors and mining firms to build strong, successful, and sustainable businesses that strive to produce superior returns to all stakeholders. Ross has a degree in metallurgy and a master's in minerals economics, with ...
Nov 09, 2023•49 min•Ep. 388
In this episode we chat to Peter Arkell, MD of Carrington Day who are a consulting company that assists international companies doing business in China and Chinese companies to go abroad. Peter is a prominent member of the mining sector in China, being the Chairman of the Global Mining Association of China (GMAC), the international mining community’s peak representative body, and founding Chairman of the Oriental Mining Club. Peter is also a Member of the Melbourne Mining Club International Advi...
Nov 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 387
In this episode we chat to David Awram, Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Sandstorm Gold, a royalty and streaming company focused in the precious metals space David Co-founded Sandstorm Gold back in 2008 and has been instrumental in growing the company from a start-up to a leading mid-tier royalty company. David has been involved in billions of dollars worth of royalty financings and has evaluated hundreds of resource projects, including on-site due diligence at mines all over the ...
Nov 02, 2023•38 min•Ep. 386
In this episode we chat to Lisa Ali, Chief People Officer at AngloGold Ashanti who are an independent, global gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across nine countries on four continents. Lisa has over 30 years experience in the extractive industries in mining and oil & gas working for the likes of BP and Newcrest in an executive HR capacity. Lisa discusses the skills short in our industry, something I also echo and is...
Oct 30, 2023•36 min•Ep. 385
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in Dec 2021 (Episode 200). Mark Cutifani, Chairman of Vale Base Metals, who are of the biggest sustainable mining companies in the world, mining base metals such as iron ore, copper ,manganese and ferro-alloys across the world. Mark who was former CEO of Anglo American having steered the company for 9 years before stepping down last year to focus on other things including various directorships with Lang O’Rourke and Total. We are going ...
Oct 25, 2023•38 min•Ep. 384
In this episode, we chat to Ian Stalker, Executive Chairman of Bradda Head Lithium, a multi-listed junior exploration and development of World Class Lithium Deposits and Resources in Nevada and Arizona in the USA. Their projects include brine, hard rock and clay deposits, and they aim to be a leader of Lithium to the local domestic market. Ian has a wealth of experience building companies and mines across the world and holds a number of directorships, we chat with Ian about the Bradda Head Lithi...
Oct 22, 2023•31 min•Ep. 383
In this podcast episode, we chat with Andreas Steckenborn, COO of Borealis Mining Company, a privately owned gold company who have a project located within the Walker Lane Gold Belt in Nevada, US. Andreas, who is an active listener of the show is going to tell us more about the Borealis project, their plans with the drilling program, and what they’re looking to achieve. We also discuss how we should connect with the next generation of engineers, geologists, and other mining graduates who are ent...
Oct 18, 2023•25 min•Ep. 382
In this episode we chat with Simon Popple, MD of Brookville Capital, and a sound money expert in gold investing, having dedicated his career to the gold industry for the last 15 years. Simon is on the show to discuss the main misconceptions of investing in gold and why now is probably more important than ever to understand why gold is an important investment vehicle to maintain and build wealth. Simon is going to be attending Europe’s largest mining event, Resourcing Tomorrow, (formerly known as...
Oct 15, 2023•28 min•Ep. 381
In this episode, we chat to Neil Marston, MD & CEO of Flynn Gold who are an Australian-based mineral exploration company targeting gold and battery metals (lithium, tin, nickel, zinc) in under-explored areas of Tasmania and Western Australia. Neil has over 30 years of experience in the mining and minerals exploration sector and is a proven ASX-listed company leader, with a strong governance and corporate finance background. He joined Flynn Gold just over a year ago so he talks about his care...
Oct 11, 2023•27 min•Ep. 380
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in October 2021 (Episode 178). Daniel Major, CEO of GoviEx Uranium, who are a mineral resource company focused on the exploration and development of its African uranium properties in Niger and Zambia and another project in Mali. Daniel is a Camborne School of Mines mine engineering graduate and has been at the helm of GoviEx since 2012, developing the company into a position to become a Uranium producer in the near future and is here to...
Oct 08, 2023•26 min•Ep. 379
In this episode we chat to Max Tuesley, Managing Director at Culpeo Minerals who are a copper exploration and development company whose interests are focused in Chile, the world’s number one copper producer. The company is concentrating on exploring potential high grade copper systems in the coastal Cordillera region of Chile. Max is a geologist with 30 years’ experience in base metal/gold exploration and mining and has a proven track record of successful project and team management, both within...
Oct 04, 2023•27 min•Ep. 378
In this episode we chat to Rowan Phendler, Director of Natural Resources for Cripps Leadership Advisors who deliver executive search and leadership advice to dynamic CEOs and boardrooms worldwide. Rowan has a wealth of experience supporting boards, senior executives and management teams across mining, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors across the globe and we are going to discuss a report you recently released around “securing mining’s future workforce” and some other topics around skills in ...
Oct 01, 2023•32 min•Ep. 377
In this episode we chat to Todd Ross, MD and CEO of Nordic Nickel who are a junior mining company who holds a district-scale landholding of highly prospective nickel sulphide tenements in the world class Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of Finland. Todd has a finance background with over 23 years’ experience in finance, derivatives, and corporate advisory within the Natural Resources sector. He specialises in project and acquisition financings across range of commodities in multiple jurisdictions...
Sep 27, 2023•28 min•Ep. 376
In the episode, we chat to Pavel Bruzek Junior, CEO of Draslovka, who are a Czech family company and recognized as a global leader in the R&D and production of cyanide -based chemicals which are used in mining and their products are also essential in the production of many items we use in our daily lives such as smartphones or vitamins. Pavel has extensive venture capital experience with a core focus on start-ups in biotechnologies and is a board member of several successful central European...
Sep 24, 2023•40 min•Ep. 375
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in Feb 2022 (Episodes 209). Eldur Olafsson, Founder and CEO at Amaroq Minerals who are a Greenland-focussed mining company engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration and development of gold properties and other strategic minerals assets in Greenland. Eldur is a geologist by background and has worked in around Greenland and Iceland for well over a decade and started Amaroq Minerals which was formally know as AEX gold back in...
Sep 20, 2023•35 min•Ep. 374
In the episode we have a returning guest who appeared recently back in October 2021 (Episode 182). James Sykes, is the CEO and Director at Baselode Energy, a fully funded Uranium exploration company that has achieved resounding success within the region, like holding a portfolio of highly prospective uranium exploration properties in the eastern side of the Athabasca Basin. James is an established geologist and explorer in Athabasca Basin namely in uranium exploration and discovery. He’s been at...
Sep 17, 2023•29 min•Ep. 373
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared by in May 2020 (Episode 79). Adam Davidson is the CEO Trident Resources is 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 few equity funds and a mine services company before joining Trident back in 2019 as their CEO and been th...
Sep 13, 2023•27 min•Ep. 372
In todays episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in Sept 2020 (Ep 98), David Garofalo is an experienced c-suite executive with over 3 decades in the precious metals space and is the former President and CEO of Goldcorp to form the bigest gold mining company in the world. David’s passionate and focused in the creation and growth, of multi-billion dollar sustainable mining businesses, across multiple continents and is the CEO of many companies including Gold Royalty Corp, Marshall Pre...
Sep 10, 2023•28 min•Ep. 371
In this episode we chat to Sean Wade CEO of Power Metal Resources and Tristan Pottas, CEO of First Development Resources. Power Metals Resources are a London Listed Metals Exploration and Development Company which finances and manages global resource projects and is further seeking large scale metal discoveries. The Company has a principal focus on opportunities offering district scale potential across a global portfolio including precious, base, strategic and energy metal exploration in North A...
Sep 06, 2023•43 min•Ep. 370
In this episode we chat to Greg Hall who is the CEO & MD of Alligator Energy, a Australian owned uranium and energy metals project development and exploration group with clear pathways for approval and development through its multi-jurisdictional portfolio in Australia and Italy. Greg who is a mine engineer by trade has a wealth of experience in uranium and the nuclear fuel sector, working in senior management and in a CEO capacity with a few organisations. Now at the helm of Alligator Energ...
Sep 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 369
In this episode we chat to Stewart McCallion, MD of Burley Minerals, is an ASX-listed exploration and development Company (ASX:BUR) with strategic assets located within the globally recognised Tier-1 Provinces of Quebec, Canada and Western Australia. The tenements are prospective for Lithium, Iron Ore and Base metals Stewart has over 20 years’ experience in the resource industry with a variety of mineral commodities including copper, gold, iron, nickel and zinc and has been involved at all stage...
Aug 30, 2023•24 min•Ep. 368
In the episode we chat to Russell Bradford, Managing Director of Aston Minerals, is an ASX listed junior miner who as a development phase mining company, advancing the Edleston Project, Ontario in Canada, with a resource of over 2M tonne of Nickel sulphide in the ground. Russell has an extraction metallurgy background with extensive experience in operations, projects and executive management in grassroots to advanced exploration and the development of projects across Africa, Australia and Europe...
Aug 27, 2023•37 min•Ep. 367
In this episode we chat to Errol Smart, managing director & CEO of Orion Minerals, who are a globally diversified metal explorer and developer which is on track to become a new generation base metals producer through the development of its flagship Prieska Copper-Zinc Project and its near-term Okiep Copper Project, both located in South Africa’s Northern Cape. Errol is a geologist with significant industry experience across all aspects of exploration, mine development and operations with exp...
Aug 23, 2023•43 min•Ep. 366
In this episode, we chat to Krishan Gopaul, Senior Analyst at the World Gold Council who discusses what happened with Gold Demand Trends in Q2 & Q3 for this year and what the Gold Market outlook is for the remainder of 2023. He covers Central Bank and investment demand, gold production with the gold miners and the jewellery market and why you should consider gold as part of your portfolio. KEY TAKEAWAYS Global gold demand declined 2% year on year in Q2 2023 but remained resilient due to cent...
Aug 20, 2023•34 min•Ep. 365
In this episode we chat to Scott McLean, President & CEO at Transition Metals Corp who are a multi-commodity project generator focused on the discovery of ore deposits in Canada. Scott has over 30 years of experience in exploration and management resulting in the discovery of various mineral deposits including the 17 million tonne Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury as one of his highlights where he was named as Prospector of the Year back in 2004 at PDAC. He founded Transition Metals back i...
Aug 16, 2023•28 min•Ep. 364
