Craig Taylor of Defense Metals joins us from the Roundup Conference for an introduction into the Wicheeda rare earth elements project in British Columbia. We discuss the importance of this project and how the company has partnered with the McLeod Lake Indian Band to advance and mutually benefit from the project.
Jan 25, 2024•11 min
Li-FT Power's Francis Macdonald joins us in Vancouver for some corporate editorial comments on some of the latest drill results out of the Yellowknife Lithium Project. Francis talks about another drill campaign this year as the company heads into a resource estimate later in the year. We chat about market expectations for pegmatite lithium projects.
Jan 25, 2024•10 min
We wrap up Day 3 at the Roundup Conference in Vancouver with two important conversations. First, Brady Clift of Geoscience BC talks about the two recent data projects the organizations have presented this year. Its a little bit of a different approach than years past. This go around, the organizations has presented data regarding mineralization of critical materials in waste dumps, old mine tailings and coalfields. We then turn to Keivan Hirji, Newmont's Senior Sustainability & External Rela...
Jan 24, 2024•26 min
Dustin Perry of Kingfisher Metals joins the podcast for an update following the first set of drill results out of the HWY37 Project in BC. Dustin also shares thoughts on what to look for when considering investments into exploration companies within the Golden Triangle.
Jan 24, 2024•16 min
Victoria Gold published their Q4 2023 and full year production numbers this week. He spoke with us from Vancouver about these numbers and the challenges the company was faced. The company met guidance nonetheless. We also look ahead to 2024 and discuss optimization opportunities with the Mine.
Jan 24, 2024•10 min
Warwick Smith, CEO of American Pacific, joined us a Roundup for his corporate editorial comment following the company's latest drill results from the Palmer Project in Alaska. The company drilled 43.8 m grading 6.54% Cu, 3.15% Zn, 0.42 g/t Au and 27.97 g/t Ag (8.22% CuEq) and 23.9 m grading 9.03% Cu, 3.49% Zn, 0.83 g/t Au and 41.75 g/t Ag (11.15% CuEq).
Jan 24, 2024•14 min
We wrap up Day 2 of AME BC's Roundup Conference in Vancouver with two interviews from today's events. Peter Grosskopf of SCP Resource Finance presented a call to the audience today in his keynote address. Trevor and Peter discuss having to find a way to smooth the mining development cycle and attract institutional money back into the sector. He has many thoughts on this subject and also ideas on precious metals this year. Finally, we connect with The Northern Miner Journalist, Henry Lazenby. We ...
Jan 24, 2024•28 min
Gold Hunter Resources CEO, Sean Kingsley, joins the podcast from the Roundup Conference in Vancouver for a general introduction into the company. Recently, Gold Hunter announced a strategic agreement with Australia's Firefly Metals for the projects in Nova Scotia. Sean talks about returning those newly acquired shares to their shareholders and beginning to look at what is next for the company.
Jan 23, 2024•12 min
Jason Jessup of Magna Mining joined the podcast for a discussion on the company's exploration strategies in their Sudbury projects for this year. The company has completed some deep drill holes for geophysical data collection recently. After analyzing this data, they will then direct a new drill campaign at both Crean Hill and Shakespeare.
Jan 23, 2024•14 min
We connected with Jeff Clark of The Gold Advisor and author of a recently published book titled PAYDIRT: Mining for Profits with Gold & Silver Stocks. Jeff talks about the historical moves gold have made during moments of interest rate cutting cycles by central banks and how he expects similar moves in this current environment.
Jan 23, 2024•13 min
Welcome back to Association for Mineral Exploration BC and the Roundup Conference 2024! We're back with this year's event as the official podcast where we will be providing recaps of conversations and important themes of the event. Today was Day 1 and it was a big one. The Provence of British Columbia published their Phase I Critical Minerals Strategy. We have Minister Josie Osborne, the Minister for Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation in British Columbia to discuss the strategy and what hap...
Jan 22, 2024•30 min
Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson provides his market commentary from VRIC on a weekend following new all time highs in the major US indices. But are investors and traders out over thier skis? Brent thinks so, in regards to the unknowns of interest rate policies from the Federal Reserve and geopolitical issues over seas.
Jan 22, 2024•16 min
Well-known resource speculator Rick Rule joined Trevor at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference for a conversation of the buying opportunities he's seeing in this resource market. We talk about the uranium moves, but also spend quite a bit of time talking about unloved precious metal equities.
Jan 22, 2024•26 min
Today we welcome in the legendary John Hathaway of Sprott Inc. John has a tremendous 30-year career under his belt which began with generalist investment work and then blossomed into gold and gold mining investments. John keeps his thesis simple when it comes to the miners. He shares those ideas in this discussion and also discuss the backdrop of the gold price. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on pr...
Jan 19, 2024•54 min
Newcore Gold's VP of Exploration, Greg Smith, joins the podcast today for a high level overview of the metallurgical testwork done on the deposits out of the Enchi Gold Project in Ghana. This is an important process of derisking the project towards its PEA. We also talk blue sky potential with its sulphide mineralization at depth.
Jan 18, 2024•21 min
FPX Nickel's Martin Turenne joins us for a conversation following the announcement yesterday that Sumitomo Metal Mining has agreed to a strategic equity investment for the Baptiste Project in British Columbia. The price tag for the deal is $14.5M. We talk about the deal itself, a second right of refusal for an off-take deal, and how their partners continue to approach the project.
Jan 18, 2024•16 min
We have new drill holes to report from Collective Mining, Brunswick Exploration, ATEX Resources, Scottie Resources and Liberty Gold. Bluestone Resources also receives its environmental permit amendment. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive from the Phoenix International airport via highway i-10, an...
Jan 18, 2024•9 min
Zach Flood of Kenorland Minerals comments on the big news out of the company yesterday that they are turning their 20% minority ownership in the Frotet Project to a 4% net smelter return royalty going forward. The market appreciated the announcement with a move +20% on the day. We also talk about what these means for other projects within the Kenorland portfolio.
Jan 17, 2024•18 min
We connect with Arizona Sonoran Copper CEO, George Ogilvie, for his comments regarding the latest drill results out of the Cactus project and the Parks/Salyer deposit. The infill drilling is part of the infill to measured program which will be incoporated into an upcoming PFS. But George also has some ideas for the recently acquired MainSpring deposit which could optimize the project's mine plan.
Jan 17, 2024•12 min
FPX Nickel has a new strategic investor. Vizsla Silver will spin out a Royalty Company for Panuco. Drill results to report from West Red Lake Gold and i-80 Gold. Sampling results from K2. Defense Metals signs important agreement with McLeod Lake Indian Band. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive fro...
Jan 17, 2024•10 min
Gilbert Clark, CEO of Meridian Mining, talks about the strategic advancement of the Cabaçal VMS Belt for this year. He clarifies that the company will advance the Cabaçal deposit into a pre-feasibility study this year while also advancing the Santa Helena deposit towards a resources. There is also new drill results to discuss at Santa Helena, including a discovery of a rich layer of of Au-Cu-Ag and Zn VMS mineralization projecting below the main VMS mine horizon.
Jan 16, 2024•16 min
Lots of news out today with new drill results to report from Arizona Sonoran, Dolly Varden, Li-FT Power, Talon Metals and Tudor Gold. Montage Gold published an udpated Feasibility Study for Koné. District Metals finances. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive from the Phoenix International airport v...
Jan 16, 2024•10 min
This week we welcome in Jared Dillian, author of The Daily Dirtnap newsletter and now of a new book titled "No Worries: How to Live a Stress-Free Financial Life". Jared and Trevor discuss the ethos of the book and why its a different publication than most financial and investment books you see on the book shelves. There are many themes in the book which we review, including people's relationship with money and debt, fears of recession, and why he thinks a 5-10% allocation of previous metals to o...
Jan 12, 2024•50 min
Another big day in uranium today so its fitting we welcome in a new company for an introduction. Cosa Resources is a group of individuals with a great track record of uranium exploration in the Athabasca Basin. The company spent much of 2023 generating new projects and completed some geophysics, which will help lead drill programs in the coming months.
Jan 11, 2024•12 min
Solaris Resources has entered into a subscription agreement for a $130 million private placement of common shares by an affiliate of Zijin Mining. New drill results from American Pacific Mining, Cabral Gold, Red Pine Exploration and Thesis Gold. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive from the Phoenix...
Jan 11, 2024•8 min
Drill results to report today from Arizona Sonoran Copper, Meridian Mining and Kingfisher Metals. American Lithium publish their updated PEA. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive from the Phoenix International airport via highway i-10, and with grid power and the Union Pacific Rail line situated at...
Jan 10, 2024•8 min
Ari Sussman of Collective Mining joins us today for an update on the exploration work done on the Guayabales project in Colombia. The company continues to publish new drill results and also highlighting a potential new discovery called Olympus Deep. The team has decided to continue exploration effort on the project throughout this year before heading off into resource estimation.
Jan 09, 2024•17 min
Today we provide an introduction to Giyani Metals and the K. Hill manganese project in Botswana. The Company has developed a hydrometallurgical process to produce high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate, a lithium-ion battery cathode precursor material critical for EVs, directly from its manganese oxide deposits in Botswana. We discuss the economics of the project along with the growing demand for the metal.
Jan 09, 2024•22 min
Its a very busy morning of news in the mineral exploration sector. We have new drill results out from Fireweed Metals, Collective Mining, Li-FT power, Angus Gold and Scottie Resources. Defense Metals have executed an agreement for their rare earth rocks. Annual production news begin trickling in. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project i...
Jan 09, 2024•10 min
Vizsla Silver published its updated mineral resource estimate this morning for the Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico. The company grew both inferred and indicated resources by 49% each. We talk about the numbers and also the methodology of getting to this point. What do investors and shareholders expect to see from here?
Jan 08, 2024•15 min