Dig Deep

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 TAK...

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...

In this episode we chat to Natascha Viljoen, Chief Executive Officer at Anglo American Platinum, who are one of the biggest mining companies in the world and is the world's largest primary producer of platinum accounting for over a third of the world's annual supply. Natascha has an engineering and processing background working for some of the biggest mining companies in the world and is approachi...

In this episode we chat to Cedric Simonet, Chief Executive Officer at Altona Rare Earths, who are a resource exploration and development company focused on Rare Earths in Africa. Listed on the LSE, they are currently developing the Monte Muambe Rare Earths project in Mozambique. Cedric is a PhD geologist with over 25 years’ experience in Africa and France managing exploration, development and prod...

In this episode we chat to Rohitesh Dhawan, President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals who are a leadership organisation whose vision is working for a safe, just and sustainable world that is enabled by responsibly produced minerals and metals. Ro is passionate about the transformative power of mining, particularly in emerging markets where he has spent two-thirds of his l...

In this episode we chat to Scott Williamson, MD of Blackstone Minerals who are an Australian based minerals exploration company moving ahead with its flagship Ta Khoa nickel-copper-platinum group element project in Vietnam. Scott is a mine engineer by background working in operations and corporate roles during his career and took up the MD role 6 years ago and takes us through his journey and what...

In this episode we chat to Molly Hunsaker from Hunsaker Incorporated, whose family controls 100% of the Majuba Hill District, a large contiguous land position, located northeast of Reno, Nevada where their copper, silver and gold project is comprised of extensive mineral and surface rights held by private ownership, patented mining claims, and Federal Lode Mining claims. Molly is an experienced fi...

In this episode we chat to Prashant Chintawar, MD & CEO, Volt Resources who are a critical minerals and battery materials company listed on the ASX and are an established graphite producer with an operating mine in Ukraine and a developer of wholly owned Bunyu Project in Tanzania - one of the largest graphite deposits in the world. Volt acquired interest in three gold projects in Guinea, West Afri...

In this episode we chat to Taj Singh, President and CEO of NOA Lithium Brines, a lithium exploration and development company formed to acquire assets with significant resource potential with all of their projects located in the heart of the prolific Lithium Triangle, in the mining-friendly province of Salta, Argentina, Taj has a background in metallurgy and over 20 years of experience in the minin...

In this episode we chat to Shirley Hayes, who is the founder of SHiP Copper Mines, a copper mining and development company based in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa and is a 95% subsidiary of Copper 360. Shirley is a mining entrepreneur who extensive experience in surface mining and blasting and has also run her own quarrying business in the early days. Seeking and identifying alternativ...

In this episode we chat to Niv Dagan, Founder & Executive Director of Peak Asset Management, a boutique investment management & corporate advisory firm, with offices in Melbourne and Vancouver. Their entire principle is built on the "co-invest" model, so they only put opportunities in front of their clients that they personally back with their own capital. Niv has a background in capital markets,...

In this episode we chat to Dan Greco, an executive performance coach who works with many people in the mining sector around performance, personal issues and challenges they face within our industry plus others. He previously worked in a catering as chef, working on mining sites remotely and on FIFO rosters so is experienced and understands what those conditions and environments are like Dan respon...

In this episode we chat to Ignacio Salazar, CEO of Highfield Resources, who are an ASX listed potash company which focuses on the construction of its flagship low cost, low capex Muga Project in Spain which is fully permitted. Ignacio has a background in economics and law and has worked in the Oil & Gas industry with Shell before moving over to the mining industry back in 2009. At the helm of High...

In this episode we chat to Chris Byrne, Managing Director of Legacy Minerals who are exploring for high grade gold, copper, and base metal deposits in the World Class Lachlan Fold Belt, NSW, Australia Chris and an electrical and environmental background and started his career with Anglo American in the coalfields of NSW and QLD and has been at the helm of Legacy Minerals since 2017 and gives us an...

In this episode we chat to Marna Cloete, President of Ivanhoe Mines, a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future. Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa. The development of the Kamoa-Kakula c...

In our 350th episode we talk with Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), one of the world's leading and most diversified companies in mining and processing of natural resources, with fully integrated energy, transportation and marketing operations. The Group is represented in 16 countries of the world on four continents and is one of the largest employers in the industry. Benedik...

In this episode we chat to Gene Morgan, Founder and CEO of Zelandez, who are experts in Lithium Brine-field Technology Services whose purpose is to accelerate lithium supply, which is why Zelandez provides cutting-edge technology that helps develop lithium brine resources faster and produce more profitably. Gene has a mechanical background and worked in the Oil & Gas sector with SLB before startin...

In the episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in Nov 2022 (episode 294). Jason Brewer, CEO of Marula Mining who are an African focused mining investment company, exploring and discovering battery metals in East, Central and Southern Africa. Jason has over 25 years experience in international mining, financial markets and investment banking and has been responsible for structuring and...

In this episode we chat to Tony Moreau, CEO and director of American Eagle Gold, a junior miner focused on exploring for world-class gold and copper deposits in North America, namely its flagship asset… NAK copper-gold property located in British Columbia. Tony is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and worked in a variety of position’s for IAM Gold, most recently Business Development and Innovation. A...

In this episode we chat to Ian Wilson, founder and president of Makuri Technology who specialise in the design, manufacture, and supply of high-performance wear liner systems to optimise the front end of hard rock mining process plant, serving a global customers base Ian is a mining and business professional who’s worked for the largest multinational mining companies with a background in maintenan...

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared in January 2022 (Episode 203). Belinda Labatte, CEO and Director of Lomiko Metals who are a Canadian junior exploration and development company with properties in Quebec, focused on the development of a graphite and Lithium project. Belinda has more than 15 years of senior management experience in mining and 20 years in the capital and investm...

In this episode we chat to Tim Moody, President and CEO of Pan Global Resources, is a Vancouver based junior resources company actively engaged and focused on the discovery of copper, tin and other metal exploration in Spain. Tim has over 40 years industry experience with much of his career with Rio Tino in roles such as Exploration Director and Vice President and Director of Business Development...

In the episode we chat to Rick Trotman, President and CEO of Barksdale Resources, a junior miner who are acquiring, exploring, and de-risking high quality precious and base metal projects in the Americas and have assets in southern Arizona, and Mexico. Rick is a geologist by background working for the likes of Barrick and Yamana Gold before moving into securities and private equity before taking t...

In the episode we chat to Rob Smillie, MD of Southern Gold, an exploration company exploring for precious metals in South Korea. They have a highly experienced team with a track record of exploration success in Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe and have a growing Brownfields and Greenfields exploration portfolio they are developing. Rob is an experienced management and exploration professional, w...

In this episode we chat to John Passalacqua, CEO & Director of First Phosphate, a mineral development company fully dedicated to extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode active material for the Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LFP”) battery industry and they hold a 1.5K sq.km land claim in Quebec, Canada John is an international business strategist with over 35 years of extensive t...