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In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in May 2021 (Episode 137). Bert Munro, CEO of Cora Gold which is a UK-based AIM-listed company. A gold exploration company developing 3 gold assets in Mali and SenegalBert has a strong background in the resources sector and in Africa having spent over 10 years at Hummingbird Resources in senior management, so has a great understanding of...

In this episode, we chat with Jason Brewer, CEO of Marula Mining. An African-focused mining investment company, exploring and discovering battery metals in East, Central and Southern Africa. A mine engineer by trade, Jason has over 25 years of experience in international mining, financial markets and investment banking and has been responsible for structuring and arranging corporate and project fi...

In this episode, we chat with Ron Mitchell, MD of Global Lithium Resources who are a rapidly growing lithium exploration company with a focus on two highly prospective 100%-owned Western Australian projects - the Marble Bar Lithium Project (MBLP) in the Pilbara region and the Manna Lithium Project in the Goldfields region. Ron is an experienced commercial, business development and sales executive...

In this episode, we chat with Kerim Sener, Managing Director at Ariana Resources, an AIM-listed gold exploration and development company focused on epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits in Turkey. Kerim is an experienced exploration geologist within the junior mining space. He has worked in Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America and gives us an update on Ariana’ Kiziltepe,...

In this episode, we chat with Krishan again, a Senior Analyst at the World Gold Council and discuss some of the Gold Demand Trends in Q2 and Q3 of this year. He and Rob also discuss the Gold Market outlook for the remainder of the year and the start of 2023. KEY TAKEAWAYS The war in Ukraine led to gold market prices coming off slightly during Q2 of 2022. Chinese lockdowns have also had an impact d...

In this episode, we chat with Pleasure Mnisi, a mining manager at Exxaro Resources who talks to us about his passion which is around the subject of “Moving from Digital Strategy to Operations”Pleasure has an industrial Engineering background and has been in the mining industry for 15 years and working for Anglo-American for nearly a decade and was a nominated finalist for South Africa’s rising sta...

In this episode, we chat with Neil Herbert, Chairman of Atlantic Lithium, a junior miner that is looking to develop Ghana’s first Lithium producing mine. They are targeting first production in 2024. Neil is an experienced advisor and investor in leading growth companies from start-up, through to IPO and development. During his career, he has been involved in a number of mining companies in Africa....

In this episode, we chat with David Stein, President & CEO of Kuya Silver, who is a listed silver-focused mining company Kuya's flagship asset is the high-grade Bethania Silver Mine in Peru. David has a geology, mine engineering and finance background and his passion is to build long-term investments in both people and resource assets like Kuya. He tells us more about the company, its projects, an...

In this episode, we chat with Greg Cochran, MD of Aurora Energy Metals. It is an Australian-owned company focused on the exploration and development of its Aurora Energy Metals Project in Oregon, USA. The project hosts a defined uranium resource and is prospective for lithium. Greg is a highly regarded international mining executive with over 30 years of experience in general management and in sen...

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Cooper, who is an Energy Specialist with New Gold, a Canadian-focused producing gold mining company with a portfolio of two core producing assets located in Canada. It also has a stake in the Artemis Gold Blackwater development project.   Andrew is an enthusiastic and energetic Strategic Energy Management Specialist and is an International Energy Manager of the...

In this episode, we chat with Trevor Jones is the CEO of Lynx Global Intelligence, a software provider, that is helping mining explorers and producers capture ESG data at the asset level.   Trevor holds an MA in International Security from the University of Denver and sits on the Colorado Advisory Committee of the US Global Leadership Coalition and the Board of Directors for the Global Chamber Den...

In this episode, we chat with Zeff Reeves, MD of Tesoro Resources, who is an Australian publicly listed company with exploration-stage gold assets in Chile. It is in the process of carrying out a significant drilling program at its flagship El Zorro Project to identify and establish targetsZeff is a geologist and executive with over 20 years of experience in the resources sector who has significan...

In the episode, we chat with Chad Peters, Presidential, DEO and Director of Ridgeline Minerals (TSX listed - TSX.V:RDG and OTCQB:RDGMF) who are an exploration company focused on exploring high-grade Carlin-Type gold deposits in Nevada. Chad has a background in geology and Co-founded Ridgeline Minerals in 2018 with a focus on exploring Tier-1, Carlin-Type gold deposits in Nevada. He talks about the...

In this episode, we chat with Catherine Raw, who is an experienced executive within the mining and metals sector, and who also has experience in commodity markets, equities, and finance. She was previously the COO of Barrick Gold covering the North American region. She has a geology/earth science degree from Cambridge. We discuss a wide range of topics including industry competitiveness, investmen...

In this episode, we chat with Brian McEwen, VP of Exploration and development for Golden Arrow. A Vancouver-based explorer with a history of success in identifying, acquiring, and advancing precious and base metal discoveries in Argentina and is a member of the Grosso Group. It is a resource-focused management group that pioneered the mineral exploration industry in Argentina and has operated ther...

For this episode, Rob has a returning guest Nikolaos Cacos, who visited him a few episodes ago to speak about his other company Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp of which he is president, director, and CEO. Today, he sits down with Rob to talk about and provide an overview of Blue Sky Uranium, where he is also the CEO. With more than 4000 kilometres of prospective tenement, it is one of Argentinian'...

In this episode, we chat to Will Dawes, CEO and co-founder of Mkango Resources, a junior miner developer in the Songwe Hill rare earths project in Malawi. A company that also has an extensive exploration portfolio in the country. Will has a background in geology and mineral exploration with a lengthy career in the resource sector, which encompassed investment banking, equity research, mineral expl...

In this episode, we chat to Shawn Khunkhun, CEO & Director at Dolly Varden Silver Corp, a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its 100% held Kitsault Valley Project, which is located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia. Shawn has a wealth of experience in the capital markets, mineral exploration, and the development sector and has a focus on enhancing shareholder value. He has s...

In this episode, we chat with Nikolaos Cacos, president, director, and CEO of Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp who is focused on acquiring high-quality lithium projects in Argentina and advancing them towards production in order to meet the growing global demand for the battery sector. Nikolas has a wealth of experience in executive-level management and advisory expertise in the mineral exploration...

In this episode we chat to Louise Wrathall, Executive Director, of Corporate Development at Central Asia Metals PLC who is a diversified company that operates low-cost mineral assets, producing the base metals. They have a lead/zinc line in North Macedonia and a copper operation in Kazakhstan. Louise is a qualified geologist with a background as a mining analyst and investor relations. She gives u...

In this episode, we chat with Peter Dembicki, President and CEO of Tier One Silver which is an exploration company that was spun out from Auryn Resources in 2020. The Company is focused on creating significant value for shareholders through the discovery of world-class silver, gold, and base metal deposits in Peru. Peter has a background in wealth management and gives us an update on the companies...

In this episode, we chat with Caleb Stroup, who is the President and CEO at Headwater Gold, a junior miner that is exploring for High-Grade Precious Metals in Nevada and Idaho in the US.Caleb is a geologist with a background working in gold and base metal exploration. He gives us an overview of their recent deal with Newcrest and what the future holds for Headwater Gold. KEY TAKEAWAYS Headwater Go...

In this episode, we chat with Diane Garrett, CEO of Hycroft Mining which is a precious metals development company that owns the Hycroft Mine. The 2nd largest gold mine in the US, located in the prolific mining region of Northern Nevada.  Diane has a background in minerals economics. She is an engineer with 20 years of senior executive management experience in the mining industry. Someone who has a...

In this episode, we spoke to Arnoud Star Busmann who is the CEO of Minehub Technologies. A platform company dedicated to realising the digital transformation of the global mining & metals supply chains. Arnoud has a background in Maths & Science and has over 20 years of experience in strategy execution, enterprise transformation and “blue chip” start-ups. He is one of the pioneers in the intersect...

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared in Dec 2019 (Episode 57). Ivan Bebek is an entrepreneur in the private and public Mining / Exploration sector with over 20 years of experience with a strong ability to finance, monetize and advance exploration assets into the development stage. He is on a number of boards. Including Torq Resources and more recently co-founded Copernico Metals...