Dig Deep

In this episode, we chat with Terry Harbort, President, CEO & Director at Talisker Resources, a junior resource company involved in the exploration of gold projects in British Columbia, Canada. Including the Bralorne Gold Complex and its historical high-grade producing gold mine as well as its Spences Bridge Project. Terry is an experienced campaigner, with a background in structural geology with...

In this episode, we chat with Matt Jackson, COO of Akobo Minerals, a gold exploration and mining company focusing on projects along the Akobo river in southwestern Ethiopia, a prolific area with extensive alluvial gold production Matt is a geologist by background with experience in advising mining and investment companies. He has managed exploration programs and all stages of investment in mining....

In this episode, we chat to 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 est...

In this episode, we chat to Brett Richards, CEO & Director of Goldshore Resources who are working on a major historical multi-million oz gold opportunity in Ontario, Canada. We are all keen to know more about this exciting asset. Brett has a wealth of mining experience and knowledge. Over a 30-year period, he has worked for the likes of Banro, Roxgold, Katanga Mining and Kinross. His expertise lie...

In this episode, we chat with Craig Parry, an Australian serial entrepreneur in the mining and resources space. Craig has started many mining companies during his career, working across a broad range of commodities. He has done so with several companies. Including G-Resources Group, Oxiana, and more recently Vizsla Resources, IsoEnergy Ltd, NexGen Energy Ltd, EMR Capital and Tigers Realm Coal. Cra...

In this episode, we chat with Taj Singh, President and CEO of Discovery Silver, a junior miner that is looking to develop its flagship Cordero project in Chihuahua, Mexico. This is a high-margin primary silver mine that could turn into one of the largest primary silver mines in the world. Taj has a background in metallurgy. He has over 20 years of experience in the mining sector in the areas of ex...

In this episode, we chat to Steve Letwin, Chairman of Cassiar Gold, a Canadian exploration company focused on the exploration of its two gold projects in British Columbia — the Cassiar Gold and the Sheep Creek Gold projects. Steve brings over 30 years of experience from the resource sector, where he specialises in corporate finance, operational management, and merger and acquisitions, including 10...

In this episode, we chat with Mitch Vanderydt, CEO of NorthGold AB. A Swedish-listed gold exploration and development company with resource-stage projects in Finland Mitch has a background in geotechnical engineering and metals and mining research. He has stepped into a CEO role recently and talks about NorthGold AB and what it’s like mining in Finland. A jurisdiction that has been ranked 3rd high...

In this episode, we chat to Julian Treger, CEO Designate of Audley Capital, a company that focuses on long-term investment opportunities in large-scale natural resources assets where it has identified the potential to add significant value. Julian comes from the financial industry. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard University. In this episode, Julian is going to talk...

In this episode, we chat with Tricia Wilhelm, Head of Social Performance for Anglo American, one of the largest and most diversified mining companies in the world. Tricia has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the mining industry. Her experience has been around Sustainable Development, Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, Resettlement, and Social Impact Assessment. We are here today to...

In this episode, we chat with Joel Freudman, CEO & Co-Founder of TRU Precious Metals Corp, listed on the TSX Venture. They are a junior explorer drilling for gold in the highly prospective Central Newfoundland Gold Belt. Joel has a background in securities, M&A, and corporate law with a focus on mining clients, He currently serves as the CEO & Director of both public and private mineral exploratio...

In this episode, we chat with Peter George, MD for Alicanto Minerals who are an exploration company with a portfolio of historically producing, high-grade Copper-Gold and Polymetallic Skarn and VMS projects located in Sweden. Peter is a mining engineer and mineral economist with a background in operations and management and more recently in executive management. He talks to us about Alicanto Miner...

In this episode, we chat to Jo Battershill, MD, and CEO of Anglesey Mining - a UK mining listed company that is listed on the LSE (and soon to be AIM). It has interests in Wales, Sweden, and Canada. The main property is their Parys Mountain project in Wales. It hosts a significant polymetallic zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold deposit. Jo has a mining geology background but has also worked in f...

In this episode, we chat with Alan Clegg, who has a wealth of experience in all aspects of the Metals & Minerals Value Chain from Exploration to operations and through to Mine Closure, including financing, project management, construction & execution. As a competent person for Independent Engineers & Technical Reporting Alan presents regularly at conferences. He is here today to talk about Key Ele...

In this episode, we speak to Tim Harrison, MD of Ionic Rare Earths that is focused on developing its flagship Makuutu Rare Earths project in Uganda into a significant, low-cost, supplier of high-value critical and heavy rare earths. Tim has a chemical and metallurgy background with a track record across both mineral processing and hydrometallurgy. He has worked with a wide range of commodities and...

In the episode, we chat to Ricus Grimbeek, CEO of Trevali Mining Corp. A global zinc producer operating three revenue-generating mines focused on delivering sustainable shareholder value through transformative technology and ESG practices. Their property portfolio is focused and located in established mining jurisdictions of Canada, Burkina Faso, and Namibia Ricus is a mine engineer by background...

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Stacy Hope, who is the MD of Women in Mining UK and a global advisor on subjects including ESG, Social Investing, Climate, gender Smart Cities, and Resilience. She has a background in Anthropology and talks to us about Women in Mining and their purpose and discusses some topics around ESG, social investing, and gender equality.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Dr. Stacy is a strat...

In this episode, we chat with Scott Hicks, VP of Corporate Development & Communications for Luminex Resources, a Vancouver-based Canadian & precious metals exploration and development company focusing on a Gold and Copper project in Ecuador. Over the last decades, Scott has worked on a variety of equity, debt, and advisory assignments in Canada and Australia. He talks about the company, its projec...

In this episode, we chat with Mark Bowater, an experienced mine engineer and business owner with over 30 years of industry experience. In Australia, he worked with some of the majors and, during his career, has had directorships & ownerships of companies. Mark has recently written a free book called "Crimes Against Mine Planning". During this podcast, he tells us more about the book and why he thi...

In this episode, we chat with a returning guest who appeared in Aug 2021 (Ep 161). Kyler Hardy is the CEO of Cloudbreak Discovery, a junior exploration/development company that partners with explorers and developers to advance assets. Cloudbreak has a focus on battery and base metals projects. They own equity positions and royalties in a variety of projects across multiple jurisdictions, primarily...

In this episode, we chat with Andrew Swart, Global Mining and Metals Leader at Deloitte. He talks about their recently released 2022 Global Mining Trends Report. A report that focuses on the top 10 trends that will impact the mining industry in the next 12-18 months. KEY TAKEAWAYS This year´s report focuses on redefining the mining industry. There are currently many external forces driving change....

In this episode, we chat to Ralph Shearing, CEO & President of Altaley Mining Corp who is a Canadian publicly listed mining company on both the TSX and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. They operate in Mexico where they engage in exploration, development, and operation of polymetallic mineral resource projects  Ralph is a geologist by background. He has been with the company for an incredible 36 years...

In this episode, we chat to Marc Bishop Lafleche, CEO for Anglo Pacific Group - a global natural resources royalty and streaming company listed on both the London and Toronto Stock Exchange. They are giving investors exposure to commodities such as cobalt, copper, nickel, vanadium, and uranium. Marc has a banking and international finance background and has been with Anglo Pacific for the past 8 y...

In this episode, we chat to Glenn Mullan, President/CEO of Val D’Or Mining, a junior natural resource issuer involved in the process of exploring, evaluating, and promoting its mineral property assets in Canada Glenn is a well-seasoned CEO with a demonstrated track record in the mining-metals and exploration industry. In this podcast, he talks about the journey Val D’Or Mining has been on and what...

In this episode, we chat to George Salamis, President, and CEO of Interga Resources who is a development-stage mining company focused on the exploration and de-risking of the past-producing DeLamar Gold-Silver Project in Idaho, USA. George has a geology background and over 30 years of experience in the mining and resource exploration industry and has been involved in over $2 billion of M&A transac...