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Colin Craft has over 35 years of mineral processing and metallurgical testing experience, focused on the recovery of precious and base metals, in a variety of mineralogical and process settings. Most recently he has worked with Golden Predator (now Sabre Gold) on the 3 Aces Bulk Sample, and now the cyanide free, gold recovery unit known as the SRU™. He was instrumental in the construction, commiss...

Colin Craft has over 35 years of mineral processing and metallurgical testing experience, focused on the recovery of precious and base metals, in a variety of mineralogical and process settings. Most recently he has worked with Golden Predator (now Sabre Gold) on the 3 Aces Bulk Sample, and now the cyanide free, gold recovery unit known as the SRU™. He was instrumental in the construction, commiss...

Peter Bures has focused much of his career on research and analysis of metals and mining companies. And is presently the Chief Business Development Officer of Star Royalties Ltd. since 2019. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and director of Antler Hill Mining Ltd from 2017 until 2020. Prior to this, Mr. Bures was the Vice President, Analyst, at Canaccord Genuity Limited, Research...

Jessica Levental has been developing and producing major business and legal conferences since 1989. Prior to launching the Precious Metals Summit in 2011, she served as the Executive Director of the Denver Gold Group (DGG) from 2006 to 2010. Prior to DGG, Jessica worked as a Program Attorney for the Colorado Bar Association, CEB (California Continuing Education of the Bar) and the CLE Society of B...

Tim Clark brings 23 years of global capital markets experience with numerous US, European and Canadian banks, including Barclays Capital, National Bank Financial, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and most recently BMO Capital Markets, where he held the role of Managing Director, Institutional Equity Sales. Over the years, he has developed strong working relationships with Tier 1 institutional investor...

Joel Freudman is the Co-Founder, CEO and a Director of the Company. As a former practicing securities, M& A and corporate lawyer with focus on mining clients, Mr. Freudman currently serves as the CEO & Director of both public and private mineral exploration companies. Mr. Freudman is the President of Resurgent Capital Corp. (2016 to present), a Toronto merchant bank focused on undervalued micro-ca...

Chris Buchanan is a professional geologist with over 24 years of mineral exploration, mining project evaluation, geological modeling, technical writing, and mine development experience throughout Newfoundland, Yukon, British Columbia, the Trans-Hudson orogenic belt, South America, Mexico, and Australia. He holds a Hons. B.Sc. (Geology) from the University of Waterloo and a M.Sc. (Geology) from Mem...

Peter Dimmell, B.Sc., P.Geo is a geologist and prospector who lives in St. John's, NL. He is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick and has been involved in mineral exploration for 38 years. He began his career with Noranda Inc., and since 1992, has been a mineral exploration consultant, mainly working with junior companies. He is a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of...

Peter Dimmell, B.Sc., P.Geo is a geologist and prospector who lives in St. John's, NL. He is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick and has been involved in mineral exploration for 38 years. He began his career with Noranda Inc., and since 1992, has been a mineral exploration consultant, mainly working with junior companies. He is a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of...

Dr. Hamish Sandeman is an accomplished geologist with over 25 years of experience in the gold industry. He has worked extensively in the Arctic as well as Newfoundland, England, Australia, and Peru.   In this episode, Janet and Hamish discuss finding gold in Newfoundland and the life of a geologist.   Follow Us On Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kissingthecod LinkedIn - https://w...

Jeff Swinoga is a highly accomplished mining executive with over 25 years of executive and management experience in the areas of capital markets, project advancement, development and project construction.   Previously he was President and CEO of First Mining Gold, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Torex Gold Resources Inc. (“Torex”) where, during his four-year tenure, he led the US$400 million fi...

With over 20 years of experience in corporate development, equity research, and institutional sales & trading, Rob Bruggeman has cultivated a deep understanding of Canadian equity markets and the mining sector. He has worked as a sell-side research analyst, desk analyst on the proprietary trading desk at TD Securities, and head of the sales and trading desk at a boutique brokerage firm in Toronto....

With over 25 years of experience in the gold sector, Mark Scott became Gander Gold’s founding CEO in 2021 and quickly took the company public on March 8, 2022, as a spinout of Sassy Resources Corporation (CSE: SASY). As Head of Manitoba Operations for Vale Canada through 2018, he managed a combined annual combined OPEX and CAPEX budget of greater than $500 million (USD) including a workforce of ap...

Richard Goldfarb, PhD is a globally recognized expert on orogenic gold deposits having served 36 years with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Resources Program. Dr. Goldfarb is a Research Professor at the Colorado School of Mines; Adjunct Professor, University of Western Australia; and a Distinguished Overseas Professor at China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China, as well as a private co...

Gary Lewis is a prospector and advisor with over 35 years of experience in the gold mining sector. He has garnered many distinctions and accolades over his career, including the 2012 Prospect of the Year award and introduced the founding members of Newfound Gold to the mineral potential of the Appleton linear, Jonathan’s Pond linear and the structural significance of the geology sandwiched between...

Roger Moss is an exploration geologist with thirty years experience in Africa, Central and South America, Eastern Europe and Canada in a variety of geological environments. He was instrumental in finding the multi-million ounce Navachab gold deposit in Namibia. In addition to gold exploration in Namibia and Canada, Roger has worked Cu-Pb-Zn exploration in Canada and Mexico, and Cu and Au explorati...

With over 40 years of experience as a geologist, Adrian Fleming has been a member of, or led teams that made gold discoveries at Porgera, PNG; Big Bell, WA; Gross Rosebel, Suriname; Hope Bay, Canada; and White Gold, Yukon, Canada. He is also a Director of several other TSX.V companies.   In this episode, Janet and Adrian's conversation provides valuable insight on Newfoundland's current gold rush...

With over 30 years in the mineral exploration industry, Tim Froude is the current CEO and President of Sokoman Minerals Corp. During the course of his career, Tim has also worked for many successful companies including Altius Minerals Corporation, Cornerstone Resources, and Crosshair Exploration.   In Kissing the Cod's debut episode, Janet and Tim discuss the early days of Newfoundland's gold indu...