The Northern Miner Podcast

In this episode we welcome into the Toronto studio author Nean Allman to talk about her newly published coffee table book "A history: Placer Development Limited and Placer Dome Inc." Nean and Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming explore the rich legacy of the Vancouver-based major that grew to become one of the world's largest gold mining companies before its takeover by Barrick Gold a deca...

Part 3: Some people love me and some people hate me. "I'd been burned. You wake up and you don't have a friend in the world. You don't have anyone who will come in and save you." Margaret Kent We conclude our exclusive, in-depth interview with Stratabound Minerals chairman Margaret "Peggy" Kent, carried out by Northern Miner senior staff writer Trish Saywell on the sidelines of the PDAC convention...

Part 2: I took too much risk. "That's the problem with this business: people drink their own Kool-Aid." Margaret Kent We continue with Part 2 of our exclusive, in-depth interview with Stratabound Minerals chairman Margaret "Peggy" Kent, carried out by Northern Miner senior staff writer Trish Saywell on the sidelines of the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this year. Peggy goes into detail on var...

Part 1: My world came crashing down. "There's a few of us still left around the industry who have seen it all and done it all." So begins this exclusive, in-depth interview with Stratabound Minerals chairman Margaret "Peggy" Kent, carried out by Northern Miner senior staff writer Trish Saywell on the sidelines of the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this year. In Part 1 of the interview, Peggy r...

This episode takes a look at the junior graphite market, which is awakening from a five-year slumber as demand for graphite in the electric vehicle and grid storage sectors begins to take off. Our feature interview is with Gregory Bowes, CEO of Ottawa-based graphite developer Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), who gives an overview of graphite prices and the latest global supply and dem...

This episode features a discussion on the biggest factors affecting mining investment worldwide, with heavy-hitter panelists Jeffrey Couch, managing director and head of investment and corporate banking for Europe at BMO Capital Markets; Dean McPherson, head of business development for global mining at TMX Group; and Shea Small, co-leader of global mining at McCarthy Tetrault. The panel was modera...

This episode features a wide ranging panel discussion on the future of "responsible mining" as end users of metals such as BMW and Apple demand more information from miners and assurances their mineral products are being sourced ethically. The discussion features panelists Lisa Davis, CEO of PearTree Securities; Aidan Davy, COO of the International Council on Metals & Mining; and Sandra Gogal, par...

In this final installment of our trilogy on the Canadian diamond mining scene, we present a wide-ranging discussion on the topic by three veteran mining execs: Matt Manson, president and CEO of Stornoway Diamond; George Read, VP of exploration & development at Star Diamond (formerly Shore Gold); and Peter Ravenscroft, managing director of Burgundy Diamonds. The panel was recorded live at The North...

This Miner Moment features an excerpt from TNM Podcast #112 of Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas telling about her company's plans to "completely disrupt how we sell diamonds" via Lucara's recent purchase of privately held Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation, which developed a proprietary secure digital sales platform for diamonds. This podcast was recorded live at The Northern Miner's...

Recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in June 2018, this episode features in-depth "fireside" chats with two Canadian diamond mining icons: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee and Diavik co-discoverer Gren Thomas and his daughter Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Lucara Diamond. Gren tells about how he got into mining, shares the excitement of th...

This episode features a panel with Integra Resources chairman and VRify CEO Stephen de Jong, PwC national mining leader Liam Fitzgerald, and SAP global head of mining Georg Grandl. The trio give a glimpse of some of the new technology that could be adopted in the mining industry, plus new ways of communicating when telling the story of mining to the next generation of stakeholders. Recorded live a...

This week we serve up a double-header offering of highlights from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London: an interview with Condor Gold chairman and CEO Mark Child; and a panel session with Yukon Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Stephen Mills, Atac Resources president and CEO Graham Downs, and Alexco Resources president and CEO Clynton Nauman. Serving as interviewer is Bill Whitelaw...

Fresh from The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in mid-June, we present a featured talk by New York City-based analyst Paul Zimnisky on the encouraging supply and demand outlook for diamonds. Then we turn to SRK consultants Casey Hetman and Jarek Jakubec for their latest thoughts on the technical challenges of diamond exploration and mining. This podcast is sponso...

In this bonus mini-podcast, Orca Gold CEO Richard P. Clark describes the artisanal gold rush that has quietly turned Sudan into Africa's second-largest gold producer, and how his company is a trailblazer in Sudan's nascent gold sector as sanctions are lifted and the country returns to the international community. RELATED LINKS: Orca Gold investor presentation by Richard Clark at CMS 2018 http://ww...

Are Canada's Northwest Territories a prime destination for the world's mineral explorers and developers? While the NWT may have gained a reputation a decade ago as having become too bureaucratic for miners, the territorial government has in recent years emerged with stronger regulatory powers taken on from the federal government and a new drive to make the jurisdiction attractive for mineral inves...

This week we present a fascinating panel discussion delving into relations between First Nations, mining companies and the provincial government in northwestern B.C.'s Golden Triangle mining camp. The panel, which took place at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April, was moderated by Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. The panelists are Dave Nikolejsin, Deputy Minister, Province...

Recorded live in Kyiv, Ukraine, Miner Moment #10 features an interview with Black Iron CEO Matt Simpson, talking about the current geopolitical scene in Ukraine and the new mineral development opportunities in the country. We're also joined by San Francisco-based fund manager Matt Geiger of MJG Capital, who shares his initial impressions of Ukraine as a destination for investment dollars.

This focus of this week's episode is Quebec's Plan Nord — the multi-decade and multi-billion dollar program by the Quebec government to build infrastructure and develop resource industries in the province's far north. The discussion takes place at Canada House in London, beginning with welcoming remarks by Janice Charette, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and then moves to a featu...

In this quick hit, we present Cobalt Blockchain president and COO Lance Hooper and his comments on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as he participated in the Battery Minerals panel at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April 2018. This content is excerpted from The Northern Miner Podcast episode 105: https://soundcloud.com/northern-mine...

Cobalt, lithium and other battery minerals are the focus of this week’s episode. First we interview Cobalt 27 Capital’s chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski and delve into the latest cobalt news. Follow Anthony Milewski on Twitter at https://twitter.com/A_Milewski Download Cobalt 27 Capital's latest corporate presentation explaining cobalt in electric vehicles at http://co27.com/investors/presentatio...

In this episode, U.S. Global Investors Inc.'s CEO Frank Holmes joins us from San Antonio, Texas, to talk about the big picture for the global economy and what it means for gold, copper and the U.S. dollar. Frank shares his experience launching U.S. Global's new gold ETF, and discusses where things are headed with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, as well as his chairmanship of Vancouver-...

Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky is recorded live at the Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London as he accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Barrick founder Peter Munk and speaks on Peter's legacy. Then he is interviewed by Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Carey MacRury on a host of topics including Barrick's slimming down over the past four years and what the future...

Still podcasting from the heart of London, we feature in episode 102 an exclusive interview by CopperBank Resources executive chairman and CEO Gianni Kovacevic with the iconic mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty, chairman of Pan American Silver and Equinox Gold, and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee. The interview is recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held in late April...

We travel to the heart of London to bring you this week's episode featuring an in-depth interview by Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro with Franco-Nevada chairman and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Pierre Lassonde. This exclusive interview is recorded live at the Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held in late April in Canada House at Trafalgar Square. Pierre touches on a few...

In this episode we celebrate dual milestones of 100 episodes and 100,000 listens with two mystery guests from Vancouver familiar to longtime podcast listeners. We also take a tour through the latest commodity prices and news. Our feature interview is with renowned geoscientist and Cornell University prof John F.H. Thompson, who is heading up the organization putting together the trailblazing Resou...