The Northern Miner Podcast

This episode is all about base metals, with the latest news in iron ore, copper and zinc. And the biggest news of all is the imposition of sanctions by the U.S. government on Russian aluminum giant Rusal, whose shares immediately dropped by more than 50%, and the turmoil this has created in global aluminum markets. Plus, a look at the past month of trading of mining stocks on Canadian exchanges an...

In this episode Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming and senior staff writer Trish Saywell take a look back at the remarkable life and career of Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk, who died on March 28. From humble origins as a immigrant to Canada, Munk's business savvy shone bright through a series of ventures that ranged from consumer electronics and South Pacific resorts to gold mining and...

In this episode we take a journey deep into the jungle of Suriname to talk to some of the people behind Iamgold's turnaround of its Rosebel gold mine. Once slated to close in 2018, mine life now extends past 2028, with over 14 million oz. gold in resources. Featured interview by editor-in-chief John Cumming with GM Suresh Kalathil, CFO Gord Stothart and VP of Exploration Craig MacDougall. We have...

Join The Northern Miner's Toronto editorial team as we survey the latest in the junior mining scene in Canada and beyond. Editor-in-chief John Cumming looks at declining metal prices, junior gold M&A and recent market stats; senior staff writer Trish Saywell reports on banking and newsletter panels at the PDAC; and staff writer Richard Quarisa digs up intriguing mining company stories in his Ric's...

The Northern Miner podcast takes a turn this week as it relocates to our Toronto head office with a new cast of regular hosts including editor-in-chief John Cumming, senior staff writer Trish Saywell, staff writer Richard Quarisa and online editor Adrian Pocobelli. We start with a salute to our Mining Person of the Year for 2017: Sean Boyd of Agnico Eagle Mines. We then move into a quick review of...

This week we're exploring coverage from BMO Capital Markets global metals and mining conference in Hollywood, Florida! The event features all the industries biggest players, as well as up-and-coming developers and explorers. We dig into the outlook for all our major commodities! Meanwhile, we specifically take a look at recent gold price movement vis-à-vis initial commentary from the new Chair of...

We're digging into the North American gold producers and talking fourth-quarter, and annual, production results. We'll also take a look at 2018 guidance and what the next few years might hold for the big Canadian and U.S. gold miners. Matt covers the production, and financial, reports for Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE:GG), Kinross Gold (TSX:...

We're going high-tech this week with a focus on technology minerals and an update on the cobalt market. Matt is joined by Cobalt 27 Capital’s (TSXV: KBLT) chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski to chat about the global buzz around renewable energy and what the story over the past six months. (8:55) Anthony cites the acceleration of the electric-vehicle (EV) industry, and how grid power will play a majo...

This week we're digging into the recent wild ride on North American equity markets (1:00) and talking about the current mining climate in the United States. Matt also talks Barrick Gold's (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) US$420 million write-down at the Pascua-Lama project on the Chile-Argentina border. (2:56) Matt is joined by the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to drill down into the impact of regulatory...

This week we're talking cash, capital markets, and industry trends heading into 2018. Matt is joined on the floor of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) by Oxygen Capital founder and chairman Mark O'Dea to dig into the current state of the market and the recent rally in commodity prices. (6:55) O'Dea has built 9 companies over the past 15 years generating $3 billion in shareholder...

It's our annual AME Round-Up special here at The Northern Miner podcast! Matt is bringing you live commentary and coverage from the marquee mining and minerals event in Vancouver, B.C. We dig into some of the buzz around the conference vis-à-vis metal prices, investing, and capital markets, including a recent talk by chairman and CEO of Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF), Sean Roosen....

We're getting your prepared for next week's AME Roundup 2018 and Vancouver Resource Investment Conference! Matt runs down where you can catch The Northern Miner (1:49) and what we'll be up to at both shows. Meanwhile, we also dig into the World Gold Council's recently-released "Outlook 2018 Global economic trends and their impact on gold" (8:35) and chat about some major themes in the precious met...

We're getting you ready for mining conference season with updates on the biggest trends, and hot topics, in the industry! This week Matt digs into recent buzz around molybdenum (8:05) and vanadium (10:00). We break down notes from BMO Capital Markets on the supply-demand fundamentals for the industrial minerals, and talk the impact of regulatory reforms in China. What's the deal with vanadium, any...

Happy New Year from the Northern Miner team and welcome to 2018! Let's take a look at mining and metals to start a new year. (5:21) We're kicking it off with an action-packed episode focused on one of our favourite emergent themes in mining: innovation and technology! Matt sits down with Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) vice-president technology Luis Canepari, and Finger Food Studios' director of bus...

We're capping off a banner year at the Northern Miner podcast with a bang in our final episode of 2017. Matt is joined by Colin Hamilton, managing director of commodities research at BMO Capital Markets, to get all the details on what to expect from the industrial metals and bulk commodities markets heading into the new year. (9:15) We also talk about new environmental regulations in China. (12:19...

This week we're getting a global viewpoint courtesy of Tom Butler, the president and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). (13:10) Matt sit downs with Tom in Vancouver during a Vancouver Board of Trade event to chat about some of the big issues and discussions the mining industry is having internationally. We dig into the impact of climate change politics, the new-era of so...

This week we're digging deeper into our commodity retrospective and outlooks for 2018. Matt talks the most recent news and notes, including the impact of the 11th-hour rewrite of the US Tax Code on Saturday (4:00), and why base metals were tracking lower to start the week. We circle back on our coverage of London Metals Exchange (LME) Week to explore a presentation from Dr. Guy Wolf, global head o...

This week's episode sets the stage for the Northern Miner's month-long focus on outlooks and forecasts heading into 2018. (5:00) Matt tackles Scotiabank's "Top Themes for 2018" (8:02) courtesy of portfolio strategist Vincent Delisle, which lays out the case for gold and oil heading into the new year. Scotia discusses the state of the U.S. dollar, Canadian small-cap equities, and an "equity-over-bo...

This week's show is packed with exclusive, on-site content from The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. First, we tune into Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Stephen Letwin's keynote speech on cost control, innovation and "gold’s bright future." (7:10) He recounts an impactful moment at age 26 in the oilpatch in Calgary, when he witnessed the “Elon Musk-like” wunderki...

This week we're digging into trends in junior mining and capital markets! Matt chats with PwC Canada's National Mining Leader Liam Fitzgerald about the recently-released Junior mine 2017 report. We dig into recent "upward trends in cash balances and deal activity" (9:05) on the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index and talk commodity trends and market outlooks heading into 2018. Liam discusses the impor...

We're going high-tech this week with a focus on technological metals and the future of big data in the mining industry. Matt chats with Cobalt 27 Capital’s (TSXV: KBLT) chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski (7:30) about the rising interest in technology metals like cobalt (13:00) and lithium. Anthony talks about his recent visit to LME Week in London, England, where he heard some bullish talk about th...

Watch out! It's the Northern Miner podcast Halloween special wherein we get pretty spooky. Lesley and Matt are back from the Progressive Mine Forum (PMF) in Toronto with a delicious selection of content from keynote speakers, round-tables, and interviews. This week Lesley sits down with Pavel Adbur-Rahman, who leads IBM's AI & Advanced Analytics Consulting Practice in Canada, and Robin Fell, who s...

This week we've got a geological bonananza! Lesley sits down with Dr. Hartwig Frimmel to chat about the genesis of the Witwatersrand (Wits) gold deposit in South Africa. The geological anomaly has received renewed attention thanks to a recent discovery by Novo Resources (TSXV: NVO; USOTC: NSRPF), which reported on July 12 that it had found gold nuggets up to 4 cm long during trenching at its Purdy...

We're back with a mega-commodity outlook special that takes a look macro-economic conditions heading into the fourth quarter of 2017. Matt takes a read through a massive, 65-page commodity update from Scotia Capital and ponders the supply-demand scenario for recent base-metal all-stars: copper and zinc. The situation isn't looking so pretty for uranium markets, but the buzz remains for key mineral...

This week we're bringing you exclusive content from the 2017 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Lesley reports on location from the event and touches base with key industry players and analysts. First, we sit down with Exploration Insights Brent Cook to talk about one of the hottest exploration stories in the industry right now: Novo Resources (TSXV: NVO; USOTC: NSRPF) and its Purdy...