The Northern Miner Podcast

This week we're joined by the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to talk about the rising spectre of geopolitical risk for miners! Matt sits down to chat about a few recent high-profile cases, including: Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) in Greece; Acacia Mining (LON: ACA) in Tanzania; Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) in Guatemala; and much more! Has Canada been a major benefactor as compan...

Matt sits down with Exploration Insights' analyst Joe Mazumdar to talk development risk and investor strategy in this week's episode! The discussion includes a round-up of recent development projects that have experienced some growing pains, including: Red Eagle Mining's (TSX: R; US-OTC: RDEMF) San Ramon operation in Colombia; New Gold's (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) Rainy River mine in Ontario; and T...

This week we're talking infrastructure! The show will specifically focus on the Sept. 2 announcement of the $360-million Yukon Resource Gateway Project. The joint federal and territorial initiative is designed to "improve road access in two mineral-rich areas: the Dawson Range in central Yukon and the Nahanni Range Road in southeastern Yukon." The project will reportedly upgrade "over 650 km" of r...

Matt's back in studio this week with a forward-looking show on commodity price forecasts and analyst reviews. We're talking both base and precious metals, and will touch on the recent broad rally across gold, zinc, copper, and even nickel! In addition, we'll dig into energy and specialty metals, including: cobalt and uranium! Matt will discuss his recent conversation with Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM)...

This week we're running the much requested, full interview session with mining legend Robert Friedland, who received The Northern Miner‘s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., in May 2017. Group Publisher Anthony Vaccaro questions Friedland on what technologies might disrupt mining, and which minerals might see rising demand based on trends in electric vehicl...

This week we're digging deep into capital allocation courtesy of our all-star panel discussion from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, U.K., in May. Discussion ranges from mergers and acquisitions to dividend policy, and beyond! The panel members include: Stephen R. Mullowney, managing director & partner, Consulting & Deals, PwC; Patrick Anderson, president and CEO, Dalradian Resources; Rob...

We're talking B.C. politics and the provincial mining industry with Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) president and CEO Bryan Cox. Matt sits down to chat with Bryan about the incoming NDP-Green coalition government and what that might mean for the B.C. mining business. We dig into regulatory framework, the need for better communication initiatives in the industry, and recent overtures...

The Northern Miner presents our annual podcast from Dawson City, Yukon. Matt and Lesley report on-site from the Yukon Mining Investment Conference to dig into all the emering stories in the region. We have an action-packed episode that includes exclusive interviews with industry players, analysts, and government officials! Matt sits down with Deputy Premier, and Minister of Energy Mines and Resour...

Matt and Lesley are preparing to head north for the Yukon media mining tour later in the week! As such, we have some amazing content from our Canadian Mining Symposium in London to carry us through this week's episode. In fact, we're featuring the headline discussion at the event between Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) David Garofalo and Barrick Gold's (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Kelvin Dushnisky. It's mo...

Welcome to the "technology special" wherein we discuss emergence of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and renewable energies from a hard-rock mining perspective! Our senior staff writer Trish Saywell joins the show from Toronto to talk about her recent research into the cobalt industry. Including: Robert Friedland's Clean Teq Holdings (ASX: CLQ); and First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF)...

We're tackling technological advances, earthquakes and surficial geology in this week's Northern Miner podcast. Lesley sits down with David Huntley from the Geological Survey of Canada to talk about the science of tectonics, earthquakes and tsunami's, including discussion on "the big one" and its potential impact on Canada's west coast. We then drop in on the Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Sympo...

We're coming in hot this week with another informative, and entertaining, episode of the Northern Miner podcast. Lesley sits down with Jennifer Neild from Australian-based Hiseis to talk about hard-rock seismic technology and how the processing and interpretation of results is evolving. Why are companies excited about the technology and where might it lead in the future? The Geology Corner strives...

We're back with an action-packed episode that tackles, in equal parts, the state of junior mining markets and extinction level events. Lesley swings by for another edition of the Geology Corner wherein she enlightens us on tsunamis, dinosaurs, and Hollywood. Meanwhile, Matt unveils his full interview with Exploration Insights' analyst Brent Cook. The discussion includes the state of junior markets...

Matt sits down with Exploration Insights (https://www.explorationinsights.com/) analyst Brent Cook to talk about the state of junior markets. This is an interlude from a longer conversation we'll be airing during the Northern Miner podcast episode #62 the week of June 5. Brent digs into his current outlook on exploration and where he's looking for his next investment opportunities. In addition, we...

There's plenty to talk about on this week's Northern Miner podcast as Matt swings by the International Metal Writers Conference in Vancouver to catch-up with some of our favourite newsletter analysts and companies. First, we sit down with the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to catch up on junior mining markets. Mickey digs into exploration innovation, the state of copper markets, and unveils his...

We're back in action with a jam-packed episode featuring a pair of special guests! Lesley drops by MAG Silver's (TSX: MAG; NYSE-MKT: MAG) offices in Vancouver to chat with Dr. Peter Megaw, who won the 2017 PDAC Thayer Lindsley award for his work on the blind discovery known as the Juanicipio silver deposit. The discovery reportedly resulted from "an understanding of structural controls and mineral...

Matt sits down with mining analyst Joe Mazumdar from Exploration Insights to talk about the recent surge in investment activity, namely major and/or intermediate miners participating in joint ventures, equity placements, and partnerships with explorers and junior companies. We dig into the Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) interest in Continental Gold's (TSX: CNL) fully-permitted Buritica gold project...

Matt's packing his bags and off to London for our inaugural Canadian Mining Symposium on May 9, but not before digging into the mining news/issues of the day and paying a visit to the Geological Survey of Canada’s (GSC) offices in downtown Vancouver with Lesley to celebrate Canada’s oldest scientific agency during its 175th anniversary. The GSC is part of the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resou...

We're back with a rock-solid episode featuring detailed updates on the wide world of international mining. Lesley sits down with Dr. Nicholas Gardiner, a research fellow at Western Australia's Curtin University, about a recent paper about the evolution of earth's first crust. Meanwhile, Matt digs into Australia-based South 32's (ASX: S32) in Arizona Mining (TSX: AZ; US-OTC: WLDVF) and its Taylor z...

This week we continue our copper theme with a well-time "porphyry primer" on the Geology Corner. Lesley discusses the history of porphyry geological models and discovery. We also dig into block-cave mining, and what challenges, and associated new technologies, might lay ahead for copper miners and explorers. Meanwhile, Matt drills into an announcement by Vector Index Solutions (MVIS) surrounding "...

We're going interstellar this week on the Geology Corner. Lesley digs into banded iron formations (also known as BIFs), which are distinctive units of sedimentary rock. We talk oxygen, snowball Earth, and asteriods! Meanwhile, Matt discusses the 16th annual World Copper Conference in Santiago Chile and the near to midterm red metal outlook. We review a few analysts reports from the event and drill...

Matt is flying solo this week due to scheduling conflicts, but fear not, Lesley will return with rock talk about the Geology Corner next episode. Meanwhile, we get serious about base metals with a round-up of analyst and industry commentary on the two major players to start 2017: copper and zinc. Matt digs into major copper supply disruptions at BHP Billiton's (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT) Escondida mega...

This week we explore Canada following Lesley's country-wide review of geological camps. We dig into emerging exploration techniques and jursidictions, while Lesley talks about some of the insights she's picked up along the way, and what emerging Canadian geological stories have caught her interest. We discuss Barkerville Gold Mines' (TSXV: BGM) exploration efforts in British Columbia, Osisko Minin...

Happy one-year anniversary to the Northern Miner podcast! Matt and Lesley sit down for episode #52 with a special guest for the Geology Corner. We're joined by Craig Hart, director of the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), to talk about the new 2-year, industry and government-funded Yukon-Alaska Metallogeny project. The project responds to the needs of gol...

Matt and Lesley sit down over coffee to discuss the geology of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut! We dig into northern exploration plays, including: Nighthawk Gold’s (TSXV: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Colomac deposit; Auryn Resources' (TSXV: AUG) Committee Bay project; Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) Chidliak project on Baffin Island; Agnico Eagle Mines' (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) recent Amaruq discovery nea...