The Northern Miner Podcast

Happy #PDAC2017 week! Matt and Lesley are back with a great edition of the Geology Corner wherein we discuss some outlandish mining deals from cycles past, including: finding gold in the Ottawa River, sifting through sewage, and interstellar adventures! Discussion also includes advice for navigating the PDAC conference, and recent moves in copper and gold that appear to be underpinned by socio-eco...

Matt and Lesley follow-up on their conversation about 43-101 technical economic reports with a Geology Corner on prospecting, early-stage exploration, and target generation! The discussion includes how to interpret press releases and data from exploration-stage companies and what Lesley looks for in terms of best practices when it comes to identifying drill targets. We dig into basic geochemistry...

Matt and Lesley are back with another Geology Corner for investors! This week we discuss 43-101 economic and resource reports with a focus on certain factors you can look for when determining disclosure quality and mine design. Lesley digs into metal equivalency reporting, metallurgy, and deposit types. Meanwhile, Matt sits down with president and CEO of newly-public Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN), Ch...

Matt and Lesley are on-location in downtown Vancouver for a broad-ranging interview with the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp. Matt digs into recent copper-supply issues related to labour disputes at BHP Billiton's (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT) Escondida mega mine in the Atacama Desert in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Mickey discusses improving copper prices and his investment thesis for the red metal...

This week we're talking zinc! Lesley's Geology Corner digs into the three major types of zinc deposits, namely: Mississippi Valley, sedimentary exhalative deposits (SedEx deposits), and carbonate replacement. We discuss some of the major zinc producing regions in Canada, and globally, as well as what each mineralization type can mean for explorers and miners. Meanwhile, Matt digs into some base me...

This week we head to the floor of AME BC's Roundup 2017 conference in Vancouver, B.C., for exclusive Northern Miner coverage. Lesley's geology corner heads to the Core Shack for a discussion with Nighthawk Gold (TSXV: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) president and CEO, Dr. Michael J. Byron, about exploration strategies at the Colomac gold property within the the Indin Lake Greenstone Belt roughly 222 km north...

The Northern Miner sits down with Exploration Insights Brent Cook and Joe Mazumdar at AME BC's Roundup 2017 conference to chat about the state of resource markets, and what investment opportunities might be emerging this year. Brent digs into the "fake news" phenomenon and how it manifests itself in terms of mining companies news releases, drill reporting, and marketing. Meanwhile, Joe discusses c...

Matt and Lesley kick-off Roundup 2017 with a British Columbia and Yukon extravaganza! This week's episode includes a Geology Corner focused on B.C. and Yukon geology, including the formation of orogenic gold deposits, porphyry systems, and the similarities between the Barkerville and Klondike gold camps! Meanwhile, Matt sits down with Yukon Mining Alliance Chair Paul West-Sells, also president and...

The Northern Miner listened in on Canadian major Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Investor Day webcast on Jan. 17, 2017, and pulled highlights from president and CEO David Garofalo's remarks surrounding the merger and acquisition landscape. He also digs into the optimum production levels for senior gold miners, and stresses that the industry must partner on large-scale deposits to minimize risk and b...

The Northern Miner podcast marks its 2017 return in earnest with a jam-packed episode that drills into quarterly reports from gold majors, the recent uranium spot price rally, and the impending Brexit fundamentals and Donald J. Trump presidency. Lesley is back in action with an awesome Geology Corner aimed toward investing in the mining industry. She digs into what geologists look for in terms of...

The Northern Miner returns with a post-holiday edition wherein Western Editor Matthew Keevil digs into a variety of the macro-economic and political themes heading into 2017. We discuss financial outlooks on the U.S. and Canadian economies, the state of China's The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), and the potential tension between the Trudeau Liberals and Donald J. Trump's incoming Republican reg...

We're joined this week by Exploration Insights' analyst Joe Mazumdar to talk about Arizona Mining's (TSX: AZ; US-OTC: WLDVF) ongoing battle with the Global Mining Observer over manganese concerns?! Matt and Joe also dig into investing strategies for the new year in terms of downside protection and gold leverage. Meanwhile, Lesley checks in with an interstellar version of the Geology corner that ex...

Matthew Keevil and Lesley Stokes are back with a holiday edition of the Northern Miner Podcast, including the triumphant return of the Geology Corner wherein we discuss the importance of Canada's geological surveys! Lesley talks her experience doing pan-Canadian geology survey and the role government geologists play in helping out the industry. Meanwhile, Matt sit downs with GMV Minerals (TSXV: GM...

Western Editor Matthew Keevil welcomes the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to the podcast as a guest co-host to go over some of the major events in world economics and politics. We get some insight from south of the border on Donald J. Trump's presidential victory and the unexpected impact on commodity prices. Discussion includes: falling gold prices, surging copper futures, and commodity price...

In this clip from our “Focus on Argentina” symposium in Toronto in late September, Richard Spencer, president and CEO of uranium explorer U3O8 Corp., speaks his mind on Barrick Gold's latest cyanide spill in Argentina, what he calls "North American arrogance" towards South America, and broader attitudes towards government corruption. http://www.northernminer.com/news/tnm-panel-argentina-playground...

Matt returns following an academic sojourn for his Master's residency with some insights on market activity and plans for the Northern Miner multimedia platforms heading into the new year. We briefly cover Donald J. Trump's surprise election, the impact on gold markets, and the surprisingly persistent rally in iron ore and metallurgical coal. Also featured is an address by show favourite Joe Mazum...

We're back in action with Lesley and Matt with a Geology Corner that includes a deep dig into the Hadean geologic eon and veneer theory; we're going all the way back to the formation of the Earth! Meanwhile, Matt gets the inside scoop from Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG; US-OTC: PREIF) president and CEO Jeffrey Wilson on the company's upcoming 2,000-metre drill program at its Juan de Hererra gold pro...

This week we will be running staff writer Lesley Stokes' full, unabridged 25-minute conversation with filmmaker Nettie Wild about her award-winning "cinematic celebration of northwestern British Columbia," KONELĪNE: our land beautiful. The Northern Miner is proud to sponsor the Vancouver premier of the film on October 28, 2016 at the Vancity Theatre at 1181 Seymour St. Please visit viff.org for ti...

Staff writer Lesley Stokes sits down with filmmaker Nettie Wild for a 30-minute chat about her award-winning "cinematic celebration of northwestern British Columbia," KONELĪNE: our land beautiful. The Northern Miner is proud to sponsor the Vancouver premier of the film on October 28, 2016 at the Vancity Theatre at 1181 Seymour St. Please visit https://viff.org for tickets to the event. In this sne...

Lesley returns from a quick trip to Skeena Resources' (TSXV: SKE) historic Snip gold property in northern B.C. with a special "Golden Triangle" version of the geology corner. Meanwhile, Matt drops by Callinex Mines' (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) Vancouver offices to chat with president and CEO Max Porterfield about a promising drill intercept at the Pine Bay project in Manitoba’s prolific Flin Flon b...

Matt hits the road to report on-site from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence's lithium-ion supply chain seminar. We sit down to with managing director Simon Moores to talk supply-demand fundamentals in the lithium market, the potential re-emergence of graphite plays, and emerging supply concerns in the cobalt market driven by socio-political volatility in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Lesley's...

Matt and Lesley are back with a Ring of Fire edition of the Geology Corner! We talk Noront Resources' (TSXV: NOT) regional consolidation and dig into the underlying science behind chromite and iron. Bikinis are also briefly mentioned. Meanwhile, Matt talks recent narratives from the U.S. Federal reserve, protests at Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Penasquito operation in Mexico, ongoing political vo...

Matt and Lesley are back with another edition of the Geology Corner. This week we're focusing on Quebec gold deposits with discussion ranging from Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold's (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) Canadian Malartic operation to Goldcorp's (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Eleonore mine and Osisko Mining's (TSX: OSK) emerging Windfall project. Matt talks metallurgical coal restrict...

Matt and Lesley are back in studio to unveil a new feature on the podcast: Lesley's geology corner! Today we discuss Endeavour Mining's (TSX: EDV) Ity gold mine in Côte d'Ivoire and Archaean greenstone belts, including Agnico Eagle Mines' (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Amaruq discovery near its Meadownbank mine in Nunavut. Conversation then turns to recent dramatic trading activity of Colorado Resources (T...

Lesley's back from her adventurous kayaking vacation in B.C. to talk Ontario geology for our upcoming special! Matt digs into metallurgical coal, Lundin Mining's strategy on the change in ownership at the Tenke mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the general state of markets. Bonus coverage: Arizona Mining's emerging Taylor zinc project! Timeline: Macro economic and commodity update: 2m4...