In this episode, we chat with Laura Benger and Sarah Garvey who work for Miners Promise, who are a specialised, trauma informed, crisis support agency within the mining industry. They are a registered charity providing practical, emotional, and financial support to mining and resources sector families and communities in times of crisis which is so important in today's environment. Laura and Sarah discuss how they help people and the immediate challenges that families face following a fatal...

In this episode, we chat with Jimmy Brock, President and Chief Executive Officer at CONSOL Energy, one of the leading energy companies in the US who produce and export high-BTU bituminous thermal coal. It owns and operates some of the most productive longwall mining operations in Pennsylvania. With a career in coal spanning five decades, Jimmy started from the bottom up as a foreman working his way up to his current position of CEO and gives us an overview of CONSOL Energy, discusses more...

In this episode, we chat with Guy Winter, who is an Energy and Natural Resources Partner at Fasken, who are a leading international law firm providing practical and innovative legal services to solve the most complex business and litigation challenges faced by organisations in various industries including in the mining and resources industry. Guy’s background is in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Restructures, and advises clients across the entire...

 In this episode we chat to Donald Swartz, CEO of American Rare Earths, who are developing their 100% owned magnet metals projects; Halleck Creek in Wyoming and the La Paz in Arizona, both with the potential to be among North America’s largest rare earth deposits. Donald is an executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the domestic and international mining industry. A mine engineer by background, he has a proven track record of success in developing and executing business...

In this episode, we chat with Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO of Nouveau Monde Graphite, who are striving to become a key contributor to the sustainable energy revolution as the is working towards developing a fully integrated source of carbon-neutral battery anode material in Québec, Canada for the growing lithium-ion and fuel cell markets. A geologist by background, Eric’s specialises in geophysics and integrated 3D earth modelling before joining the team at NMG back in 2011. He is...

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared in November 2023, episode 391 so you can listen here: https://rb.gy/adu23f Sonia Scarselli, Vice President, BHP Metal Exploration division and also VP of BHP Xplor program which is a cohort-based accelerator program to support early-stage mineral exploration start-ups find critical resources, such as copper and nickel, to drive the energy transition. Sonia has a background in geology, starting her career in the O&G industry with...

In this episode, we chat with Darren Hazelwood, CEO of Panther Metals Plc, an LSE-listed company that invests in or acquires companies or projects within the natural resources sector that have the potential for growth and value generation over the medium to long term. The company will focus its search on highly attractive established and politically stable mining jurisdictions such as Australia, North America, and Canada. Darren is a highly experienced private sector business leader and...

In this episode we chat to Tom Cawley, Interim CEO and Exec Chair of MaxMine who provides a data platform service that improves mining operational efficiency, profitability, safety and sustainability in mining Tom has over 25 years experience in business, innovation, technology and energy across a range of sectors including, Mining, renewable energy, oil and gas and explains what MaxMine does, why A! and data is needed more than ever in our industry and tips on decarbonisation strategies and...

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in June 2022 (Episode 246). Jonathan Awde, President and CEO of Dakota Gold Corp, listed on the NYSE are a junior mining gold exploration and development company with a specific focus on revitalizing the Homestake District in Lead, South Dakota. Jonathan spent the last 15 years raising financing for various junior resource companies, focusing on institutional accounts, high net worth, and family offices, and has raised more than...

In this episode, we speak with Ken Brinsden, who is the CEO and Managing Director at Patriot Battery Metals, who are a hard-rock lithium exploration company focused on advancing its district-scale 100% owned Corvette Property located in the James Bay region of Quebec. Ken is a mining engineer from the Western Australia School of Mines with over 25 years of experience in surface and underground mines and has been involved in the development of Atlas Iron Limited and more recently, discovering...

In this episode, we chat with Graeme Stanway, founder & chairman of the company State of Play, a global research platform that publishes the largest global survey on Strategy and Innovation in the Resources sector and has recently released a report with several key insights about the external trends impacting our industry and how industry is innovating and adapting their strategies and business models as a result. Graeme has gained extensive business and consulting experience in...

In this new episode, we chat with George Bennett, CEO of Rainbow Rare Earths, who aims to be a forerunner in the establishment of an independent and ethical supply chain of the rare earth elements that are driving the green energy transition with projects in South Africa, East Africa, and Brazil. George has over 25 years of experience in mining, finance, and management, leading a number of mining companies including Shanta Gold and OreCorp, and also established DMD Engineering which built...

In the episode we chat with Jim Malone, MD of Si6 Metals, who are an ASX-listed exploration company focused on battery and precious metals, operating in Brazil, the Limpopo belt in eastern Botswana and the Laverton gold district in Western Australia. Jim is going to give us an overview of the company, their projects and what the outlook of the company. KEY TAKEAWAYS Si6 Metals is an ASX-listed exploration company focused on battery and precious metals, operating in Brazil, Botswana, and...

In this episode we chat to John Wisbey, Chairman and CEO of International Lithium Corp who are a well-funded and debt free Canadian-based lithium and rare metals resource exploration and development company with strategic interests in Canada, Zimbabwe and Ireland. With a background in banking, financial technology and green energy, John has a successful career as an entrepreneur and joined the company in 2017 and shares his story, the background of International Lithium Corp and what is the...

In this episode, we chat with Steve Cope, President and CEO at Silver Viper Minerals Corp who are a Canadian-based junior mineral exploration company focused on precious metals exploration in Sonora, Mexico, and operates its 100% owned La Virginia Gold-Silver Project, acquired from the most recent operator, Pan American Silver Corp. Steve’s mining experience has covered a wide range of areas including financing companies, project evaluation, investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions....

In this episode we chat to Alice Dineen, North American Sales Manager at Geotek Limited, who specialises in high-resolution, non-destructive analysis of geological cores. For over 25 years, they have designed, built, and supplied a range of Multi-Sensor Core Logger systems, using a suite of geophysical and geochemical sensors primarily aimed at non-destructive core analysis across the mining industry. Alice has an earth science and geology degree and has been with the business for over 5 ½...

In this episode we chat to Jan Kwak who is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch, who are a global multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development company with projects in metals, energy and infrastructure across the globe. With more than three decades of experience at Hatch, Jan has cultivated a hands-on approach to the business, playing a pivotal role in its growth to its current state and is a strong advocate of inclusive cultures in engineering and the...

In this episode we chat to Ana Juarez, who is the President Canadian Operations for CTA Environmental Consultants who are an established environmental consulting group, developing best in class professionals, delivering a suite of long-term environmental solutions, tailored to mining client’s requirements. Ana is also the founder & Executive Director of Women in Mining Central America and is an author, recently writing and releasing a book “Ana's Adventures in the Mine” and was also...

In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in November 2021 (Episode 186). Alistair Waddell, President & CEO at Inflection Resources & Chairman at Headwater Gold who are both junior explorers working across Australia and the US focusing on high-grade precious metals and copper assets.  Alistair is an experienced exploration geologist by background with experience in early-stage opportunity recognition spanning from greenfields exploration to feasibility studies...

In this episode we chat with Sam Pazuki, Managing Director and CEO at Matador Mining, an ASX listed junior exploring for high-grade gold with 2 assets, Cape Ray Gold and their Hermitage Project in Newfoundland. Sam has over 20 years of mining industry experience in senior leadership positions where he advised major mining companies, including BHP Billiton, as a management consultant within Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services practice, and most recently as Senior Vice President, Corporate...

In this episode Koby Kushner, CEO at Libra Lithium Corp a new, privately-held, Canadian lithium explorer who are focused on advancing and developing a portfolio of grassroots lithium exploration projects in Ontario's Thunder Bay Mining Division. Koby has a mine engineering background working on various mine sites around Canada before going in to equity research with Red Cloud Securities where he specialised in Lithium. Now the CEO of Libra Lithium, he gives an overview of the company, how...

In this episode we chat with Rob Crayfourd and Keith Watson, co-Fund Managers for CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income and Geiger Counter Funds, both funds which provide shareholders with exposure to a broad portfolio of mining and resource-focused equities, aiming to deliver both steady dividend income and capital growth. CNR has a focus on critical commodities (including base, precious, and battery metals, as well as energy and shipping) across a diverse range of geographies, thereby...

In this episode, we chat with Luke Knight, CEO of Central Copper Resources, a copper exploration and development company with a significant, highly prospective landholding in the Central African copper belts with 2 assets in the DRC and the other in Zambia with all three projects having significant high-grade resource potential. Luke has over 25 years of experience in the industry managing exploration and development projects in various countries in Africa and South America. More recently as...

In this episode we chat to Oliver Gunasekara, CEO of Impossible Metals, whose missions is to preserve the deep ocean ecology while we unlock the potential of seabed critical metals, accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. We have built an underwater robot which selectively pick up these battery rocks without harming the environment. Oliver is a business leader with thirty+ years experience, encompasses three of the major technology trends: mobile computing, cloud computing, and...