In this episode, we chat with Melanie Leighton, CEO of Titan Minerals, a junior miner focussed on discovering and developing Tier One copper-gold deposits in Ecuador’s southern Andean copper-gold belt. Melanie is a geologist with over 20 years of experience in the resource sector, spanning multiple commodities, deposits, and jurisdictions. She has held senior management and geological roles with Hot Chili Limited, Harmony Gold, Hill 50 Gold, and Northwest Resources, gaining practical and...

In this episode, we chat to Assheton Carter, CEO of TDi Sustainability, who are a global consultancy that help businesses all over the world to be more sustainable. They use their expertise to build responsible supply chains that work for people, for business and for the planet across many sectors including mining. Assheton is an expert and NED on responsible sourcing, sustainability standards, environmental markets, non-financial risk, and responsible investment. A track record of 30 years,...

In this episode, we chat with Michael Hudson, Managing Director of Southern Cross Gold, a junior miner exploring for gold and antimony in the Victorian Goldfields and working on their 100% owned flagship project at Sunday Creek, which is one of the best new grassroots discoveries in Australia with a globally leading high-grade hit rate for this stage of the project’s development. Michael is a professional geologist, explorationist, and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in...

In this episode, we chat to Chris Buncic, President & CEO of Condor Resources, who have been in business for more than 18 years as a junior explorer and project generator.  The company has been focused exclusively on Peru for the past decade and now has Joint ventured on three projects with other developers Chakana Copper, Element 79 Gold, and Teck Resources, retaining an economic interest in the projects through royalties or minority positions as well as receiving milestone cash payments...

We chat with Bert Monro, CEO of Cora Gold who are an AIM-listed gold exploration company developing 2 gold assets in Mali. Founded in 2012, their primary focus is advancing its flagship Sanankoro Gold Project in southern Mali towards the first production in the near term. Bert has a strong resources sector experience in Africa, having spent over 10 years at Hummingbird Resources in senior management, so has a great understanding of how to develop gold mining assets in West Africa. Today,...

We chat with Michael Minosora, Chairman of Siguiri Gold who are focused on the exploration of the Siguiri Gold Project in Guinea, West Africa, where they are targeting low-cost production of a bulk-tonnage, at-surface open pit mining operation. Michael has extensive experience in both the professional services sector and the resources sector including as CFO of Woodside Petroleum Limited and Fortescue Metals Group Limited. He has also been Chairman of ASX-listed company Atlantic Limited and...

In this episode, we chat with Jonathan Owen, CEO of Metals One, a LSE-listed junior mining company who are developing brownfield projects in Finland and Norway, aiming to identify and define battery metal resources to supply an expanding European market. These metals have the potential to become strategic sources of battery metals for the European domestic market. Jonathan is an enterprising, highly resourceful, and results-driven Senior Executive, with 25+ years’ of experience in building...

In this episode, we chat to Danny Keating, President & CEO of Giyani Metals who are a battery metal development company focused on becoming one of Africa's first low-carbon producers of high-purity manganese sulphate mono-hydrate, a pre-cursor material used by lithium-ion battery manufacturers for the expanding (EV) market and they are currently developing a portfolio of high-quality manganese oxide assets within the Kanye Basin, in south-eastern Botswana, Africa. Danny’s background is...

In this episode, we chat with Blair Carson, President & CEO of Gladiator Gold Mines who are a U.S. based minerals firm focused on the development of their unique high-grade, 100% owned gold mine in Arizona. They own 2,300 acres with a potential of up to 1.8 million oz gold equivalent resources from known exploration targets. Blair has over 38 years of experience in project development and marketing, having founded Gold Reef Mining LLC and served as CEO of Nor-Quest Arizona, as well as...

In this episode, we chat with Geoff McNamara, Co-founder and Non-exec director of Tesoro Gold who are focused on exploring gold assets with the potential to be district-scale mining projects whilst developing their flagship asset, their El Zorro project. Geoff has over 30 years of international resource sector experience as a Founder, Geologist, Project Manager & Fund Manager working for the likes of Societe Generale, Ivanhoe Mines, Lion Ore International, and Western Mining Corporation....

In this episode, we chat to Graham Trusler, CEO and founder of Digby Wells Environmental who provide environmental, social, and sustainability solutions for the resource, infrastructure, energy, and agriculture sectors. Their services range from exploration to extraction to rehabilitation and closure as they have the knowledge to support you through every milestone of the project life cycle. Graham has 30 years of experience within the mining industry in metallurgical production, research,...

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in December 2022 (Episode 298). Alex Walker, CEO of East Star Resources, who are focused on the discovery and development of gold and copper deposits in Kazakhstan and have recently been part of BHP’s Xplor programme. Alex is a mining investment banker and resources executive based full-time in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Originally from Australia and also a former Captain in the Australian Army Reserves, he has more than 15 years of...

In this episode, we chat with Charlie King, CEO of Tribe Tech who are a disruptive developer and manufacturer of autonomous mining equipment established in 2019 in Western Australia and has since established a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland. Charlie is a highly experienced manager with over 15 years of commercial and operations experience in mineral exploration working for three of the biggest drilling companies in Western Australia. As the CEO of Tribe Tech, he...

We chat to Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources, one of Africa's diligent and systematic mineral exploration companies, with a primary focus on discovering large, high-grade gold and copper-gold deposits in Cote d’Ivoire. Andrew is an economic geologist with more than 20 years of exploration and mining experience in technical operational, consulting and advisory roles leading large teams from exploration to feasibility across Australia, Africa, and Europe. He’s been with Awalé Resources...

In this episode, we chat with Brian Hosking, Director and CEO of Gold & Minerals Company (GMCO) who were established in 2009 to explore and develop gold and base metals projects in the Arabian Nubian Shield area of Saudi Arabia. There are 2 major projects with a further 20 exploration licenses under the application. Brian has a long career in the mining industry and even worked in the headhunting space so I’m keen to hear more about his background, the work GMCO has done, mining in Saudi...

In this episode, we chat with Chris Griffith, CEO of Base Metals at Vedanta Resources, a global powerhouse of minerals, power, and energy companies within the group where these businesses have multiple subsidiaries within a portfolio of operations and projects comprising of operations in Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, Nickel, and Aluminium. Chris has a wealth of experience in the mining industry and previously served as the CEO of Gold Fields and also two major mining business,...

In this episode, we chat with Brian Menell, Chairman and CEO at TechMet, who acquires and manages projects that produce, process, and recycle the critical metals that are key components of batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems across a range of commodities including cobalt, lithium, nickel, tin, tungsten and rare earth metals. Brian is a businessman who, over the last 25 years, has been involved in energy and natural resources projects across Africa, South/North America,...

In this episode we chat to Marty Knauth, CEO of Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) who are an iron ore exploration and development company with their flagship asset Zanaga Iron Ore Project which is located in the Republic of Congo. I’ve known Marty for more than 10 years now and has a strong reputation for building teams, turning visions into reality and generally getting things done in numerous cultures and countries. He has recently joined Zanaga Iron Ore as CEO and joins us to talk about an...

In this episode, we chat with Emanuel Proença, CEO of Savannah Resources who are one of Europe’s leading conventional lithium development company with one of the most significant lithium raw material assets within the European Union. Emanuel is an experienced business executive and an expert in the energy transition in mobility with a strong track record of managing transformation and generating growth within sectors including, green fuels production and market development, electrification...

In this episode, we chat to Rob Mosig, Non-Executive Technical Director for Alien Metals who are a global minerals exploration and development company that will shortly make the transition to iron ore producer. The company now holds a collection of high-quality projects within its portfolio, spearheaded by its Hancock DSO (direct shipping ore) iron ore project in which it has a 90% holding, through its 100% owned subsidiary the Iron Ore Company of Australia (IOCA). Rob is a geologist with...

In this episode, we chat with JC Grobbelaar, Director of Integrated Technology Solutions at GardaWorld International who are a global leader in security services, GardaWorld with a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals to protect their clients’ businesses, employees, and assets in a for complex regions and industries, such as the mining industry. With a background in the military, JC leads the Integrated Technology Solutions Division for GardaWorld International and heads up a...

In this episode, we chat with Gordana Slepcev, COO at Lomiko Metals. A listed Canadian company with a vision to create a new energy future in line with the Quebec Plan for Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals in the region. The company has a graphite and lithium project in Quebec which we will discuss today. Gordana is a Professional Mining Engineer with more than 25 years of global mining experience in developing, building, and leading safe mining operations and brings...

In this episode, we chat with Mike Stark, CEO of Arizona Gold & Silver, a publicly traded company engaged in junior mining exploration primarily in Arizona and Nevada. They have 3 projects, the Philadelphia property, the Silverton Gold Project, and the Sycamore Canyon Project. Mike has as over 35 years of business experience in the private sector as an owner and operator of two successful companies. His background includes corporate financing, investor relations, market support and...

In this episode, we chat with Basil Botha, co-founder, CEO, and Director of Greentech, a fast-growing recycling  company for the processing and recycling of electronic waste. Basil is an experienced mining operator with over four decades of experience in mining minerals and metals and has been involved in a number of boards during his career. He tells us more about Greentech, what they are looking to achieve in recycling waste, and the timeframe in which you can start an operation like this...

In this episode, we chat with a returning guest who appeared back in November 2020 (episode 104). Merlin Marr Johnson, CEO of Fitzroy Minerals, who are focused on exploring and advancing commercial copper and gold discoveries in Chile, Argentina, and Canada. Merlin is a geologist by trade and has over 25 years of experience in the resources sector in technical, corporate, and capital markets roles. Merlin’s belief is that old primary industry principles of economic theory which says that...