Company Interviews

Interview with Paul West-Sells, President & CEO of Western Copper & Gold Corp. (TSX-V:WRN)

Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project, Canada’s premier copper-gold mine in the Yukon Territory and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world.

The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our First Nations and local communities to progress the Casino Project using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and practices.

Interview with Tim Moody, CEO of Pan Global Resources (TSX-V: PGZ)

Pan Global Resources Inc. is a junior exploration and development company focused on its assets located in Southern Spain. The Águilas project of the company is located 300 km south of the city of Madrid and has a land position of approximately 16,333 hectares. The project is accessible year-round and hosts copper, silver, lead, gold and silver mineralisation. The Escacena project of the company is located approximately 40 km northeast of Seville, Spain. The area is known for hosting one of the world’s largest volcanic massive-sulphide mineralisation zones. The project holds a land position of 5,458 hectares and has been actively explored by the company since 2019. The project hosts the La Romana copper-tin target and various others. The La Romana copper-tin target has been able to show a 100% hit rate in 140 drill holes drilled regarding the interception of mineralisation to date. 

Interview with Charles Funk, CEO of Heliostar Metals (TSX-V:HSTR) 

Heliostar is a junior mining company with a portfolio of advanced high-grade gold projects in Mexico and Alaska. The Company is focused on developing the 100% owned Ana Paula Project in Guerrero, Mexico. In addition, Heliostar is working with the Mexican government to permit the San Antonio Gold Project in Baja Sur, Mexico. The Company continues efforts to expand the resource at the Unga Gold Project in Alaska, United States of America.

Interview with Boipelo Lekubo, Financial Director of Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY)

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. Harmony recently acquired 100% of the Eva Copper project, a near-term copper project in Queensland, Australia. 

Interview with Zarko Meseldzija, CEO of RecycLiCo Battery Materials (TSX-V: AMY)

RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. is a battery materials company focused on recycling and upcycling lithium-ion battery waste. With minimal processing steps and up to 99% extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese, the patented, closed-loop hydrometallurgical process creates valuable lithium-ion battery materials for direct integration into the re-manufacturing of new lithium-ion batteries.

Interview with Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF)

First Mining Gold Corp. is a Canadian project developer with assets located in Ontario and Quebec. The Springpole project of the company is one of the largest, undeveloped, open-pit gold deposits in Canada.  The project’s economics include an 11-year life of mine, post-tax NPV5% of CAD$ 995 million and a post-tax IRR of 29%. The project also hosts existing infrastructure such as a 70-person camp, and access to logging roads and power lines within 40 km of the project’s proposed plant location. The company’s 100%-owned Duparquet gold project located in Quebec is an advanced exploration asset, which holds 3.4 million ounces of gold in the measured and indicated category as well as 1.6 million ounces of gold in the inferred category. The project offers the opportunity to consolidate approximately 5 million ounces of gold in the Abitibi gold district at less than CAD$ 5 per ounce of gold.

Interview with Alberto Lavandeira, CEO of Atalaya Mining (AIM:ATYM, TSX:AYM).

Atalaya is an AIM listed mining and development group which produces copper concentrates and silver by-product at its wholly owned Proyecto Riotinto site in southwest Spain. Atalaya's current operations include the Cerro Colorado open pit mine and a modern 15 Mtpa processing plant, which has the potential to become a centralised processing hub for ore sourced from its wholly owned regional projects around Riotinto that include Proyecto Masa Valverde and Proyecto Riotinto East. In addition, the Group has a phased earn-in agreement for up to 80% ownership of Proyecto Touro, a brownfield copper project in the northwest of Spain, as well as a 99.9% interest in Proyecto Ossa Morena.

Brandon Munro and Matt remind us of what’s important to remember and what’s important to know when invested into the uranium and nuclear thematic. No one wants to be accused of drinking the cool aid so we leaned into this conversation. Some good take aways.

1. World’s largest economies committed to carbon neutral by 2050
2. Electricity growth from electrification of everything
3. China remains a disruptive behemoth through 14th FYP
4. Implications from SMRs and advanced reactors
5. Commodities supercycle and flight to real assets
6. Impact of generalist investors and speculators
7. Graphic imbalance between supply and demand centres
8. Opportunity from ESG and decarbonisation imperative

Interview with Paul Huet, CEO of Gold Producer Karora Resources (TSX: KRR)

Karora Resources Inc. is a Canadian gold producer predominantly based in Western Australia.  The assets of the company include the Beta Hunt Mine, the Higginsville Gold Operations (HGO) and the Spargos Reward Gold Mine. 

Interview with John Cash, President & CEO of Ur-Energy (TSX: URE)

Ur-Energy is a uranium mining company operating the Lost Creek in-situ recovery uranium facility in south-central Wyoming. We have produced and packaged approximately 2.7 million pounds U3O8 from Lost Creek since the commencement of operations. Ur-Energy now has all major permits and authorizations to begin construction at Shirley Basin, the Company's second in situ recovery uranium facility in Wyoming and is in the process of obtaining remaining amendments to Lost Creek authorizations for expansion of Lost Creek. Ur‑Energy is engaged in uranium mining, recovery and processing activities, including the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of uranium mineral properties in the United States. The primary trading market for Ur‑Energy's common shares is on the NYSE American under the symbol "URG." Ur‑Energy's common shares also trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "URE." Ur-Energy's corporate office is in Littleton, Colorado and its registered office is in Ottawa, Ontario.