Company Interviews

Interview with Derek Macpherson, President and CEO of Gold79 Mines (TSX-V:AUU)

Gold79 Mines Ltd. is a junior gold exploration company focused on its three projects in Nevada and Arizona. The three projects of the company are the Gold Chain project located in Mohave County, Arizona, the Jefferson Canyon gold-silver project located in southern Nevada and the Greyhound property located north of the community of Baker Lake. 

Interview with Claudia Tornquist, President & CEO of Kodiak Copper (TSX-V:KDK)

Kodiak Copper Corp. (TSX.V:KDK, OTCQB:KDKCF) is focused on its 100% owned copper porphyry projects in Canada and the USA. Kodiak Copper is backed by John Robins’ Discovery Group, founded by Chairman Chris Taylor (President and CEO of Great Bear Resources), and led by Claudia Tornquist (former GM at Rio Tinto and former VP Business Development at Sandstorm Gold). The team has shown the ability to raise capital while protecting a tight share structure, and attracting strategic investors such as Teck Resources. The strategy behind Kodiak’s portfolio is to apply Great Bear’s successful approach to the copper space – unlock the value of historically drilled, underexplored assets in prime locations using new interpretation and technology. 

Interview with David Kelley, CEO of Chakana Copper Corp. (TSX-V: PERU)

Chakana Copper Corp. is a Canadian junior minerals exploration company, focused on the advancement of its Soledad project near the town of Aija in the Ancash province of central Peru. The project forms part of the Ticapampa-Aija mining district in the Cordillera Negra, which has a long history of mining. The Soledad project consists of high-grade copper, gold and silver mineralisation initiating at the surface. 

Interview with Terry Lynch, CEO of Power Nickel (TSX-V: PNPN)

Power Nickel Inc. is a Canadian exploration and development company focused on the advancement of its Nisk Nickel Sulphide project located in James Bay Canada. The location of the project enables it to take advantage of low-cost, low-carbon hydropower to create a sustainable battery metals operation. The project is 80%-owned by the company, with Critical Elements Lithium Corp. owning the remaining 20%. The project holds a large land position of approximately 20 km in strike length as well as high-grade intercepts of copper, cobalt, palladium, platinum and class 1 nickel. 

Interview with Segun Lawson, President & CEO of Thor Explorations Ltd. (TSX-V, AIM: THX)

Thor Explorations Ltd. is a TSX-V as well as AIM-listed West African focussed gold producer. The company’s flagship project, the Segilola gold project is located approximately 120 km northeast of Lagos. The project currently has an open-pit life of mine of five years, and commenced production in Q1 2022 after a ramp-up period. The Segilola project is set to produce 80,000 ounces to 100,000 ounces of gold in 2022. The project’s open-pit resource holds 517,800 ounces of gold in the probable category and 532,000 ounces of gold in the indicated category, with its underground resources showing 76,000 ounces of gold in the indicated category. 

Interview with James Sykes, CEO of Baselode Energy (TSX-V: FIND)

Baselode Energy Corp. is a Canadian uranium exploration company, focused on high-grade uranium orebodies in the Athabasca Basin area of Northern Saskatchewan, where it holds a land position of approximately 227,000 hectares. The company is focused on discovering near-surface, basement-hosted, high-grade uranium deposits, which it believes it has accomplished with the ACKIO discovery at its Hook project. 

Interview with Alex Walker, CEO of East Star Resources (LSE: EST)

East Star Resources is focused on the discovery and development of gold, rare earth, and copper deposits in Kazakhstan. With an initial nine licences covering 1,687 sq km in three mineral rich Ore Districts, East Star is undertaking an intensive exploration programme, applying modern geophysics to discover minerals in levels that were not previously explored. The Company also intends to further expand its licence portfolio in Kazakhstan. East Star's management are based permanently on the ground, supported by local expertise, and joint ventures with the state mining company on certain projects.

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 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 Michael Konnert, President & CEO of Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX-V:VZLA)

Vizsla Silver Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on exploring and acquiring precious and base metal assets. The Panuco silver-gold project of the company is a 6,800-hectare land package located in southern Sinaloa, Mexico, near the city of Mazatlán. The project lies along the same silver trend as the San Dimas mine of First Majestic Silver Corp. Vizsla Silver Corp. currently has 9 drill rigs active at the project, with 6 dedicated to resource expansion and 3 to exploration initiatives.

Interview with James Withall, CEO of Rupert Resources (TSX-V:RUP) 

Rupert Resources Ltd. is a Canadian-based gold exploration and development company focused on its Rupert Lapland project in Northern Finland. The Ikkari gold deposit of the company lies within the Rupert Lapland project and holds an estimated 4 Moz of gold.