Company Interviews

These three battery metals CEOs discuss the disconnect between commodity prices and how the battery manufacturers view the market and the equities / trading environment for investors. Lots of ideas about what to look for and what to avoid. 

Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties. The company was formerly known as Strathmore Plus Energy Corp. and changed its name to Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp. in September 2022. Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Kelowna, Canada.

Giga Metals Corporation is a Canada-based mineral exploration company. The Company is focused on the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The Company is engaged in developing the Turnagain project, a nickel sulphide deposit in north-central British Columbia.

Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp is focused on acquiring high quality lithium projects in Argentina and advancing them towards production in order to meet the growing global demand from the battery sector. The management group has a long history of success in the resource sector of Argentina and has assembled a first-rate team of experts to acquire and advance the best lithium properties in the “Lithium Triangle”. The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.

First Mining Gold Corp. is a Canadian project developer with its assets located in Ontario and Quebec. The Springpole project of the company, located in Ontario, is one of the largest, undeveloped, open-pit gold deposits in Canada.  The projects economics include a 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, access to logging roads and power lines within 40 km of the project’s proposed plant location. 

GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is a Canadian-based silver and gold producer focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring high-quality projects in Mexico. The Company operates the Parral Tailings mine in the state of Chihuahua and has the Los Ricos South and Los Ricos North exploration projects in the state of Jalisco. Headquartered in Halifax, NS, GoGold is building a portfolio of low cost, high margin projects. 

Great Bay Renewables, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, provides capital to the renewable energy sector in exchange for royalties in renewable energy generating facilities at all stages in their life cycle. Great Bay’s management team has extensive experience in renewable energy development, financing, and operations across a range of renewable technologies located throughout the United States. Great Bay is backed by Altius Renewable Royalties Corp. (TSX: ARR) (OTCQX: ATRWF) and funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO).

Marimaca Copper Corp. is a Canadian copper company, focused on the Marimaca copper oxide project located in the Antofagasta region of Chile. The project is an open-pit, low capital and low-risk operation, boasting as the only major copper discovery globally in the last five years. The company, like various other Chilean mining companies, experienced relief as the country voted against a suggested new constitution. The now rejected constitution would have seen the nationalisation of mines in the country amongst other radical changes. 

Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd. is an ASX-listed, cobalt development and technology company focused on advancing its Broken Hill Cobalt project which is located in the western region of New South Wales in Australia. The company aims to become the world's premier producer of ethical cobalt, which is a key component of EV batteries and plays a large role in energy storage systems. The Broken Hill Cobalt project covers an area of approximately 37 km2 and holds 18.3 kilotons (kt) of Cobalt in the measured category, 37.1 kt in the indicated category and 25.6 kt in the inferred category, leading to a total of 81.1 kt of cobalt mineralisation contained within the project. 

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.