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In this episode we chat to Scott McLean, President & CEO at Transition Metals Corp who are a multi-commodity project generator focused on the discovery of ore deposits in Canada.

Scott has over 30 years of experience in exploration and management resulting in the discovery of various mineral deposits including the 17 million tonne Nickel Rim South deposit in Sudbury as one of his highlights where he was named as Prospector of the Year back in 2004 at PDAC. He founded Transition Metals back in 2009 and is on Dig Deep The Mining Podcast to talk about the company their Pile Warden and Maude Lake property and what the current state of the Canadian junior and exploration market.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Transition Metals is a multi-commodity project generator focused on the discovery of ore deposits in Canada. They have a portfolio of 20 projects across the country, with a focus on base metals and precious metals.
• The company has a tight capital structure and holds a significant amount of cash, marketable securities, and royalties, totalling around $20-25 million in assets. They also have spin-out companies, SPC Nickel and Canadian Gold Miner, which hold promising projects in the Nickel and Gold sectors.
• Transition Metals employs a focused approach to exploration, selecting the best projects with significant geoscientific components and potential for social license. They prioritize projects with strong sampling, geophysical targets, and the ability to work with local communities and stakeholders.
• The company recently completed financing, which will be used to advance their key projects, Mod Lake (Nickel, Copper, PGM) and Pike Warden (Gold). They also have plans to potentially spin out their PGM assets and are actively seeking joint venture partners for other projects.
• The junior and exploration market in Canada currently faces challenges in financing, with a lack of interest from investors and institutions. However, the demand for commodities is expected to increase, and the company predicts that the market will improve in the next six months, leading to more liquidity and financing opportunities.

BEST MOMENTS

"We've continued to build Transition out as a significant company in the junior space."

"We focus our internal exploration dollars on what we think are the best projects in hand."

"The demand for certain metals is in place to create a strong market for commodities."

"Now is the time to be thinking about Transition Metals and taking a good look at it."

"There's a limited downside on this company, I think. It's a really good opportunity in my mind."

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJgQ?guidedhelp_flow=3

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

In this episode we chat to Natascha Viljoen, Chief Executive Officer at Anglo American Platinum, who are one of the biggest mining companies in the world and is the world's largest primary producer of platinum accounting for over a third of the world's annual supply.

Natascha has an engineering and processing background working for some of the biggest mining companies in the world and is approaching her 10-year anniversary with Anglo American having taken the CEO role back in 2020.

She talks about her career, Anglo American Platinum and the challenges she and the group have faced over the last few years. She has gives some valuable advice what other female mining professionals can look to improve on in developing their careers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Anglo American Platinum, where Natascha is currently the CEO, is a multi-commodity global mining company with Tier 1 platinum assets and an integrated value chain from mining to processing.

Natascha's tenure as CEO of Anglo American Platinum has been marked by a focus on safety and culture change within the company, resulting in improved safety performance and a more inclusive and diverse workplace.

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and operational issues such as a breakdown in the Anglo converter plant, Natascha and her team successfully navigated these difficulties and maintained strong financial performance.

Natascha's move to Newmont as COO presents an opportunity for her to apply her skills and knowledge in a new jurisdiction and continue making a positive impact in the mining industry. She remains committed to promoting the value and potential of the South African mining industry, particularly in the context of the energy transition and the country's natural resources.

BEST MOMENTS

"We are absolutely driven by our values. And I think our purpose was clearly demonstrated through COVID when as a broader Anglo-American guided by our purpose, we showed up, I think in quite unique ways to support our employees and our host communities."

"We've made some real inroads in our safety performance… We've made a fundamental change in the culture of this business. It is a culture where we working and we will never be perfect… It is in our systems and processes and changing that so that people are coming to work, they're safe to do their work and they are ready and empowered to do a productive day's work."

"I think what I'm regretting most is exiting an industry that is complex and vibrant in terms of the BGM industry… I know that I'm going to miss so many aspects of this business… But I'm absolutely committed to continue to shine the light for South Africa and the benefits and value that we have as a country to add to the global, to the globe in terms of the energy transition, the minerals that we have that will play a critical role in the energy transition and our ability to export renewables."

"We have seen significant improvements in the representation of women in the workplace… And the more we support each other, both inside the workplace and outside the workplace, we will continue to change the culture and the physical workplace to be more suitable for full inclusion and diversity."

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Cedric Simonet, Chief Executive Officer at Altona Rare Earths, who are a resource exploration and development company focused on Rare Earths in Africa. Listed on the LSE, they are currently developing the Monte Muambe Rare Earths project in Mozambique.

Cedric is a PhD geologist with over 25 years’ experience in Africa and France managing exploration, development and production projects in the mining and energy industries. He has worked in many jurisdictions in Africa across many commodities and gives us an overview of Altona Rare Earths and what they are looking to achieve in Mozambique and the importance of rare earths in the modern age.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Altona Rare Earths is a resource exploration and development company focused on rare earths in Africa. They are currently listed on the London Stock Exchange and are developing the Monte Mouambé Rare Earths project in Mozambique.
• The Monte Mouambé project is a rare earth deposit, with two significant ore bodies identified so far. The high-grade ore has an average of 2.5% total rare earth oxide (TiO), making it suitable for short-term development.
• The company recently moved from the Aquis Stock Exchange to the main market of the London Stock Exchange to support its growth and attract long-term investors who are familiar with rare earth projects.
• Rare earth elements have a wide range of uses, including in screens, magnets, wind turbines, and electric vehicles. The market for rare earths is expected to increase fivefold by 2040, driven by the world's transition to green energy.

BEST MOMENTS

"Rare earths are essential to our life. They are essential to the decarbonisation of our energy sources. The fundamentals are solid, including on the long term."

"The market for rare earth is expected to increase fivefold by 2040. And this is due mostly to the world's transition to green energy, which is not going anywhere."

"We are not going to waste time trying to drill, drill, drill to increase our resource statement to hundreds of millions of tons. We know we don't need this. We need to focus on developments."

"If African governments can remove the hurdles that go into the way of doing value addition, it will make it a lot easier. We should look into it. And this is what we are doing at Altona."

VALUABLE RESOURCES

www.altonare.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltonaRareEarth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/altona-rare-earths-plc/about/

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Rohitesh Dhawan, President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals who are a leadership organisation whose vision is working for a safe, just and sustainable world that is enabled by responsibly produced minerals and metals.

Ro is passionate about the transformative power of mining, particularly in emerging markets where he has spent two-thirds of his life. He has a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Masters in Environmental Change & Management and worked for the likes of KPMG and Eurasia Group before joining the ICMM. Ro talks about what the ICMM does and how mining companies can improve on a number topics including ESG, trust and mining as a brand and what we all need to do to improve our industry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mining is often seen as a destructive force, but it can elevate entire communities and lives out of poverty and provide sustainable wins for the entire planet.
• The ICM is a voluntary meeting of the biggest names in mining who all are passionate about raising the standards of the sector's operation. it's a true force for good.
• Mining operates in all corners of the world and creates economic opportunities at a scale and pace that few other sectors can ever achieve.
• The outcomes being sought is a world in which everyone wins, and everyone can predict these winning outcomes responsibly and sustainably.

BEST MOMENTS

'Mining is an enormous force for good in the world'

'I'm looking for ways to make big business the force for good that I know it can be'

'Mining happens in parts of the world that few other sectors will ever touch'

'We push each other to raise the standards by which we operate'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Rohitesh Dhawan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitesh-dhawan-b97b9513/?originalSubdomain=uk

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Scott Williamson, MD of Blackstone Minerals who are an Australian based minerals exploration company moving ahead with its flagship Ta Khoa nickel-copper-platinum group element project in Vietnam.

Scott is a mine engineer by background working in operations and corporate roles during his career and took up the MD role 6 years ago and takes us through his journey and what the future is for Blackstone Minerals. He talks about the partnerships they are looking to form with car manufacturers or electronics companies and their attractive ESG credentials.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Cobalt was the critical metal in lithium ion batteries, but early exploration was limited. At the same time, Scott's involvement in South Korea grew, which broadened his influence in the area.
• Nickel opportunities are rather scarce, with deposits really only appearing in places such as Russia, Australia, Canada, China and Africa.
• A conventional miner will produce nickel concentrate and sell it to a smelter. The battery industry has no way of dealing with nickel concentrate. Refineries were required.
• Sulphite nickel is more easily consumed into chemicals and has the benefit of the sulphur within creating its own energy source and acid.

BEST MOMENTS

'It's been a real roller coaster ride'

'We looked all around the world for nickel opportunities'

'Our strategy is built on customer interaction'

'It was a focus on partners and customers that pushed us into a downstream strategy'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website https://www.blackstoneminerals.com.au/

Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackstone-minerals

Twitter @Blackstone_BSX

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blackstoneminerals/

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5NvnhEJJIBqeGCxltxdOng

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Molly Hunsaker from Hunsaker Incorporated, whose family controls 100% of the Majuba Hill District, a large contiguous land position, located northeast of Reno, Nevada where their copper, silver and gold project is comprised of extensive mineral and surface rights held by private ownership, patented mining claims, and Federal Lode Mining claims.

Molly is an experienced field geologist and talk us through her journey, working with her father in the family business and the exciting project that unearthing at Majuba Hill.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Molly works in the wester United States, and specialises in early-stage exploration projects being staked from ground zero.
• Exploration geology involves beginning at the fundamental exploration stage, and deciding whether or not a mine is worth pursuing.
• Working in a family business can be challenging, especially when you love what you do. Down time is hard to find, as business creeps into every aspect of life.
• The ultimate goal of the project is to make as significant a contribution to geology as possible. This is the legacy being aimed for by the Hunsacker family.

BEST MOMENTS

'I grew up in the mining industry'

'When I decided on a career, I could think of anything better than exploration and geology'

'Exploration geology is absolutely a numbers game'

'The goal is to make a significant contribution to geology'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Molly Hunsacker LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-hunsaker-85a09764/

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Prashant Chintawar, MD & CEO, Volt Resources who are a critical minerals and battery materials company listed on the ASX and are an established graphite producer with an operating mine in Ukraine and a developer of wholly owned Bunyu Project in Tanzania - one of the largest graphite deposits in the world. Volt acquired interest in three gold projects in Guinea, West Africa and three license applications in Serbia, that are prospective for lithium-borate mineralization.

PC is an entrepreneurial global business leader, with a track record of creation and scaling up of new specialty material and battery material businesses, growing existing chemical businesses, product profit and loss management, negotiating and structuring deals and industrialization and tells us more about the company, the projects they are involved in and more around the battery industry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• As a business stalwart, Prashant has not just founded them, but also grown them, and therefore can speak as both founder and manager.
• Mining in Ukraine is a definitely challenging due to the geopolitical climate. The power is unreliable, for instance, plus the supply chain is difficult.
• True leaders can surmount any barriers to action and provide solutions that allow others to fulfil their potential.
• It's critical to have a team with real world experience - those who have built and sold products. This allows you to be far more agile in the sector.

BEST MOMENTS

'I have created businesses. We have scaled up the businesses'

'Our investors, shareholders and stakeholders can expect continuing updates'

'The second pillar is our graphite project in Tanzania'

'Don't ever assume that you know everything'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Prashant Chintawar LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantchintawar/

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/volt-resources/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/asxvolt

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Taj Singh, President and CEO of NOA Lithium Brines, a lithium exploration and development company formed to acquire assets with significant resource potential with all of their projects located in the heart of the prolific Lithium Triangle, in the mining-friendly province of Salta, Argentina,

Taj has a background in metallurgy and over 20 years of experience in the mining sector in the areas of executive management, business development, capital markets, project development, engineering and operations. Taj talks to us about the company, the energy transition and gives us an update on the projects they are involved in.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• NOA Lithium Brines is focussed in the north west of Argentina, and the mission is to acquire large controlling land positions and projects with existing data and resource.
• The energy transition is an operational opportunity for us to address climate change and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, to create a more sustainable future.
• Lithium is a critical component of electric vehicles, and therefore the shepherding of this resource must be in line with the ultimate aims of EVs - to encourage a cleaner, more sustainable world.
• The outlook for NOA Lithium is focussing upon drilling at Rio Grande, and ultimately culminating in a successful 2024. Drill targeting and data collation will be essential.

BEST MOMENTS

'In our portfolio we have three key projects'

'As the CEO of a lithium mining company I know we have a pivotal role in history'

'We're seeing rapid growth in the adoption of electric vehicles'

'The potential for this to get much bigger is obvious'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Taj Singh LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/taj-singh-5bab028_noa-lithium-brines-new-company-in-the-lithium-activity-7067509062778712064-gsk7/

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Shirley Hayes, who is the founder of SHiP Copper Mines, a copper mining and development company based in the Northern Cape Province in South Africa and is a 95% subsidiary of Copper 360.

Shirley is a mining entrepreneur who extensive experience in surface mining and blasting and has also run her own quarrying business in the early days. Seeking and identifying alternative commodities, she started SHiP Copper Mines focusing on the concordia tenement covering 36K hectares of the most prospective copper targets in the area. She shares her story from starting in administration to now running a listed mining company and the challenges she overcome as a female mining entrepreneur.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The best rewards often come from the toughest situations. When we overcome hardships, the empowerment is multiplied.
• When you are starting out, you will always be in negotiation mode. Much can be learned from this period, in which you are constantly finding new ways to market yourself.
• Being a mining entrepreneur comes with a unique set of challenges, which are exacerbated even more by our gender. Overcoming prejudice as a woman is a factor that unfortunately wastes everyone's time.
• Being a mentor to someone can be precarious, as each person's journey is different and will involve different challenges. The best way is to study someone, rather than ask them to tell you what to do.

BEST MOMENTS

'Those were the best years of my life'

'You are always negotiating from the point of being the weaker one'

'There are always two sides to the coin'

'Rather than think I needed to do better, I needed to be better'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Copper 360 Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/copper360

Copper 360 web: www.copper360.co.za

Shirley Hayes Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-hayes/

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes    

VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

http://www.mining-international.org

https://twitter.com/MiningConsult

https://www.facebook.com/MiningInternational.org

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69dGPS29lmakv-D7LWJg_Q?guided_help_flow=3

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics

In this episode we chat to Niv Dagan, Founder & Executive Director of Peak Asset Management, a boutique investment management & corporate advisory firm, with offices in Melbourne and Vancouver. Their entire principle is built on the "co-invest" model, so they only put opportunities in front of their clients that they personally back with their own capital.

Niv has a background in capital markets, broking and hedge funds and talks about the company and gives us an overview of what is happening in the financial markets within the mining and resources space in the ASX, TSX and LSE and what investors appetites are in regards to investing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Peak has handled everything from portfolio management to asset allocation to structured products. There was a sense that focus was needed, so curated deals became their main talent.
• Peak specialise in identifying great deals and putting them in front of investors - curated, highly researched and with all due diligence undertaken.
• There must be alignment between the investors and the corporate side of the business. Win win situations must be sought for all parties involved.
• Australia is seeing more money than ever being pumped into rare earth materials due to its location in and around the Asiatic continent.

BEST MOMENTS

'We were tailed as the Millionaire's Factory'

'It's been a great ride'

'Going out on your own is risky'

'I always talk about alignment'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Niv Dagan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivdagan/?originalSubdomain=au

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VALUABLE RESOURCES

mailto:[email protected]

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ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

CONTACT METHOD

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/

Podcast Description

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics