Dig Deep

In this episode, we chat to Jim Greig, President and Director of Benchmark Metals, a mineral exploration company focused on proving and developing the substantial resource potential of the Lawyer’s Gold and Silver project, located in the prolific Golden Horseshoe area of northern BC, Canada.

Jim has a geology background and has worked in Africa and Canada over the past 25 years. He talks to us about Benchmark Metals which currently has a 3-million-ounce 43-101 compliant resource with an updated Mineral Resource Estimate coming out shortly and much more….

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Benchmark Metals is a gold and silver developer.
• In 2021, they provided nearly 3 million tonnes from 3 open pits.
• They are averaging 1.5 grams per tonne for gold, which is higher than normal for the area.
• A new find is averaging 2 grams per tonne.
• They are on the verge of disseminating an updated and much better resource estimate and PA.
• The quality of the gold and silver uncovered by the tight drilling is of a much higher grade.
• Canada is an excellent mining jurisdiction.
• Jim explains why he thinks Benchmark Metals is under-valued.
• The entire management team are all heavily invested in the company.

BEST MOMENTS

‘So, we´ve really de-risked the project with tight space drilling. ´

‘We have two core zones in the open pits that have +2 tram material at the surface’

‘There are multiple major mining companies looking to buy in this region.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://www.benchmarkmetals.com

Email: [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 Jody Kuzenko, President & CEO of Torex Gold Resources, a Canadian-based gold producer engaged in exploring, developing, and operating its Morelos Gold Property in the highly prospective Guerrero Gold Belt in Mexico.

Jody is a senior mining executive with over 20 years of operational and business experience with a background in law. She has been with Torex Gold since 2018. Moving from COO to CEO within 18 months. Jody gives us an update on what has been happening since we last spoke back in October 2020 in episode 98. We also cover the recent approval of their Media Luna Project.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• In just a few years Torex has grown to become the second-largest gold producer in Mexico.
• They run open pits and underground mines as well as an integrated mill and processing plant.
• Work on their new Media Luna, a gold, silver, and copper project, in Guerrero, is progressing well.
• They have already found 3.3 million ounces at just over four and a half grams per tonne gold equivalent.
• Not being realistic about CapEx is a bad habit the industry has gotten into, which is undermining investor confidence.
• Torex has been extra careful to be realistic about the CapEx, e.g., factoring in true inflation.
• El Lion and Guajes are still producing well.
• Seventy-five percent of their land package is still to be explored.
• For mining companies’ culture is vital. It is a hugely complex industry that relies on good relationships with so many others.
• It takes a lot of work to get to the stage where employees turn up and willingly do their best, but it pays huge dividends for everyone.
• Torex takes a different approach to culture than many mining companies, which Jody explains in detail, during the episode.
• If the industry wants diversity, “hiring from the club” has to stop.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Given the prosperity of the land package, we believe we will be mining it all for decades to come.’

‘We are absolutely committed to delivering this project on time, on budget… we have consistently delivered on our commitment to the market, over the past 3 years.’

‘We will transform finite mineral resources into lasting prosperity and make a change in the lives of the people that we touch.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://torexgold.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torex-gold-resources-inc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/torexgold

Email: [email protected]

Previous podcast with Jody - https://omny.fm/shows/dig-deep-the-mining-podcast/revolutionising-underground-mining-with-jody-kuzen

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Hugh Brown, a Best-Selling Documentary Photographer within our industry. He is in the process of photographing a major book about the lives of the world's 40 million artisanal miners. Hugh is on the podcast to talk about artisanal mining. To make us aware that these people exist within our industry. He shares details of the many challenges they face, daily. 

Explaining how we as an industry need to acknowledge them and work to protect them in our pursuit to mine the land. He also discusses the Garimpeiros Project which is all about putting pressure on the world’s richest nations and companies to properly plan for what happens to these artisanal miners once they lose their jobs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Garimpeiros is a Portuguese word that is now used globally to describe independent artisanal miners.
• Forty million artisanal miners are working in all kinds of conditions, across the world.
• Most artisanal miners are working in extremely poor countries.
• In general, artisanal mining pays far better than other work does.
• When third parties suddenly say to them you cannot work like that, they lose their livelihood and any chance of lifting themselves out of poverty.
• Usually, when big firms move in, they strike deals with the government and the artisanal miners receive nothing.
• Artisanal miners have no voice, no say in how their industry changes.
• Billions of dollars are being spent on responsible sourcing initiatives. Yet, most of it goes on consultants.
• If we want to change the way things are done, we can. But, if it negatively impacts others, we need to do something to mitigate that.

BEST MOMENTS

‘These people I am photographing don’t have a voice. ´

‘We need to take into account the impact of decisions on employment. If there’s a detrimental impact, we need to mitigate it.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

If you’d like to support Hugh in this important work, please click here.  He’d love your support: https://hbrownofficial.com/msp

Or if you’d like to follow Hugh’s work he is active on these two platforms:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-brown-37a73132/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HUGHBROWN9/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Michael Konnert, CEO and Founder of Vizsla Silver Corp, a junior mining company exploring, developing, and acquiring precious and base metal assets in Mexico.

Michael is a young entrepreneur and businessperson who has founded several companies. He has cemented himself as a mining executive with a bright and prosperous future. We are going to talk about Vizsla Silver and some of the other companies he is involved in. Plus, we talk about ESG, gold, and inflation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Vizsla Silver has produced over 106 million ounces of mixed resources in 18 months.
• There is a pathway for the district to become a multi-million-ounce producer.
• Vizsla is running the largest silver exploration project in the world and has already made multiple, high-grade discoveries.
• Michael is also involved in Vizsla Copper and Surge Copper.
• For copper there is a big demand gap.
• Archer Corporation, which focuses on nickel is another project Michael is working on.
• Supply chain challenges are slowing things down occasionally. As is a lack of qualified people.
• There are also long delays from assay labs.
• The recent fall in some mining shares, represents a big opportunity. Michael explains why he believes that is the case.
• Inflation and stock market conditions are creating the ideal conditions for gold and silver.
• Generalist investors are not investing in metals at scale, but it is coming.
• Despite ESG and metals being essential for modern life, the mining industry still has a big image problem.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We were able to put out over 106 million ounces of combined indicated and inferred resources. ´

‘I think that creates a huge opportunity, and quite possibly a generational buying opportunity here.’

‘We need to do a job as a mining industry to communicate with mainstream, secular audiences.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VizslaSilver

Vizsla Silver Corp - https://vizslasilvercorp.ca/

Inventa Capital - https://www.inventacapital.ca/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Dave Webster, Chairman of the 79th Resources. One of the fastest-growing natural resources companies in West Africa. They are exploring and identifying gold deposits in and around the region.

Dave is a natural leader. He was previously one of the largest private landlords in the UK, David has over 27 years of experience in the property sector as both a developer and a landlord. We discuss his entrepreneurial journey and why he has moved into the natural resources industry. Dave also explains what 79th Resources is looking to achieve in West Africa.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• From the start, know what your exit options are for every deal or business.
• Always have several options open to you.
• The world is a very turbulent place to operate in, at the moment. Very fluid.
• 79th resources decided to cut out the middlemen and buy the land themselves.
• By mainly using the distressed asset acquisition model, they have quickly bought 18 mining concessions.
• Dave now gets calls every week, including from governments, making them aware of mines that need rescuing.
• 79th Resources uses strategic partners. For example, SRK for exploration.
• Having good relationships with the communities and landowners greatly benefits both parties.
• Dave is planning to use a strategy that will speed up the process of going from find to production. He explains how in the podcast.
• The desperate need for resources presents an opportunity to do things differently.
• Seventy-Ninth EIF (Experienced Investor Fund) stands alone from 79th Resources. 
• 79th Resources is a member of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Dave explains why in the podcast.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Minerals have never been more important to the world. ´

‘The local people are the key to everything.’

‘We never ever panic sell or panic buy... we build time into our business.’

‘Because I am rescuing a failed operation, I get them for a penny in the pound.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://79thresources.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-79th-group/

Twitter: @the79thgroup

Twitter: https://twitter.com/the79thgroup

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Craig Bradshaw, CEO of Masan High-Tech Material Corporation who has the vision to become a leading global integrated supplier of high-tech advanced materials critical to global innovation. They also operate the Nui Phao Mine, in Vietnam.

Craig is an experienced mining executive with a finance and commercial background and extensive experience in South East Asia. He talks about the company and how they have transformed Mason High-Tech Material Corporation, over the past few years. As well as what the future holds. Craig shares the important lessons he learned as a graduate at Mt Is with MIM and the importance and value add you get from more personal face-to-face interaction than over Zoom/Teams.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The Nui Phao Mine is one of the most complex mines in the world.
• It is a polymetallic site with tungsten, fluorspar, copper, bismuth, and a bit of gold.
• They now produce a range of metal-based products, including  Tungsten powder.
• Turning the raw metals into the final product opens up a huge list of opportunities, which are discussed in detail, in the episode.
• Their products are used to build and renew urban infrastructure, renewables, electric vehicles, medicine, and many other industries.
• When you produce a unique product that is tailor made for your customer, they become wedded to you.
• Adding recycling to the mix has provided a long list of new opportunities for Masan.
• Alongside their customers Masan has developed several new approaches to recycling, which he explains during the episode.
• Masan Resources is positioning itself to be ready for when raw materials like lithium will be in short supply.
• Sustainability is no longer seen as a cost. Doing it well saves money.
• Urban mines that recycle urban waste are an important part of the future.
• Technology has its place, but you can´t beat face to face for building relationships, sharing knowledge, and solving problems.
• Now we socialise less with colleagues, it is harder to build relationships and mentoring does not happen naturally.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It is a polymetallic site with tungsten, fluorspar, copper, bismuth, and a bit of gold.´

‘The quality of your people is the difference between a poor company, a good company, and a great company.’

‘When you are adding value to that process, you are adding value to your customers.’

‘Face-to-face collaboration adds greater value to an organisation than the cost of a flight and accommodation.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://masanhightechmaterials.com/

LinkedIn: https://vn.linkedin.com/in/craig-bradshaw-8334a125

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/masan-hightech-materials

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasanHighTechMaterials/featured

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

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Terry Harbort, President, CEO & Director at Talisker Resources, a junior resource company involved in the exploration of gold projects in British Columbia, Canada. Including the Bralorne Gold Complex and its historical high-grade producing gold mine as well as its Spences Bridge Project.

Terry is an experienced campaigner, with a background in structural geology with his experience being across Australia, South America, and Canada. He’s here today to share his journey, provide some useful education around epithermal gold, and tell us about Talisker Resources and the projects they are involved in.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mining in Canada and Australia is in some ways similar. But the tax structure in Canada makes it far easier to raise capital.
• The bitcoin and marijuana era had a significant impact on mining capital. Terry explains why in the podcast.
• Talisker is all about grass-root, early-stage exploration. They do it at scale and assess projects quickly.
• They take advantage of being the first explorer in an area.
• Talisker Resources has taken control of 85% of the soon-to-be emerging Spences Bridge gold belt.
• The area is extremely well connected and has excellent infrastructure.
• There is a grade range of 7 to 9 grams. The plan is to take it to 100,000 tonnes annually at Bralorne by upgrading the current permit.
• At Golden Hornet they have found evidence of gold in every one of the fourteen holes they have drilled.
• Their two other projects in the pipeline are showing promise too.
• Listen out for Terry's potatoes in a boiling pot analogy, which he uses to explain what they look for during the early stages of exploration.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We see gold exploration, particularly, as a numbers game, a statistical game. ´

‘We were able to conduct the largest single land stake in British Columbia, in history.’

‘We are not a company that looks for just one win, then goes to the Bahamas. We are looking at multiple wins, over the next 5 years.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://taliskerresources.com/

LinkedIn: https://es.linkedin.com/company/talisker-resources

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Talisker_Ltd

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

Press Release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/talisker-resources-announces-high-grade-gold-near-surface-on-the-55hw-vein-301517691.html

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 with Matt Jackson, COO of Akobo Minerals, a gold exploration and mining company focusing on projects along the Akobo river in southwestern Ethiopia, a prolific area with extensive alluvial gold production

Matt is a geologist by background with experience in advising mining and investment companies. He has managed exploration programs and all stages of investment in mining. His commodity experience extends to copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold, iron ore, industrial minerals, and rare-earth elements. So, Matt is well placed to take Akobo Minerals forward. He talks to us about the company and mining in Ethiopia with all its potential. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The overall resource size of the Segele project is 68,000 tons at 22 gr/ton, including some bonanza sized deposits.
• The cash flow should come early in the project.
• Because the mine is small and underground the ESG is particularly good.
• They have implemented an ecosystem service system to protect the environment and provide long-term livelihoods for the local community.
• Ethiopia is a good mining jurisdiction. The current government is incredibly open to inward investment.
• There are a lot of opportunities for exploration. In 2022, they will have three more rigs up and running.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Norwegian investors are very caring people. ´

‘the overall resource size is 68,000 tonnes at 22 grams per tonne.’

‘The area around the Akobo region has the potential to be a world-class mining district.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://akobominerals.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akobominerals/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/akobominerals

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/akobominerals

Email: i[email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 Andrew Grove, Managing Director, and CEO at Chesser Resources, an ASX listed West African focused gold junior mining company with projects located in Senegal where they have discovered two high-grade gold Projects at its flagship Diamba Sud project in eastern Senegal.

Andrew is a geologist by trade and has become a high achieving Mining and Finance Executive with an established track record of achieving results, generating profits, identifying opportunities, managing risk, and developing teams during his career. He discusses the story of Chesser Resources, the results they have achieved and what the future holds for them.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Chesser Resources has been operating successfully since 2007.
• Some significant gold geochemical anomalies have been identified across a 15km area.
• In Diamba Sud, they have made high-grade finds.
• The resources 780,000 ounces have attributes that show economic mining will be viable.
• The scoping study revealed the potential for rapid payback with production expected to be 100,000 ounces per year.
• The whole area has had little historic drilling.
• Initial results from drilling are very promising.
• Senegal is one of the most stable democracies in West Africa and mining is well supported.
• An emerging discovery has been declared at KB West, three miles east and on the same structure that feeds Chesser´s resource.
• Chesser is well funded. Andrew shares details in the podcast.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Senegal is a great investment jurisdiction. ´

‘This whole area has only had proper drilling for three years and it is delivering a lot.’

‘With the existing balance sheet that gives us quite a war chest to go and aggressively pursue drilling.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chesser

Contact: https://www.chesserresources.com.au/contact/

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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 Brett Richards, CEO & Director of Goldshore Resources who are working on a major historical multi-million oz gold opportunity in Ontario, Canada. We are all keen to know more about this exciting asset.

Brett has a wealth of mining experience and knowledge. Over a 30-year period, he has worked for the likes of Banro, Roxgold, Katanga Mining and Kinross. His expertise lies in financing mines, developing operations and M&A. Brett gives us an update on Goldshore Resources and gives us some insight into our current global monetary system and the future of gold.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The Moss Lake deposit is much bigger than expected.
• Initial studies of the North Cold stream and Hamlin Lake also show a lot of promise.
• Drilling has been cranked up. Four rigs are operational and another four or five are due to start up soon.
• They have a proven 20-kilometer mineralized trend.
• Gold is going to have some real traction.
• Now is a good time to get into gold shares. In the podcast, Brett explains, in detail, why he thinks this is the case.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We expect to drill through our 80,000 remaining meters, this year. ´

‘Liquidity comes from people and their network of contacts.’

‘We´re starting to see some pickups in the capital markets.’

‘I think there is a big reckoning coming in the capital markets.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website: https://goldshoreresources.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goldshoreres

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoldShoreRes/

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfrQGY5VScjgT2mijALvz9Q

Email: [email protected]

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.mining-international.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos

ABOUT THE HOST

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 insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the 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 client's organizations 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.

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 about 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.