Episode 94: Simon Hay

Simon Hay is the CEO of Galaxy Resources.

We review the status of production at Mt Cattlin and development plans for Sal de Vida and James Bay.

We discuss spodumene prices and why Galaxy will continue to sell at spot price in 2021.

Simon makes “no apology” for the new phased development strategy at Sal de Vida and discusses the conditions that need to be in place to move James Bay forward.

We discuss the pros and cons of having partners.

Project execution and teams.

The challenge of managing a project in Argentina from Perth during Covid.

Will Western Australia producers learn the lessons from the past 24 months when considering capacity restarts?

I ask Simon the best aspect of his job.

And, as always, Rapid Fire.