In this episode we chat to Andrew Cunningham, CEO of Walkabout Resources who are an ASX listed African-focussed energy minerals developer who is fast-tracking the development of the high-grade Lindi Jumbo Graphite Project in SE Tanzania so they can take advantage of forecast market conditions for Flake Graphite deposits with high ratios of Large and Jumbo flakes.
Andrew is a geologist with a background. He has worked across Australia and Africa during his 20 years-plus career, managing all areas of exploration and development projects from project generation to the completion of feasibility studies. Here we talk more about the Lindi project, where they’re with this and the short to medium outlook as they head into the construction stage.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Having a background as a geologist makes it easier to recognise opportunities.
- Namibia is a fantastic country to work in. Very friendly and stable.
- The project is now fully funded, and construction is starting.
- Tanzania has huge potential. The quality of the graphite is high.
- With graphite the grade is key. The Lindi Jumbo Graphite Project is extremely high-grade.
- Demand for the larger flakes they are going to produce is especially strong, so profit margins are high.
- Graphite is needed for battery storage, which is pushing demand up across all kinds of graphite.
- There are a lot of downstream opportunities for the mine, that will be developed later.
BEST MOMENTS
‘The commodity graphite is very exciting, at the moment. ´
‘The larger your flake, the more money you get for it.’
‘Between 500 and 700% more graphite will be needed between 2030 and 2050.’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Walkabout Resources website: https://www.wkt.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walkabout-resources-ltd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/walkaboutres?lang=en
VALUABLE RESOURCES
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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, 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
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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.
