Mining Uranium And Lithium in an Environmentally Friendly Way in The USA With Greg Cochran

In this episode, we chat with Greg Cochran, MD of Aurora Energy Metals. It is an Australian-owned company focused on the exploration and development of its Aurora Energy Metals Project in Oregon, USA. The project hosts a defined uranium resource and is prospective for lithium. 
Greg is a highly regarded international mining executive with over 30 years of experience in general management and in senior commercial and technical roles. With a background in mine engineering, he has operated at the MD/CEO level for the last 15 years, in Africa, Australia and Asia, in a broad spectrum of minerals including uranium, potash and other industrial minerals and base metals. He tells us more about Aurora Energy Metals and discusses, in more depth, the uranium market which is his expertise.
Greg is also going to be speaking at the upcoming Mines and Money event in London at the end of November 2022. So, be sure to reach out to him there in person if you have any further questions. Enjoy the episode.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There is a uranium revival on the way. Energy security is fundamental and the benefits of nuclear are being recognised.
• Their Oregon project is one of the largest uranium projects in the US.
• Mining uranium at scale is far more environmentally sustainable than the old approach of hundreds of small operations.
• Having both lithium and uranium to mine provides Aurora with the ability to pivot between the two.
• The mineral Acts that have been passed by Biden are supportive of minerals, which is good news for Aurora Energy Metals.
• There is the potential for state funding.
• The site can tap into a renewable energy source, which is extremely cheap as well as clean.
• Potentially a pipeline or conveyor can be used to get the ore to Nevada for processing. Transportation solutions that have an exceptionally low impact on the environment.

BEST MOMENTS
‘produce for 10 to 50 years 1.5 to 2 million pounds of uranium. ´
‘Countries are recognising nuclear energy’s benefits as we recognise renewables benefits.’
‘Number 1 it´s (renewable energy) cost-effective. Number 2 it's clean, it's zero emissions.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://auroraenergymetals.com/
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Aurora_1AE
FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aurora-energy-metals

“Resourcing Tomorrow” is Europe's largest and most in-depth mining conference dedicated to global sustainability goals and is coming to London this November. This Mines and Money event will be held at the Business Design Centre from the 29th of November to the 1st of December.
Companies like Rio Tinto, Alcoa, Barrick, Ma'den, and Anglo American are attending alongside 2000 other decision-makers, mining leaders, policymakers, investors, innovators, and educators from 75+ countries for three days of learning, deal-making and unparalleled networking. It gives you a chance to see what the majors and juniors are forecasting heading into next year and you are able to catch up with other like-minded professionals in the industry.
“Book your tickets now at resourcingtomorrow.com and use code DIGDEEP10 to receive 10% off your pass.

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, 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
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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.