Dig Deep Mining Gold and Silver and Generating Green Electricity in Guatemala Jack Lundin
In this episode we chat to Jack Lundin, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Bluestone Resources, a natural resource company focused on advancing the permitted, high-grade Cerro Blanco gold project located in south-eastern Guatemala; and the Mita Geothermal project, which is an advanced-stage renewable energy project, licensed to produce up to 50 megawatts of power.
Jack is part of the Lundin family and Lundin group of companies that are renowned in the mining industry. Apart from being the CEO of Bluestone, Jack holds a number of board positions and is on the podcast today to talk about the Bluestone Resources and the Lundin Group of companies.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Natural resources are needed to advance society. The world needs sustainable resource development.
- The industry needs to also get better at involving the communities of the host countries.
- Jack´s grandfather founded the company. He was a visionary who never let geographical challenges stand in his way.
- Successful resources companies find ways to provide value to the communities they work in, shareholders, employees, partners, and other stakeholders.
- The Lundin Group has projects that are in every phase of the mining lifecycle.
- Bluestone Resources is a Canadian-listed, junior mining company.
- They have two projects in Guatemala – Cerro Blanco, a high-grade gold and silver project, and a renewable energy geothermal project.
- They are working towards a feasibility study for a low-risk, low operating cost, open-pit project at Cerro Blanco.
- The geothermal project is licenced to produce up to fifty megawatts of renewable energy.
- Mining is a cyclical industry, which means you need to build projects to be able to stay the course.
- Once the quality of a resource meets their criteria, Bluestone´s focus is on ensuring they exploit it in a way that truly benefits the community.
BEST MOMENTS
‘We need to get better at looking at sustainable development. ´
‘We’ve had a very busy 2021 and were looking forward to having an even busier and more productive 2022.’
‘I’m very proud of all my brothers and their work.’
EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://bluestoneresources.ca/
Email: info@bluestoneresources.ca
Website: https://thelundingroup.com/
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Email: rob@mining-international.org
Website: https://www.mining-international.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson
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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 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.