In this episode, we chat with Kerem Usenmez, President and CEO of Metallum Resources who are a Zinc & Copper focused base metal resource company headquartered in Vancouver. They are involved in the mining and mineral development of base metals with interests in North and South America.

Kerem has a geology background and a wide range of career experiences and is here today to talk about Metallum Resources, the progress they are making in this great mining jurisdiction and talk more about Zinc as a metal.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Metallum Resources is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchanges (MZN)
• Their flagship project is located near Thunder Bay, Ontario, which already has excellent road, rail, and port connections.
• They have about two million tonnes at 18% zinc, 1% copper, 34grams per tonne of silver and half a gramme per tonne of gold
• Their project has almost twice the world´s average percentage in copper richness terms and extremely rich zinc deposits.
• Using current prices, the EBITA numbers reach $80 million, per year.
• The team are experienced mine developers as well as explorers.
• Relationships with the main First Nations group and other communities are currently good.
• For zinc for the next 5 to 7 years, there will be a deficit.
• Plus, the demand for zinc-air batteries is growing rapidly. Potentially, creating an even bigger deficit.
• Metallum Resources are perfectly placed to take advantage of this demand gap.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's an exciting time for mining, especially for zinc and copper. ´

‘We have one of the highest-grade deposits, in the world, for zinc.’

‘Very profitable because of the low CAPEX numbers and very very high-grade ore.’

‘I think this is the right project, with the right commodities, at the right time.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Twitter: @metallumzinc

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metallum-tsxv-mzn

Facebook: @metallumzinc

Instagram: https://instagram.com/metallumzinc?utm_medium=copy_link

Website: https://www.metallumzinc.com/

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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.