Dig Deep High-Grade Gold Is King - with Mark Child
In this episode we chat to Mark Child, Chairman & CEO of Condor Gold, a TSX and AIM-listed gold exploration and development company with a focus in Central America. Mark has a background in corporate finance and private equity positions, and has been at the helm of Condor Gold for nearly 15 years, seeing the company grow and transform itself to what it is today.
We talk about the projects, in particular the La India Project in Nicaragua, and the challenges the company has faced in developing their underground mining operation. We continue with the ESG programme and what Condor Gold is doing for the local community.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- In the last 8 years, 60,000 metres of drilling have gone into the main project, seeing a yield of 2.4 million ounces of gold, raising approximately $65 million.
- The high-grade yield is the prize for Condor, with rich deposits of gold throughout the rock sending prices soaring. Their main pit project has proved to be so valuable that the profits can easily pay for other areas of exploration.
- In order to gain a permit, an ESIA must be submitted (Environmental Social Impact Assessment), which contains 18 different technical studies that clearly spell out the impact of any operation.
- Creating infrastructure in some areas requires not just technical and industrial input, but also financial in many cases. The strategy is all-encompassing and requires many disciplines.
.BEST MOMENTS
‘I’ve been 24-7 on it for the last 8 years’
‘We often hear that grade is king’
‘It’s very important to work with communities’
‘You might say it’s the Swedish model'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes
Mark Child LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-child-b96a88a/?originalSubdomain=uk
Condor Gold - http://www.condorgold.com/about/directors-and-management
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 an insight to peoples 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 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 talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients organisation 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.
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