

Money of Mine
Mineral Media
Where mining meets equity markets, and noise gets cut to signal. We unpack the stories moving commodities, companies, and capital without the fluff. Featuring candid conversations with fund managers, executives, and commodity specialists. Hosted by Travis Ricciardo and Jonas Dorling.
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May 5, 2025 • 1h 7min
Mastering the Lassonde Curve’s Valley of Despair (Rick Squire)
Today’s show is a fantastic chat with fund manager Rick Squire.We covered a heap of ground, from the possibility of a rare earths rebound, to where there’s value in the gold sector, as well as prioritising companies of scale, potential natural resources M&A and who’ll benefit from a lithium run up. Enjoy the yarn!Sign-up for the Director’s Special Please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupportCRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectorsdavidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingdrew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energyinfo@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenanceadmin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industriessupport@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industrytim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn(0:00:00)Intro(0:01:53)Rare Earths(0:07:23)Petratherm(0:12:08)Brazilian clay rare earths(0:15:40)Gold excitement(0:18:58)Meeka Metals(0:25:04)Mid cap golds converting the gold price(0:33:15)Pantoro(0:36:15)Bellevue(0:41:12)Gold Road(0:44:50)Alto and Brighstar(0:52:10)AIC Mines(0:55:35)Undeveloped gold opportunities(0:58:23)Patriot and potential lithium deals

May 2, 2025 • 19min
The 5 most interesting mining deals this week
A quick wrap up for the week as we rapid fire run through the five most interesting deals of the week. Plus we can't let the late quarterly reporters get away without our signature Name and Shame segment. Sign-up for the Director’s Special daily email. Chapters:(0:00) Introduction(2:13) The top 5 deals of the week(11:16) Name and Shame ASX Late Reporters Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram

May 1, 2025 • 51min
Taking the pulse on junior miners with John Forwood
In today’s show we had the pleasure of chatting with junior mining specialist John Forwood.John is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the explorers, so we picked his brain on interesting commodities, where pockets of value are, what he think deserves more attention and how he think M&A has evolved in parts of the market.Sign-up for the Director’s SpecialPlease read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer hereDiscounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration.Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration.Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025Thank you to our Partners:Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractorhttps://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia widePaul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.auSandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever needhttp://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupportCRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingdrew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energyinfo@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenanceadmin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industriessupport@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industrytim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:38)Current volatility(0:05:21)Investing in exploration(0:10:45)Countercyclical plays(0:12:00)Astral & Medallion(0:14:39)Ramelius(0:15:43)Predictive Discovery(0:20:20)Montage picking up stakes(0:24:05)Which golds haven't ripped(0:26:35)TSX companies listing on ASX(0:29:23)Mt Isa potential(0:31:42)Koonenberry (0:33:33)Nexus Minerals(0:35:04)Trucking dirt(0:39:38)New World Resources(0:42:35)Silver

Apr 29, 2025 • 49min
Has MinRes Really Turned the Corner?
We’re in the thick of quarterlies now, so we plucked out 2 of the most fascinating stories to chat about.First up we dived into MinRes, who saw their stock rocket 15%+ on the back of their release.And for our second story, we peeled back the layers at Emerald Resources, looking at the opportunities that lie ahead for the miner with 2 growth projects.Sign-up for the Director’s Special Chapters:(0:00:00)Introduction(0:02:22)MinRes ease fears, for now(0:31:35)Why the bad quarter at EmeraldPlease read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energy info@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn &

Apr 28, 2025 • 41min
Datt Capital get vocal over Koonenberry incentives
We start the week with a bit of shareholder activism, as Datt Capital launched a 249D to make some board changes at gold exploration bolter Koonenberry.Our second story for the day is a gold Merger of Equals, with Alkane and Canadian listed Mandalay Resources tying the knot, to create a $1B gold producer.Sign-up for the Director’s Special Please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energy info@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Intro(0:02:09)Datt Capital vs Koonenberry(0:20:55)Alkane & Mandalay tie the knot

Apr 25, 2025 • 1h 14min
Unpacking the Ramifications of the Gold Pain Trade with Sam Berridge
Given all that’s transpired in markets lately, we felt overdue a discussion Perennial Value Management’s Sam Berridge.As always, Sam shared his thorough and nuanced perspectives on a range of topics, starting with the macro environment and the implications for gold, the disparity between bullion and equities, learnings on management incentives, hedging risk in a volatile market and what other commodities are appealing to him, amongst many more subjects.Sign-up for the Director’s Special Please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energy info@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 (0:00:00)Intro(0:02:30)Is the Macro scary?(0:06:50)Risk management of Gold allocation(0:14:15)Will Silver and Platinum see a tailwind?(0:18:32)Are gold market darlings trading high?(0:23:46)Ora Banda journey(0:31:28)Value in small gold equities(0:33:00)Did he tip into Bellevue raise?(0:40:18)Outlook for everything other than Gold(0:51:06)Will Simandou actually be the Pilbara killer?(0:54:31)Uranium pop?(0:59:17)Australian energy

Apr 24, 2025 • 57min
Why this ‘Big Short’ billionaire bought a gold mine
Why this ‘Big Short’ billionaire bought a gold mine? Also, are Liontown slowly making it work? Along with Paladin’s rebound on quarterly pounds and Albanese’s announcement of a strategic minerals reserve. Sign-up for the Director’s SpecialPlease read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer hereDiscounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration.Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration.Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025Thank you to our Partners:Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energy info@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Intro(0:01:18)Are Liontown slowly getting it right?(0:18:32)Why this big name invest bought a gold mine(0:36:22)Paladin rebound strongly on latest update(0:43:44)What Australia's minerals reserve actually means

Apr 22, 2025 • 47min
Who’ll benefit most from gold mania?
With gold rocketing, we start the show by running through interesting undeveloped Aussie gold projects flying under the radar. Next we move to MP Materials, which has been caught in the cross hairs of the trade war, followed by an ‘around the grounds’ chat of all the big news from the past couple days, including, Bellevue, WA1, Gorilla Gold, CZR, Strickland, Santana, Deep Yellow & De Grey. Sign-up for the Director’s Special Please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia widePaul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.auSandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever needhttp://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupportCRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingdrew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energyinfo@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter(0:00:00)Intro(0:03:19)Who’ll benefit most from gold mania?(0:14:16)Is the MP Materials outlook as rosy as it seems(0:24:21)What's happening around the grounds

Apr 21, 2025 • 44min
Some precious metals booming, some in the doldrums (Sam Broom from Sprott)
Sam Broom, Investment Executive at Sprott, returns after his XMAS 2024 cameo. Sam loves looking at which sectors have been punished for a long time, anticipating when they are going to re-emerge. We talked precious metals (gold booming vs platinum struggling), Vanadium, Royalties and Mining in America. Sign-up for the Director’s SpecialPlease read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer hereDiscounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energyinfo@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenanceadmin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industriessupport@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter(0:00:00)Introduction(0:02:44)Volatile start to 2025(0:10:53)Precious metal bull market(0:17:22)Long wait for Platinum(0:22:22)Changing political regimes(0:29:25)Vanadium interest(0:33:55)Royalty plays(0:40:00)Mining project in America

Apr 18, 2025 • 1h 7min
An unfiltered conversation with Mr Lithium
It had been far too long, so for this special episode, we invited back Joe “Mr Lithium” Lowry. We discussed Joe’s fantastic recent write-up on the evolution and geopolitical strategy at play in the lithium sector, what the West can do going forward, the winners from recent M&A, the lithium markets sentiment, and finally, in a turning of the tables, Joe fires a few questions at us.Sign-up for the Director’s Special Please read our Privacy Policy and Disclaimer here Discounted tickets available for AUSIMM Underground Operators conference exclusively via Money of Mine. Get $100 off using the code MOM100. Adelaide, 7 - 9 April 2025 (Matty will be there in full conference mode) Discounted tickets available for Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX) exclusively via Money of Mine. Austmine and AusIMM Members enter code MOM at checkout for $190 off your registration. Non-members enter code MOMNM at checkout for $160 off your registration. Brisbane, 20 - 22 May, 2025 Thank you to our Partners: Mineral Mining Services – Your preferred mining contractor https://www.mineralminingservices.com.au/join-us/ - 1300 546 117 Grounded - Infrastructure for remote mining and civil projects Australia wide Paul Natoli - pn@groundedgroup.com.au Sandvik Ground Support – The only ground support you’ll ever need http://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/groundsupport CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling drew@k-drill.com.au - +61 416 015 876 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Quattro Project Engineering - Global Engineering partnerships delivered with efficiency, innovation and energy info@quattrope.com - +61 8 9373 1140 KCA Site Services - Recruitment services, equipment hire, labour hire, civil works, underground projects & services and shutdown maintenance admin@kcasiteservices.com.au – 1300 143 947 Black Diamond Drilling Services – Drilling consumables supplier for the open pit and underground mining industries support@bddrill.com.au - +61 450 944 489 Cross Boundary Energy – Independent Power Producer for the global mining industry tim.taylor@crossboundary.com - +61 466 184 943 (0:00:00)Introduction(0:02:45)China & past 15-20yrs in Lithium(0:21:45)Conversion capability(0:29:52)Equities cratering(0:46:40)Joe's Albemarle recommendations(0:58:17)Joe's questions to the lads


