The Northern Miner Podcast

This week’s episode features a Thought Leadership segment with Orefinders Resources CEO Stephen Stewart in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Henry Lazenby. Stephen discusses Mistango River Resources’ recent deal with Kirkland Lake Gold and future prospects for Mistango and Orefinders in the Kirkland Lake district in Ontario. Stephen is the CEO and Director of Orefinders Resources Inc. and QC Copper & Gold, while also being a Chair of Mistango River Resources and Baselode Energy Corp. He is also founder of the Ore Group, an organization focused on natural resource discovery and development. Stephen is the founder and Chairman of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund, the largest mining-focused charitable organization and fund, which supports mining engineering and geology education in Canada. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Vale’s Anthony Downs and Newmont’s Dean Gehring in conversation with Northern Miner senior report Carl A. Williams at the Global Mining Symposium. Anthony and Dean discuss the merits of the cloud, particularly across global mining operations, as well as common cybersecurity challenges. Anthony Downs has joined Vale in September 2019 as Head of Digital Transformation. In this role. Anthony is well-known in the global mining industry for his broad technical and systems knowledge and track record of delivering innovative, robust and secure solutions to tough business problems. Dean Gehring was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in June 2019 after joining Newmont as Regional Senior Vice President, South America in June 2017. He brings over 25 years of global operational experience, having lived in Canada, Indonesia, Peru and the US. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features David Garofalo’s keynote presentation in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Henry Lazenby at the Global Mining Symposium on May 20, 2021. Garofalo discussed the important role that streamers play in the industry, the strong balance sheets of mining companies, and the need for more exploration as production declines — ‘mine building is a lost art’. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Cameco's Q1 2021 conference call with president and CEO Tim Gitzel, who outlines the company’s strategy as well as macroeconomic conditions facing the uranium industry. Gitzel sees a ‘less certain’ uranium supply as demand for nuclear power increases. He also lays claim that Cameco is ‘Canada’s first net zero mining company.’ All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Illumiti partner Rory Friedman, who discusses how to administer a mining company using the latest digital tools available. Rory explains how scalable solutions now exist that can help organizations grow from a two-person operation to a company with several thousand employees. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Barrick Gold’s Q1 2021 conference call with CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the company’s move towards sharing more revenue and employment opportunities with local communities. He also expands on the company’s strategy to focus on tier 1 and tier 2 mines, the increase in dividend, and the efforts to be an industry leader on ESG. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q1 2021 conference call with CEO Sean Boyd, who discusses the company’s efforts on ESG and coronavirus vaccinations, as well as the latest exploration targets at Hope Bay and Canadian Malartic. He also expands on the company’s strategy to ‘optimize existing assets’ in jurisdictions with low geopolitical risk. Also, Revival Gold president and CEO Hugh Agro is interviewed for this week’s Mining Minute. Hugh discusses the company’s wholly owned Beartrack-Arnett gold project in Idaho and M&A in the gold sector. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features an in-depth interview with Bluestone Resources president and CEO Jack Lundin on the company’s Cerro Blanco project and its accompanying Mita geothermal project in Guatemala. Jack also discusses his previous role at Fruta del Norte and the transition to becoming president of Bluestone Resources in April. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features an in-depth interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian on his view of the commodities ‘supercycle’ narrative, as well as copper, palladium and macroeconomics in general. Jeffrey was previously the head of commodities research at J. Aron & Company, which was acquired by Goldman Sachs, and formed CPM Group through a management buy-out of the commodities research group of Goldman Sachs, to provide independent, market-leading research on the commodities markets to customers ranging from sovereign governments to investment funds. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Louise Pearce, Managing Partner, Mining (Global), at ERM, in conversation with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell at the Global Mining Symposium on Feb. 24, 2021. Pearce explains how the mining industry’s challenges in ESG can be turned into opportunities, particularly in regard to the handling of mine closures and tailings dams. This week’s episode is sponsored by Revival Gold and the company’s Beartrack-Arnett gold project in Idaho. Learn more about Revival Gold at: https://revival-gold.com/ TSX.V - RVG | OTCQB - RVLGF All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/