The Northern Miner Podcast

This week's episode features an interview with Platinum Group Metals president and chief executive R. Michael Jones, who discusses the company's large-scale Waterberg PGM project in South Africa. Michael also mentions the company's newly developed technology patent using palladium in lithium-ion batteries and shares his views on the outlook for both platinum and palladium. 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 the launch of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium virtual mining conference, which takes place on Nov. 10 and 12, 2020, with opening remarks by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro. As well, the news section tackles the latest developments on the trade tensions between Australia and China. 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 featured Professor Dennis Buchanan, senior research fellow and director of the MSC in metals and energy finance in the department of Earth science and engineering at Imperial College in London. Dennis discusses his courses on mining and finance at Edumine.com, and the importance of building interdisciplinary skills to better understand the business of mining. He also describes what it's like to give lectures at Imperial College during the coronavirus pandemic. 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 an in-depth interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian on the U.S. elections, digital currencies, JP Morgan's spoofing scandal, and Bitcoin vs. gold as stores of value. 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 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/

In this week's episode we take a closer look at the state of technical reporting in 2020 with SRK's Mark Noppe, Corporate Consultant and Managing Director Australia, and John Pfahl, Principal Consultant (Corporate Advisory) North America. In this wide-ranging interview Mark and John discuss the evolution of technical reporting, the aspirational nature of forward-looking statements, and how investors, regulators and the industry collaborate to bring in new standards. 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 highlights from the ground-breaking ceremony for Iamgold's Côté gold project in Ontario. Speakers at the event included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Doug Ford and Mattagami First Nation Chief Chad Boissoneau, all of whom emphasized the high paying jobs that would result from the project. The speakers also discussed how the mining industry could play a role in alleviating climate change and how the sector has provided economic stability amid the coronavirus pandemic. 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 a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte's Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining & Metals. Henry and Andrew have a cutting edge conversation on the broader trends in ESG, including the fast pace of change, moving beyond 'greenwashing', and the new realities facing modern mining companies.  All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ 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 DeepGreen Metals chairman and CEO Gerard Barron, who discusses the merits of deep-sea mining as an environmentally-friendly method of resource extraction. Gerard talks about his previous investment in Nautilus Minerals, the strategy behind mining polymetallic nodules, and what it's like to deal with the International Seabed Authority and the United Nations on mining projects. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Visit DeepGreen Metals at: deep.green This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ 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 veteran mining recruiter Erik Buckland, senior client manager at Lincoln Strategy International. Eric says that the difficulty of crossing jurisdictions during the coronavirus pandemic has made it more difficult for miners to fill jobs, especially in the United States. He also explains how rare earth projects, with help from the defence industry, tend to get money earlier, and how the United States is not seen as attractive as it once was for mining recruits. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Visit Erik’s website at https://lincolnstrategic.com/ and find him on LinkedIn. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ 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 BHP's "Building a Better World Climate Change Briefing" that was broadcast to the internet on Sept. 10. Led by BHP chief executive officer Mike Henry, the webcast revealed how the world's largest mining company plans to address the challenges of climate change, including concrete steps it's taking to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. The presentation also included chief development officer Johann van Jaarsveld and vice-president of sustainability and climate change Fiona Wild. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ 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/