The Northern Miner Podcast

This week's episode features new Northern Miner contributor Dr. Chris Hinde, mining engineer and director of Pick and Pen Ltd., a U.K.-based consulting firm he set up in 2018 specializing in mining industry trends. Chris discusses the big issues he sees in the mining industry, including mining's branding problem, ESG and the obsession with gold. He also discusses his previous work with S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Metals and Mining division. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Articles by Dr. Chris Hinde: Editorial: Investors wake up to the appeal of gold Coal mining ends in England, but Earth Overshoot Day points way forward Commentary: Despite rising metals prices, Apple’s market cap overtakes entire mining sector 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 the launch of The Northern Miner's Global Mining Symposium virtual mining conference, with opening remarks by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro. As well, Rio Tinto responds to last week's podcast — we examine what was said and take another look at where things stand. 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 examines the fallout from Rio Tinto’s blast scandal that destroyed two ancient caves of high archeological significance in Australia. The show presents the beginning of Rio Tinto’s Q2 earnings call, where chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques offers sympathy to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people. Then we take a look at the transcript of Australia's parliamentary inquiry into the blast, with an examination of who knew what when. 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/ Also mentioned in this week’s podcast: 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 podcast celebrates the 200th episode of The Northern Miner Podcast with a double-header extravaganza featuring Canadian Mining Journal news editor Magda Gardner and B2Gold president and CEO Clive Johnson. Magda discusses the surprising intricacies of compiling a list of Canada's top 40 mining companies, while in our Thought Leadership segment, Clive describes how he helped take B2Gold from an idea to a $9-billion dollar gold miner. He also emphasizes the importance of dividends and running the company like "a real business." 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/ Also mentioned in this week's podcast: B2Gold's Rhino Gold Bar Campaign: https://www.b2gold.com/responsible-mining/rhino/initiative/ Subscribe to the Canadian Mining Journal: http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/subscribe/ 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 features an interview with senior reporter Carl A. Williams on his story about the Metal Earth $104 million applied research and development program led by the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) at Laurentian University. Carl describes the science behind the initiative as well as the difficult challenge of finding new orebodies. He also discusses his interviews with MERC director Ross Sherlock and Franco Nevada chief executive officer David Harquail. All this and more with editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Article referenced in this interview: Canadian research program seeks to transform our understanding of how orebodies form 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 wide-ranging interview with Teck Resources president and CEO Don Lindsay at the Canadian Mining Symposium on June 17, 2020. Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell asks Don how he started in mining, how the company views the Chinese and Indian markets, as well as the oilsands and ESG, and the shift of its core business towards copper and its QB2 project. Don R. Lindsay joined Teck as president in January 2005, was appointed to the Board in February 2005 and was appointed chief executive officer in April 2005. Mr. Lindsay was employed by CIBC World Markets Inc.  from 1985 to 2004 where he was President of CIBC World Markets Inc., Head of Investment and Corporate Banking and Head of the Asia Pacific Region.  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 the second of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about mining in Canada, tailings dams, and working with local communities. Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at the end of 2007 as COO, moving to the position of president & CEO on March 1st, 2020. Prior to Iamgold, Gord worked in the Noranda-Falconbridge-Xstrata organization for 21 years in a number of operational, project, business development and management roles, including spending nearly 10 years in South America on large copper operations. Mr. Stothart graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 with a Double Major in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. 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 the first of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about the genesis of the name Iamgold, his career path, how the company is dealing with the coronavirus at its mine sites and security in West Africa. Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at the end of 2007 as COO, moving to the position of president & CEO on March 1st, 2020. Prior to Iamgold, Gord worked in the Noranda-Falconbridge-Xstrata organization for 21 years in a number of operational, project, business development and management roles, including spending nearly 10 years in South America on large copper operations. Mr. Stothart graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 with a Double Major in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. All this and more with online editor 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 second of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on commodities, including gold, tin and manganese, hydrogen engines and the next financial crisis. Jeffrey M. Christian is managing partner at CPM Group, a precious metals and commodities research and consulting company he founded in 1986 in a buyout of the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research Group he managed at that time. He has a deep understanding of the mechanics of precious metals and commodities trading and investing, as well as derivatives markets, commodities in general, and broad economic and financial trends. CPM advises major producers, users, governments, central banks, and institutional investors on how best to manage their financial exposure to precious metals and commodities. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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 first of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on the economy, research methods, gold, and the electric vehicle market. Jeffrey M. Christian is Managing Partner at CPM Group, a precious metals and commodities research and consulting company he founded in 1986 in a buyout of the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research Group he managed at that time. He has a deep understanding of the mechanics of precious metals and commodities trading and investing, as well as derivatives markets, commodities in general, and broad economic and financial trends. CPM advises major producers, users, governments, central banks, and institutional investors on how best to manage their financial exposure to precious metals and commodities. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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/ The Northern Miner · Episode 194: CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian on the coronavirus, computer modelling and EVs, part 1