The Northern Miner Podcast

This week's episode features the opening of this year's Canadian Mining Symposium held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro gives opening remarks to the event followed by TMX Group's head of business development, Dean McPherson, who discusses the inner workings of listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.  All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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 Pierre Lassonde’s final shareholder meeting as chair of Franco-Nevada. Lassonde discusses the founding of the company, the dramatic appreciation of the stock price over the years, and takes questions from shareholders. He remains chair emeritus at the company. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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/ Photo credit: Keith Houghton Photography.

This episode features First Cobalt CEO Trent Mell in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at The Northern Miner Scotch Whisky Tasting event held on Zoom. Trent discusses how there will be an 'avalanche' of demand for cobalt from the electric vehicle market, and what it's like to work with Glencore at First Cobalt's cobalt refinery in northern Ontario. He also discussed how there will be a 'tsunami' of electric vehicle selection available to consumers in the near future. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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 episode features Golden Predator Mining CEO Janet Lee-Sheriff in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at The Northern Miner Scotch Whisky Tasting event held on Zoom. Janet discusses the history fo the Canadian Mint, gold supply, environmentally-friendly ways of mining, and the importance of ESG and ongoing community engagement. She also discusses the latest company news for Golden Predator and its 3 Aces gold project in the Yukon. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week's Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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 episode features the Q&A portion of Cameco’s Q1 2020, conference call that took place on May 1. Cameco president and CEO Tim Gitzel and vice-president and chief financial officer Grant Isaac discuss how the coronavirus has impacted uranium prices, as well as the difficulty the company has in obtaining an accurate uranium spot price, M&A and its ongoing tax dispute with the Canadian Revenue Agency. 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 episode features excerpts from Newmont’s May 5, 2020, conference call. Newmont president and CEO Tom Palmer discusses how the company is handling the coronavirus and related safety measures. He also explains how the company's "long-term value proposition remains unchanged," with plans for further dividend increases and stock buybacks. Also, COO Rob Atkinson describes how the company is incorporating automation into its mining processes. 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 episode features an interview with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell on the latest news in the mining industry, including the impact of the coronavirus on commodities and the economy. She also discusses Barrick and Zijin Mining's clash with the Government of Papua New Guinea over the Porgera mine. All this and more with 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 Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate, who discusses her experience at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, as well as how the mining industry is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also explains how the diamond industry is being negatively impacted by the breakdown in the supply chain, particularly in regard to the polishing of rough diamonds in India. All this and more with 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 interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams, who discusses all things mining and science, including biogeochemical prospecting, artificial intelligence and space mining. He also described his experience at this year's PDAC conference, which was his first time at the event. All this and more with editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Articles by Carl referenced in the interview: Reading the tree leaves, by Carl A. Williams AI, machine learning to deliver ‘wave of discoveries’, by Carl A. Williams Photo credit: Four views of asteroid Bennu along with a corresponding global mosaic. The images were taken on Dec. 2, 2018, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s PolyCam camera. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona. 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. Buckland describes how the mining industry has held up relatively well compared to the rest of the economy, with mining jobs still in high demand. He also explained how new protocols have been developed to enact social distancing on mine sites, and how there has been an increased interest in job expertise relating to health and safety. 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/