The Northern Miner Podcast

This episode features the Battery Metals panel at The Northern Miner's 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The event took place on Oct. 16 at the MaRS Discovery District and featured industry experts to discuss trends in battery metals markets amid the growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) technology. Topics included China's dominance of the lithium market supply chain, and the lack of preparation by Canada and its allies to meet growing market demand. The panel featured Ryan Castilloux, managing director, Adamas Intelligence; Guy Bourassa, president and CEO, Nemaska Lithium; Andrew Miller, head of price assessments, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence; and Trent Mell, president and CEO, First Cobalt. Moderation was provided by Frik Els, executive editor of MINING.com. 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/ Photo credit: George Matthew Photography.

This episode features a fireside chat between Kirkland Lake Gold president and CEO Tony Makuch and Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto on Oct. 16. Makuch discusses the use of electric vehicles and battery technology at the company's Macassa mine in northern Ontario, the importance of profits over scale, and how to relate to millennials in the workplace. 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/ Photo by George Matthew Photography.

This episode Tocqueville’s John Hathaway joins Northern Miner Group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the 2019 Precious Metals Summit in Zurich. Hathaway discusses the current state of gold equities and how the bigger opportunities might lie with stocks that are underrepresented by gold ETFs such as GDX and GDXJ. Hathaway and Vaccaro are introduced by Jessica Levental, Precious Metals Summit CEO. 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 Nadine Miller, an Independent Non-Executive Director for Wesdome Gold Mines and a Strategic Advisor at Awz Ventures Inc. Awz is a Canadian hub for investments in cybersecurity, intelligence and physical security AI-based technologies from Israel, a global leader in these sectors. Awz manages US$100 million between its first two venture capital funds. The interview is conducted by The Northern Miner's acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Nadine warns of the perils of loose cybersecurity and the ability of hackers to infect processing plants with malware. She also emphasizes the need for more collaboration between startups and mining companies, describing it as an 'opportune time' to foster new relationships. 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 Trish Saywell, acting editor-in-chief and senior reporter for The Northern Miner, on John Felderhof and his life after Bre-X. Trish discusses what it was like to spend three days with Felderhof in the Philippines and what it was like for him to be at the heart of one of Canada's biggest financial scandals. 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 feature’s the ESG panel from The Northern Miner’s third annual Progressive Mine Forum in October, featuring Kulvir Singh Gill, DPI Mining associate director; Claudia Mueller, Global Mining Management associate director at the Schulich School of Business; Sam Pazuki, OceanaGold vice-president of Investor Relations; Miranda Werstiuk, Optimize Group vice-president of corporate advisory services; and Raziel Zisman, Whittle Consulting cofounder and partner. The panel was moderated by Trish Saywell, The Northern Miner’s acting editor-in-chief and senior reporter. 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/ Photo by George Matthew Photography.

This episode features a keynote speech by one of the mining industry’s leading futurists, George Hemingway, Partner and Head of the Innovation Practice at The Stratalis Group in New York City. Recorded live at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto in mid-October 2019, George’s keynote touches on how mining companies need to focus on trust to adapt to changing economic and societal expectations. 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/

Chaarat Gold CEO Artem Volynets joins the podcast this week for a feature interview with acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Volynets discusses the challenges, strategies and opportunities of mining in the former Soviet Union. Artem Volynets joined Chaarat Gold as a non-executive director in March 2018 and is now the company's CEO. He made a name for himself as the CEO of Russia's En+ Group from December 2010 until June 2013, where he implemented strategies to make the group a global leader in mining, metallurgy and energy. Prior to that, he was senior vice-president of strategy at Sibeian-Urals Aluminium Co. (Sual), and played a role in the US$20 billion, three-way merger of Sual, Rusal and Glencore's aluminum assets to create UC Rusal, where he worked as deputy CEO and director for corporate strategy. Volynets also helped orchestrate UC Rusal's US$2-billion initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He left the En+ Group about six years ago and started looking for opportunities in the fragmented gold sector, consolidating small, typically privately held companies in Russia and other countries in Central Asia. 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 full-length interview with Rock Tech Lithium CEO Martin Stephan on the lithium market and its major driving forces. Topics include supply and demand, extraction techniques, and where it's all heading. Mr. Stephan is a manager and investment advisor with 25 years of experience with investments in natural resources. While focusing primarily on exploration companies in North America, Mr. Stephan has built a strong network in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. All this and the latest news on social media and the website 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 interview with CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian by acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Christian discusses precious metals prices and the macroeconomic dynamics that might be influencing them. Christian says it's time to play gold on the long side, but that an upward move may take four to five years to materialize. All this and the latest news on social media and the website 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/