The Northern Miner Podcast

We have a treat for gold investors this episode, with a moderated conversation between two deep-thinkers who are executives of leading, Canadian intermediate gold miners: Steve Letwin, president and CEO of Iamgold; and Peter Marrone, executive chairman of Yamana Gold. Moderated by senior staff writer Trish Saywell, this free-wheeling discussion was recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House in London, U.K., on May 22, 2019. Topics include: whether consolidation is needed in the mid-tier gold mining space; what are the best financial metrics that apply to gold miners; and the big picture for gold production, gold prices, and the stock prices of gold mining companies. RELATED ARTICLE: Editorial: Top gold mining CEOs Bristow, Letwin and Marrone weigh in on consolidation https://www.northernminer.com/news/editorial-top-gold-mining-ceos-bristow-letwin-and-marrone-weigh-in-on-consolidation/1003807056/ This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). Music Credits: “Miami Nights – Main Theme” and “Hiding Your Reality” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features an in-depth interview with the man of the hour in the gold-mining industry: Mark Bristow, president and CEO of Barrick Gold since Jan. 1, 2019, when its merger with Bristow-led gold miner Randgold Resources took effect. This exclusive interview was recorded live as a "fireside chat" with senior staff writer Trish Saywell at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House on Trafalgar Square in London, U.K., on May 22, 2019. Mark and Trish touch on several topics, including: his fondness for extreme sports; his drive to optimize Barrick's legacy mines; how to determine which assets are non-core to Barrick's mission; his long-term bullishness on gold prices; and the need for expanded roles for younger mining engineers, especially in Canada. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). RELATED ARTICLES: Barrick and Newmont forge ‘historic’ joint venture in Nevada https://www.northernminer.com/news/barrick-and-newmont-agree-to-form-sensible-joint-venture-of-nevada-assets/1003804708/ Bristow seeks to build the world’s most valuable gold company https://www.northernminer.com/news/barricks-mark-bristow-we-are-clearly-well-out-of-the-starting-blocks-on-this-exciting-voyage/1003804168/ The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #20: Is Barrick still Canadian and does it matter? Ft Lassonde, Bristow https://www.northernminer.com/news/the-northern-miner-podcast-miner-moment-20-is-barrick-still-canadian-and-does-it-matter-ft-lassonde-bristow/1003804121/ Editorial: Barrick-Randgold merger full of promise and possible pitfalls https://www.northernminer.com/news/editorial-barrick-randgold-merger-full-of-promise-and-possible-pitfalls/1003799777/ Barrick and Randgold to merge in US$18B deal https://www.northernminer.com/fast-news/barrick-and-randgold-agree-to-us18b-merger/1003799714/ Randgold’s Mark Bristow dreams big https://www.northernminer.com/news/randgolds-mark-bristow-dares-to-dream-big/1003389172/ Music Credits: “Miami Nights – Main Theme” and “Hiding Your Reality” by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This podcast features SolGold CEO Nick Mather accepting The Northern Miner's "Mining Person of the Year" award for 2018, first announced in March 2019. The award is in recognition of Nick's role as the driving force behind the wildly successful grassroots exploration team that has drilled off the world-class Alpala copper-gold deposit at its Cascabel project in Imbabura province in northern Ecuador. Even with 3 billion tonnes now sitting in the resource category, these are still early days for SolGold at Cascabel, with potentially many more discoveries to come in the region. This podcast was recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium held at Canada House at Trafalgar Square in London, U.K., in late May 2019. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). RELATED ARTICLES: SolGold’s Nick Mather our Mining Person of the Year for 2018 https://www.northernminer.com/news/solgolds-nick-mather-our-mining-person-of-the-year-for-2018/1003804362/ SolGold’s Alpala: getting bigger, with higher grade https://www.northernminer.com/news/solgolds-alpala-getting-bigger-but-also-higher-grade/1003806253/ Music Credits: "Jet Fueled Vixen" rhythm tracks by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode wraps up our two-part conversation with strategist, lawyer and author Bill Gallagher on the topic of Canada's Indigenous People and their land rights, and what it all means for resource development in the country. Based in Waterloo, Ont., Bill is the author of two popular books on the topic: the recently published "Resource Reckoning: a Strategist's Guide from A to Z" and the 2012 milestone "Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada's Road to Resources." To buy the books and for more information, visit www.billgallagher.ca and find him on Twitter at @ResourceRulers. In this episode Bill covers several topics, including: the Peel River Watershed decision in the Yukon; Ring of Fire politics in Ontario; and international aspects of Indigenous land rights including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Pope's latest encyclical on the same issue, and the Standing Rock pipeline showdown in the United States. In the last of a series of four promoted-content Mining Minute segments, Max Sali, CEO of newly listed Barrian Mining (TSXV: BARI), talks about the team that will be guiding exploration of the firm's flagship Bolo gold asset in Nevada. Visit www.barrianmining.com for more information. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). For part 1 of the interview with Bill Gallagher, visit: https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner/episode-137-indigenous-people-as-resource-rulers-in-canada-ft-bill-gallagher-part-1 RELATED ARTICLES: Commentary: SCC decision on Peel watershed in Yukon another win for First Nations https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-scc-decision-peel-watershed-yukon-another-win-first-nations/1003792080/ Commentary: Aboriginal Peoples score 200 legal wins in Canada’s resources sector https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-aboriginal-peoples-score-200-legal-wins-in-canadas-resources-sector/1003508077/ Bill Gallagher: SCC ruling means it’s time to ‘reboot perspectives’ https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-a-supreme-court-ruling-40-years-in-the-making/1003134735/ Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features the first of a two-part conversation with strategist, lawyer and author Bill Gallagher on the topic of Canada's Indigenous People and their land rights, and how that relates to resource development in the country. Based in Waterloo, Ont., Bill is the author of two popular books on the topic: the recently published "Resource Reckoning: a Strategist's Guide from A to Z" and the 2012 milestone "Resource Rulers: Fortune and Folly on Canada's Road to Resources." To buy the books and for more information, visit www.billgallagher.ca and find him on Twitter at @ResourceRulers. In this episode Bill touches on a wide range of topics that include: the legal framework underpinning native land rights in Canada; the 279-decision "winning streak" of aboriginal groups in Canadian courts with respect to land rights cases; psychological pitfalls to avoid at the negotiating table; native land rights in Labrador, Quebec and British Columbia; and tales from his days as an advisor to Inco as it negotiated with Innu and Inuit groups near its Voisey's Bay nickel project in Labrador. In a promoted-content Mining Minute segment, Max Sali, CEO of newly listed Barrian Mining (TSXV: BARI), talks about his firm's Sleeper silver-gold project in New Mexico, which complements the firm's flagship Bolo gold asset in Nevada. Visit www.barrianmining.com for more information. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). RELATED ARTICLES: Commentary: SCC decision on Peel watershed in Yukon another win for First Nations https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-scc-decision-peel-watershed-yukon-another-win-first-nations/1003792080/ Commentary: Aboriginal Peoples score 200 legal wins in Canada’s resources sector https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-aboriginal-peoples-score-200-legal-wins-in-canadas-resources-sector/1003508077/ Bill Gallagher: SCC ruling means it’s time to ‘reboot perspectives’ https://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal/commentary-a-supreme-court-ruling-40-years-in-the-making/1003134735/ Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this mini-podcast, we share a 10-minute highlight from Cameco's hour-long quarterly results call, with president and CEO Tim Gitzel arguing why 2018 was a "pivotal year" for the uranium market and what lies ahead for the long-suffering uranium mining industry and Cameco. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). Music Credits: "Jet Fueled Vixen" rhythm tracks by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this gutsy speech first recorded at The Northern Miner's Progressive Mine Forum in late 2017, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin speaks about the need to be ever-vigilant with regards to cost control and innovation when running a business - and what calamities can happen if you're not. This is an encore broadcast of Steve's keynote in honour of his upcoming appearance at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium to be held at Canada House in London, U.K., in late May. Other featured speakers at the upcoming symposium include: Mark Bristow, president and CEO of Barrick Gold; David Harquail, CEO of Franco-Nevada and chairman of the World Gold Council; Peter Marrone, executive chairman of Yamana Gold; and Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Lucara Diamond. Visit https://www.northernminer.com/2019-canadian-mining-symposium/ for more information on the event. In a promoted-content Mining Minute segment, Max Sali, CEO of newly listed Barrian Mining (TSXV: BARI), talks about his firm's Bolo gold asset in Nevada. Visit www.barrianmining.com for more information. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Palladium has been the top performer among mined commodities over the past two years and now trades at record levels, well above gold and platinum on a per-ounce basis. Jim Gallagher, president and CEO of Toronto-based North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) joins the podcast to give us details on the supply and demand fundamentals of the palladium market, and why it's unlikely the key autocatalyst market will revert to platinum as a substitute for palladium any time soon. North American Palladium is the world's only pure-play palladium producer, and mines the metal at its Lac des Iles mine in northwestern Ontario. Jim also gives us an update on the mine and tells his company's remarkable turnaround story. In a promoted-content Mining Minute segment, Max Sali, CEO of newly listed Barrian Mining (TSXV: BARI), talks about his firm's gold assets in Nevada. Visit www.barrianmining.com for more information. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). RELATED LINKS: Editorial: Palladium has its day in the sun https://www.northernminer.com/news/editorial-palladium-has-its-day-in-the-sun/1003805212/ Cobalt, palladium on Scotiabank’s ‘Naughty and Nice’ list of 2018 https://www.northernminer.com/news/palladium-and-cobalt-on-scotiabanks-naughty-and-nice-list-of-2018/1003802826/ North American Palladium doubles down underground at Lac des Îles https://www.northernminer.com/news/north-american-palladium-doubles-down-underground-at-lac-des-iles/1003800224/ North American Palladium website: www.nap.com Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features highlights from the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame's 31st annual induction ceremony held in Toronto earlier this year. The 2019 inductees are discoverer Kate Carmack, geologist James M. Franklin, company-builder James W. Gill, mine-builder Sandy Laird and geologist Brian Meikle. For more information on each inductee and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, please check the links below. This episode includes a "Mining Minute" promoted-content segment with Amit Gupta, chairman and CEO of Montreal-based gold explorer Yorbeau Resources. Yorbeau has gold properties in Quebec's Abitibi region, including one that has been newly optioned to Iamgold. Visit www.yorbeauresources.com for more information. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). RELATED LINKS: Tribute videos from the CMHF 2019 Induction Ceremony https://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/tribute-videos-from-the-cmhf-2019-induction-ceremony/1003805291/ Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes five trailblazers https://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/canadian-mining-hall-of-fame-welcomes-five-trailblazers/1003805271/ Five industry influencers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame https://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/five-industry-influencers-named-to-canadian-mining-hall-of-fame/1003800071/ Canadian Mining Hall of Fame website, including inductee biographies and information on nominations https://www.mininghalloffame.ca/ Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This mini-podcast features Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde speaking at the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame 2019 induction ceremony in Toronto, telling the story of a chance meeting he had with Barrick Gold geologist Brian Meikle that forever changed Pierre's life and Franco Nevada's fortunes. During the Hall of Fame ceremony, the late Brian Meikle was one of five inductees for his major gold discoveries with Barrick Gold, including the company-building Goldstrike which grew to 60 million oz. gold and became North America's largest gold mine and the world's second-largest. Read about the ceremony and Brian's life at: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomes five trailblazers https://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/canadian-mining-hall-of-fame-welcomes-five-trailblazers/1003805271/ View Brian Meikle's CMHF tribute video at: https://youtu.be/dsigfZtb6GA Pierre Lassonde also takes his final bow as master of ceremonies at the CMHF induction ceremony after 18 years, with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro taking up MC duties next year. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca). Music Credits: "Jet Fueled Vixen" rhythm tracks by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/