The Northern Miner Podcast

This episode features a wide ranging panel discussion on the future of "responsible mining" as end users of metals such as BMW and Apple demand more information from miners and assurances their mineral products are being sourced ethically. The discussion features panelists Lisa Davis, CEO of PearTree Securities; Aidan Davy, COO of the International Council on Metals & Mining; and Sandra Gogal, partner and aboriginal leader at Miller Thomson. The panel was moderated by Andrew Cheatle, senior vice-president for Africa at Forbes & Manhattan Group, and recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., in April 2018. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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/

In this final installment of our trilogy on the Canadian diamond mining scene, we present a wide-ranging discussion on the topic by three veteran mining execs: Matt Manson, president and CEO of Stornoway Diamond; George Read, VP of exploration & development at Star Diamond (formerly Shore Gold); and Peter Ravenscroft, managing director of Burgundy Diamonds. The panel was recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto in June 2018, with Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming as moderator. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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 Miner Moment features an excerpt from TNM Podcast #112 of Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas telling about her company's plans to "completely disrupt how we sell diamonds" via Lucara's recent purchase of privately held Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation, which developed a proprietary secure digital sales platform for diamonds. This podcast was recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in June 2018, and the interviewer is Alisha Hiyate, editor of Diamonds in Canada magazine (www.northernminer.com/digital-editions/diamonds-in-canada) and editor-in-chief of Canadian Mining Journal (www.canadianminingjournal.com). RELATED LINK: Eira Thomas takes the reins at Lucara http://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/eira-thomas-takes-the-reins-at-lucara/1003796952/

Recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in June 2018, this episode features in-depth "fireside" chats with two Canadian diamond mining icons: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee and Diavik co-discoverer Gren Thomas and his daughter Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Lucara Diamond. Gren tells about how he got into mining, shares the excitement of the Diavik discovery, and gives his views on the current state of Canadian diamond exploration. Eira offers her own perspective of the Diavik discovery and updates on us Lucara's efforts to recover mega-size diamonds. She also discusses Lucara's new interest in M&A, and its intention to shake up the diamond selling system via a new acquisition named Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation. Serving as interviewer is Alisha Hiyate, editor of Diamonds in Canada magazine (www.northernminer.com/digital-editions/diamonds-in-canada) and editor-in-chief of Canadian Mining Journal (www.canadianminingjournal.com). This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). RELATED LINKS: Diamonds an enduring passion for Gren Thomas http://www.northernminer.com/news/diamonds-an-enduring-passion-for-gren-thomas/1003796949/ Eira Thomas takes the reins at Lucara http://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/eira-thomas-takes-the-reins-at-lucara/1003796952/ 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 a panel with Integra Resources chairman and VRify CEO Stephen de Jong, PwC national mining leader Liam Fitzgerald, and SAP global head of mining Georg Grandl. The trio give a glimpse of some of the new technology that could be adopted in the mining industry, plus new ways of communicating when telling the story of mining to the next generation of stakeholders. Recorded live at the Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., in April, with JWN Energy president and CEO Bill Whitelaw serving as moderator. The episode begins with Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming giving a run-down of metal prices and the slew of new reports on the supply and demand fundamentals of industrial metals. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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 week we serve up a double-header offering of highlights from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London: an interview with Condor Gold chairman and CEO Mark Child; and a panel session with Yukon Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Stephen Mills, Atac Resources president and CEO Graham Downs, and Alexco Resources president and CEO Clynton Nauman. Serving as interviewer is Bill Whitelaw, president and CEO of JWN Energy. The panel moderator is Thomas Horton, vice-president of project development at Pembridge Resources. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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/

Fresh from The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in mid-June, we present a featured talk by New York City-based analyst Paul Zimnisky on the encouraging supply and demand outlook for diamonds. Then we turn to SRK consultants Casey Hetman and Jarek Jakubec for their latest thoughts on the technical challenges of diamond exploration and mining. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). RELATED STORY: Editorial: De Beers enters synthetic diamond jewellery market http://www.northernminer.com/news/editorial-de-beers-enters-synthetic-diamond-jewellery-market/1003796818/ 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 bonus mini-podcast, Orca Gold CEO Richard P. Clark describes the artisanal gold rush that has quietly turned Sudan into Africa's second-largest gold producer, and how his company is a trailblazer in Sudan's nascent gold sector as sanctions are lifted and the country returns to the international community. RELATED LINKS: Orca Gold investor presentation by Richard Clark at CMS 2018 http://www.northernminer.com/promoted-content/orca-gold-investor-presentation-by-richard-clark-at-cms-2018/1003796095/ Site visit: Orca poised to succeed in Sudan http://www.northernminer.com/news/site-visit-orca-poised-succeed-block-14-sudan/1003791008/

Are Canada's Northwest Territories a prime destination for the world's mineral explorers and developers? While the NWT may have gained a reputation a decade ago as having become too bureaucratic for miners, the territorial government has in recent years emerged with stronger regulatory powers taken on from the federal government and a new drive to make the jurisdiction attractive for mineral investment. Featured is a NWT panel session held at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April 2018 with: Wally Schumann, Northwest Territories Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister of Infrastructure (introductory remarks); Tom Jensen, Northwest Territories Deputy Minister, Tourism and Investment; Michael J. Byron, president and CEO, Nighthawk Gold; Joseph Campbell, CEO, TerraX Minerals; Ken Armstrong, president and CEO, North Arrow Minerals; and Robin Goad, president and CEO, Fortune Minerals. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming served as moderator. We also have a new Ric's Picks segment with Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. John sets the table with a roundup of the biggest commodity and mining news. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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 week we present a fascinating panel discussion delving into relations between First Nations, mining companies and the provincial government in northwestern B.C.'s Golden Triangle mining camp. The panel, which took place at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April, was moderated by Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. The panelists are Dave Nikolejsin, Deputy Minister, Province of British Columbia; Walter Coles Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Skeena Resources Ltd; Chad Norman Day, President, Tahltan Central Government; Corinne McKay, Secretary-Treasurer, Nisga’a Lisims Government; and Charles J. Greig, Vice President Exploration, GT Gold Corp. Editor-in-chief John Cumming rounds out the episode with review of commodities and a first look at the biggest news in years in the diamond industry: De Beers' full embrace of lab-grown diamonds through its newly formed Lightbox Jewelry business. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.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/