In this episode, we speak to Krishan Gopaul, Senior Research Analyst at the World Gold Council. He discusses what happened with Gold Demand Trends in 2021 and in more current times, the Gold Market outlook for 2022, and what the Gold market expects. KEY TAKEAWAYS In 2021, the jewellery, technology, and motoring sectors recovered, so demand for gold was strong from them. The Indian jewellery market was especially interesting. Demand from banks was high. Krishan explains why and which ones bought the most. Inflation is leading to consumers investing in gold coins. Krishan shares the figures and the story behind that. But high ETF outflows dragged down the overall investment level. For ETFs, there are currently very strong competing forces at play, which makes it hard to predict what will happen. In January, inflows into ETFs were strong. Krishan explains why, during the podcast. For mining, the picture was mixed. Krishan talks through which jurisdictions were up and which were down and explains why. Most supply issues have been resolved. So far, higher demand for cryptocurrencies has not really impacted demand levels for gold. The dynamics for gold, during 2022, are likely to be similar to 2021.    BEST MOMENTS ‘For gold ETFs, we saw outflows of about 173 tonnes, which was the first outflows for a couple of years. ´ ‘We saw about 463 tonnes of gold demand from central banks, last year, that 82% higher.’ ‘Gold will face very similar dynamics in 2022 as it did in 2021.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: https://goldhub.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrishanGopaul   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with Shaun Usmar, Founder & CEO of Triple Flag Precious Metals. A growing, gold-focused royalty and streaming company with proven execution capabilities in the most attractive segment of this market. With a Metallurgy and Minerals background, Shaun is an international mining executive with over 25 years of experience working around the globe in operational, financial, and executive leadership roles working for the likes of Xstrata, BHP, and Barrick Gold. We discuss the successes that Triple Flag has had and what the future has in store for the company.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Triple Flag has deployed around $1.7b, over 5 years. Out of the 500 deals they have investigated they have closed 17. Thirteen of them have been put together by working opposite other mining companies. Triple Flag has seen a 26% cumulative annual growth rate and delivery. The highest in the sector. The portfolio is high margin, with strong cash generation, and robust long-term potential. Every member of the management team is an investor in the company. Ninety percent of the portfolio is gold and silver, with strong, long-term potential. But, when the deal is right, they add other metals to their portfolio. The company uses the royalty and streaming models, which provide many benefits, that Shaun talks about in the podcast. Triple Flag has found that there is huge potential for growth for the streaming sector at the level they are targeting. Once a deal is done with a partner, Triple Flag helps and provides advice that maximizes extraction. Triple Flag is a zero-carbon business, that champions environmentally friendly mining practices and high levels of community investment. The majority of their portfolio is in Australia, North and South America. But deals in other jurisdictions are always investigated.   BEST MOMENTS ‘We focus on streams and royalties. And don´t take on a lot of illiquid equities, as some junior mining companies do. ´ ‘We´ve seen a 26% cumulative annual growth rate and delivery …the highest in the sector.’ ‘We are very active on the deal front and will continue to be discerning.’ ‘Very often, the best mines are found within existing mining sites.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: https://www.tripleflagpm.comContact via the website: https://www.tripleflagpm.com/contact/default.aspxLinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/triple-flag-precious-metalsLinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/shaun-usmar?trk=people_directoryEmail: info@tripleflagpm.com   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with Michele Ash again who appeared back in April 2019 (Ep 22). She is about to join OZ Minerals in a newly created role as a technology executive which will involve work around digital, robotics and automation, mining technology, and transformation Michelle talks about how the industry is using robotic mining now and will do so in the future. As well as the subjects of using small swarm robots to mine and using blockchain as a way to drive exploration investment. KEY TAKEAWAYS If the industry wants to lower costs, drive zero-carbon, and improve people´s lives it has to embrace technology fast. Robots can solve 5 broad problems for the mining industry. In the podcast, Michelle explains what they are and how robots will help. Finding every last scrap of a resource is essential. Especially copper, which we desperately need to decarbonise. Technology will help. Automation creates data that the industry can use to better understand and improve processes as well as solve more of its problems. Robots make mines safer, for example, barring and blast robots. Automated technology has the potential to make mining more precise, reducing waste and impact. When mines are more productive, more people will be needed to process the ore and to maintain the robotics. Free robotic repair and technology courses are now widely available, including online. The industry must not grab technology then look for a problem to solve with it. How the industry applies risk is slowing the adaption of technology down. Michelle explains why in the podcast. Working on technological solutions collaboratively with other companies greatly reduces the cost. BEST MOMENTS ‘Mining touches every person on the planet, every day. ´ ‘There are 5 broad problems the mining industry is trying to solve… all of which robotics can help with.’ ‘Flipping from focusing on the technology to focusing on the problem will be really important.’ EPISODE RESOURCES LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/michelleash Michelle´s last appearance on DDM podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interview-chair-gmg-global-mining-guidelines-group/id1440020656?i=1000436364498&l=ca VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat to Eldur Olafsson, Founder, and CEO at AEX Gold, a Greenland-focussed mining company engaged in the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in Greenland. Eldur has a background in geology. He talks about AEX Gold and what they have been up to recently. Eldur also discusses Greenland as a mining jurisdiction and talks about the companies exploring this under-developed country with huge potential.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Southern Greenland has a lot of surface minerals and rare earth, as well as a gold belt. The whole country has barely been explored. Now that demand is high, it is economically viable to explore and mine in Greenland. $150 million has been invested in civil infrastructure and Greenland is a stable country. With the right equipment, it is easy to operate year-round in Greenland. Most of it is barren, so it is relatively easy to mine in an environmentally friendly way. All of the political parties are highly supportive of mining. Most of the country is now licensed and is being explored by well-established companies. Bringing Nalunaq, a high-rate gold mine, back into production is currently AEX Gold´s main project. Nalunaq has full permits and there are other high-grade minerals there, close to the surface. In AEX Gold´s other assets they are finding multiple minerals and metals. Including the ones needed for the green revolution. The island is sparsely populated, so recruiting enough people will be difficult. But many Greenlanders are choosing to train to work in the industry. The aim is to ensure that when the mines are finished the community continues to benefit e.g., green power sources and re-vegetation of areas. BEST MOMENTS ‘Nalunaq is one of the highest gold rate mines in the world. ´ ‘Greenland opened up only in 2009.’ ‘We are now sitting on what I believe is one of the best land and districts for strategic precious metals.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Twitter: https://twitter.com/AexGold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aexgold/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aexgoldnews/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nalunaq-AS-102208515575690/ Website: https://www.aexgold.com/projects/nalunaq/   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, Rob speaks to Peter Schloo, the CEO and director of Heritage mining, a well-capitalized private mining company that is focused on acquiring tier-one advanced stage precious and base metal exploration projects. Along with junior micro producer project stage assets.  Peter´s background is in capital markets, operations, and assurance. He has worked with both junior miners and financial institutions during his career. Peter is on the podcast to tell us more about Heritage Mining, and what they're looking to achieve moving forward.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Heritage Mining built the right team before starting their projects to maximise the impact of their work. Peter introduces the team during the podcast. The team is multi-disciplinary, with decades of experience and great connections., which is attracting investors. Currently, the focus is on their Black Lake, Drayton, Ontario project, where they recently picked up a 2nd package. Black Lake is a 13,700-hectare project with strong gold and copper values. There is over 100 years of mining data for the area that has never been compiled, which can be used to rapidly advance the project. Early exploration shows signs of plus million-ounce deposit sounds.  There are numerous historical finds and successful mining operations and while exploring those they have had good results. Peter shares numerous examples in the podcast. During Q1 Prospect Air will fly and map the entire Black Lake Drayton project. Progress is also being made on exploring the very promising 4,700-hectare Contact Bay project.  It has strong, gold, copper, nickel, platinum, and palladium indications. The projects are close to infrastructure and trained labour sources. Other mining companies are exploring adjacent properties. Within the next 12 to 18 months, they are planning to go public, and plan will start drilling. BEST MOMENTS ‘The goal of Heritage Mining is to acquire and develop a tier-one gold, silver, and base metal project. ´ ‘… all showing early signs of plus million-ounce deposit sounds similar to Goldman and Goliath deposits.’ ‘We are moving fast, we´re going public and it’s going to be a very exciting 2022.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: https://heritagemining.ca/Peter's LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/peterschlooCompany's LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/heritageminingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldminingheritage/?hl=enFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/HeritageMining/Email: peter@heritagemining.ca   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with a returning guest that appeared in June 2019 on episode 31. Steven Poulton is the co-founder of Altus Strategies who are a project and royalty generator in the mining sector with a focus on Africa who creates value by making mineral discoveries across multiple licences.  They are listed on the London & Toronto Stock Exchange, and we get an update on what they have been doing since we last spoke and discuss what projects they have been involved in. KEY TAKEAWAYS Since 2020, there have been major disruptions around the world. In Atuls's case, they have doubled in size, and found even more ways to work harder - first because of royalty acquisitions, and secondly because of the company's ability to train up geologists and the mobilisation of operations. In Egypt, there are many opportunities for gold exploration, including projections of six-to-ten million dollars in cashflow per year from the royalty portfolio, as well as monetising the gold deposits in other areas. Africa has been quieter in terms of royalty, but tis is largely due to 90% of the royalty base being North-American based these days. There is a huge geopolitical move towards electrification in terms of economy in the next two to three years, but this will depend on what the western world can achieve when it comes to renewables such as wind and solar. BEST MOMENTS 'It's been a busy two-and-a-half years!' 'We have found new and innovative ways to work even harder' 'If we're successful with Mother Nature, we'll be able to replicate what we've done' 'We think that gold is a great place to be for the next two to three years'   EPISODE RESOURCES Email: info@altus-strategies.com Website: altus-strategies.com Twitter: @Altusstrategies LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/altus-strategies   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with Ben Turney, CEO of Kavango Resources - a mineral exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange focused on mining within the friendly jurisdiction of Botswana. Ben has a background in the financial markets and also worked as an investigative writer so has been involved in many transactions within the mining industry. He is going to tell us about Kavango Resources and give us an update on the exciting things they are involved in.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Kavango Resources is a single jurisdiction business with 15,000 sq. kilometers, in Botswana, set across several geological regions. The fact that 70% of the country is desert has restricted historic exploration. So, there is a lot of potential. Modern remote sensing technology is penetrating the deep sand and uncovering opportunities. Successfully deploying new technology has given Kavango a real competitive edge. Kavango plans to focus on making discoveries, then, selling them. Keeping things simple and cashing in fast. In Nov 2020, they raised £2 million at £2.75 per share. Ben explains how he is using his knowledge of how the market works to protect and grow Kavango Resources the right way. Investing in small-cap exploration stocks is something you need to be careful with. But you really can make life-changing money. BEST MOMENTS ‘While fire can nourish and sustain, it can also burn, so people have to be careful to understand the environment they are working in. ´ ‘Botswana is largely virgin territory. Upgrades in remote sensing technology is helping explore it.’ ‘I will do the right thing. I am not the sort of person to put my name, my reputation to a company that I didn´t truly believe in.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: www.kavangoresources.com Twitter: @ben_turney @KavangoRes Email: bturney@kavangoresources.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsih6H-kRxDm9Zc8aMZ2Ag   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat to Oliver Hasler, Chairman, and CEO of PYX Resources, the 2nd largest producing mineral sands company, globally. An operation that is based on zircon resources on their large operation in Indonesia. Oliver has qualifications in mineral engineering and metallurgy and has a background in natural resources, manufacturing, and industrial sectors and talks about PYX Resources and the zircon sector, which is a critical element needed for net-zero carbon. KEY TAKEAWAYS PYX Resources acquired its 2nd tenement in February 2021. In Nov 2020, they double listed on the main board of the London stock exchange. Mandiri has been in production since 2015.  Its assemblage value is $1,145 per tonne because of the mineral by-products they also produce. Including, rutile and ilmenite. Zircon is used for solar cells and semiconductors. Their mines and factory are connected via paved roads, and they are close to an airport. The price of zircon rose 4 times in 2021. PYX is looking to expand rapidly. Zircon is used in multiple industries many of which are growing at a phenomenal rate. They are currently diversifying their customer base to protect themselves from volatility. The share price increased fourfold in 2020 and is expected to continue to rise. BEST MOMENTS ‘We have a very high assemblage value of $1,145 per tonne – 3 to 5 times bigger than most of our publicly listed peers. ´ ‘We increased or mineral separation to 18,000 tonnes per year and have just expanded that again by 33%.’ ‘London is a very strong mining market.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: https://pyxresources.comLinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/pyx-resourcesEmail: info@pyxresources.com   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with Pierre Leveille, President, and CEO of Deep-South Resources, a mineral exploration company that is focused on the exploration and development of quality assets close to infrastructure in stable countries. Their expertise is in copper, in Africa, namely Namibia. Pierre has a background in investment and mining exploration and has been heavily involved in the mining industry in Namibia over the past 25 years. He has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the country, what it is like as a mining jurisdiction, and tells us more about Deep South Resources. KEY TAKEAWAYS Deep South Resources is a large copper deposit. It´s a low-grade deposit, but with good extraction technology, it is highly viable. Bio-assisted heat bleaching has been in use for around 40 years. It is possible to recover 96% using this technology. There are issues with the license, which can be resolved. This is all discussed, in detail, in the podcast. Namibia is a good mining jurisdiction. The World Bank rates it as the number 2 or 3 country in Africa to invest in. Forty percent of Namibia´s exports relate to mining. Deep South Resources are planning to expand by acquiring more projects in Africa. The price of copper is set to rise steeply over the next 5 years. Demand for copper is going to be huge from both the IT and green industry sectors.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Bio-assisted heat bleaching is not a new technology. ´ ‘By doing incline drilling we´re seeing the grades going up.’ ‘Without any copper, you don´t have any transportation or communication.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: www.deepsouthresources.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/deep-south-resources Twitter: twitter.com/deepsouthres Facebook: www.facebook.com/DeepSouthResources YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCGDww2c1Etb4NAGZ... Email: info@deepsouthresources.com   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

In this episode, we chat with Belinda Labatte, CEO and Director of Lomiko Metals which is a Canadian junior exploration and development company with properties in Quebec. They are focused on the development of two main graphite and Lithium projects. Belinda has more than 15 years of senior management experience in mining. She has also worked in the capital and investment markets, for 20 years. Belinda tells us more about the exciting changes that Lomiko Metals has recently gone through and the vision of the company moving forward.   KEY TAKEAWAYS To be successful, companies need to represent the interests of all stakeholders. Including, the country they are working in. Lomiko Metals is focused on providing Canada with the critical minerals they need for energy creation. Minerals that are sustainably and ethically mined. The board is majority female, which gives the company a different perspective and approach. Building relationships, collaborations, and partnerships with the community is different from simply ticking boxes to secure permits. Graphite is one of Canada´s 31 critical minerals. It is considered a national security priority. By 2040, the market shortfall is going to go from 200,00 tonnes to millions of tonnes for graphite, by which point, Lomiko Metals will be in production. Modern mines need to be decarbonized. Critical mineral companies are increasingly looking at getting involved in processing as a way to produce a truly green product. Be open to all kinds of collaborations and partnerships, it is the best way to solve complex problems. Drilling is starting at La Loutre in February, along with environmental and metallurgic studies. Later in the year, they are going to start exploring their lithium asset, in Northern Quebec.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I was touching on both the mining and energy spaces, which has impacted my perspective on critical minerals. ´ ‘70% of (electric vehicle) projects being developed are in Canada… so we can develop a strong supply chain here.’ ‘Mining is a very small part of what Lomiko does… we are a new energy business. We supply a stable and secure source of critical minerals.’   EPISODE RESOURCES Website: https://lomiko.com/ LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/belindalabatte Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LomikoMetals/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LomikoMetals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lomikometals/   VALUABLE RESOURCES Email: rob@mining-international.org Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos   ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.   Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.