Dig Deep

In this episode, we chat with Geoff McNamara, Co-founder and Non-exec director of Tesoro Gold who are focused on exploring gold assets with the potential to be district-scale mining projects whilst developing their flagship asset, their El Zorro project. Geoff has over 30 years of international resource sector experience as a Founder, Geologist, Project Manager & Fund Manager working for the likes of Societe Generale, Ivanhoe Mines, Lion Ore International, and Western Mining Corporation. We discuss what Tesoro Gold has been up to with their drilling campaign, what work they have been doing with the local communities, and an update on what is happening in Chile as a country and mining destination. KEY TAKEAWAYS Tesoro Gold's El Zorro project is the first intrusive related gold system discovered in Chile, with a 1.5 million ounce resource and potential for further expansion. The El Zorro project is strategically located near the coast, national highway, and infrastructure, making it an ideal working environment for mining operations. Tesoro Gold actively engages with local communities in Caldera, Copiapo, and Chanaral, sourcing personnel and services locally and supporting community initiatives. Ongoing drilling programs aim to expand the Ternera deposit to 2 million ounces in the next 12-18 months and potentially to 3 million ounces within 24-36 months. The outlook for copper and gold is optimistic, driven by supply-demand dynamics, infrastructure needs, and central bank buying, with potential for significant growth in the market. BEST MOMENTS "We've made a discovery, as I mentioned, that's the first intrusive related gold system discovered and defined in Chile." "We do have a 3 million ounce exploration target on the Ternera deposit, which is, as I mentioned, currently 1.5 million ounces." "The reality is, yes, tax rates have gone up for copper miners. They now sit around that sort of mid-20s for corporate tax." "I think the market's very favourable for copper. I think artificial intelligence on its own is going to drive a lot of demand for copper." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://tesorogold.com.au/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesoro-gold/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-mcnamara-020867219/ Email: [email protected] X: https://x.com/tesorogoldltd ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Graham Trusler, CEO and founder of Digby Wells Environmental who provide environmental, social, and sustainability solutions for the resource, infrastructure, energy, and agriculture sectors. Their services range from exploration to extraction to rehabilitation and closure as they have the knowledge to support you through every milestone of the project life cycle. Graham has 30 years of experience within the mining industry in metallurgical production, research, and environmental issues and talks about best environmental practices in our industry and what mining companies can do to improve standards across the globe. KEY TAKEAWAYS Graham Trusler, CEO and founder of Digby Wells Environmental, has 30 years of experience in the mining industry, specialising in environmental issues. Digby Wells Environmental provides a range of services for the mining industry, including environmental impact assessments, closure plans, and social consultation. Mining companies need to comply with international standards, such as those set by the International Finance Corporation, regardless of the country they operate in. Climate change is a significant challenge for mining operations, requiring adaptation strategies to manage risks and opportunities. The outlook for Digby Wells Environmental is positive, with plans to expand offices in Africa, North America, and Australia to meet the growing demand for their services. BEST MOMENTS "The funders, whether they're from a banking community, they normally go with International Finance Corporation or IFC rules and guidelines." "It's been very positive over the last while, and fortunately in our space, the needs for our services are continuing to grow." "So our bread and butter used to be environmental impact assessments or environmental and social impact assessments as they are now." "I think it's a legitimacy challenge in a lot of the first world countries where the money is going to come from." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn: Digby Wells Environmental (https://www.linkedin.com/company/digby-wells-environmental/) Facebook: Digby Wells Environmental (https://www.facebook.com/DigbyWellsEnvironmental) Instagram: @Digbywellsenviromental ( https://www.instagram.com/digbywellsenvironmental/?hl=en) Email Adress : [email protected] Contact details: 011 789 9495 ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest who appeared back in December 2022 (Episode 298). Alex Walker, CEO of East Star Resources, who are focused on the discovery and development of gold and copper deposits in Kazakhstan and have recently been part of BHP’s Xplor programme. Alex is a mining investment banker and resources executive based full-time in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Originally from Australia and also a former Captain in the Australian Army Reserves, he has more than 15 years of mining finance and management experience and in this episode, he provides us with an update on the company since we last spoke, their experience, and key takeaways from the Xplor programme and the progress they have been making across their assets. KEY TAKEAWAYS Alex has been focusing on gold and copper deposits in Kazakhstan. East Star Resources has been part of BHP's Xplor program, which has accelerated the company's progress over the last six months. The company has been digitising data and advancing VMS assets, with a focus on high-grade copper deposits. Alex Walker has been actively involved in promoting mining and exploration in Kazakhstan through the Kazakhstan Chamber of Mines. The next 12 months for East Star Resources involve finalising processes, potential joint ventures, and further exploration to achieve significant milestones. BEST MOMENTS "We've been able to get two targets on the belt. We've been able to advance those in terms of soil sampling, and we've been doing spectral analysis on all of those as we speak." "It's not unrealistic to think that we won't have, you know, a couple of joint ventures on the cards as well, either in the porphyry exploration or in the SED or both, or something a bit more general." "We've got Chris as our new technical director. We've got a new exploration manager who's also been living here for a couple of years and is fantastic in helping bring out our policies and our procedures." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.eaststarplc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/east-star-resources/ https://x.com/EastStar_PLC Investor presentation: https://www.eaststarplc.com/_files/ugd/9a9edb_9ff2d0d6c72d4b509708827e491759ce.pdf ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Charlie King, CEO of Tribe Tech who are a disruptive developer and manufacturer of autonomous mining equipment established in 2019 in Western Australia and has since established a headquarters and manufacturing facility in Northern Ireland. Charlie is a highly experienced manager with over 15 years of commercial and operations experience in mineral exploration working for three of the biggest drilling companies in Western Australia. As the CEO of Tribe Tech, he shares what the company has achieved in a short space of time and how their automated equipment can benefit company's exploration activities. KEY TAKEAWAYS Tribe Tech was established in 2019 in Western Australia and has since expanded to Northern Ireland. The company specialises in developing and manufacturing autonomous mining equipment, with a focus on improving exploration activities in the mining industry. Tribe Tech took on the challenge of designing autonomous mining equipment from the ground up, aiming to create machines that operate without the need for human operators. This approach required significant development hours and a unique perspective on automation in the mining sector. Despite facing challenges and skepticism from the industry, Tribe Tech has achieved significant milestones, including securing contracts with major players like Anglo American and Major Drilling. The company's success is evident in its 100% tender success rate and growing demand for its autonomous equipment. Tribe Tech's focus for the next 12 months includes commercializing existing products, improving systems quality and performance, and aiming to become a self-generating profitable business. The company plans to continue solving industry challenges and driving innovation in the mining sector. BEST MOMENTS "I thought the return on investment for purchases of our equipment would be the saving in costs of personnel. But the way we believe our IP functions is actually about getting more bit on bottom a whole time drilling during a shift." "We see our technology as helping enable a lot of that and the kind of real digital transition and trends that are happening within the sector." "We want to continue to find areas where the sector and the big players maybe have neglected a niche. Maybe it's too small a market segment for them to take on, or they view the challenge as too big." - "We've worked through to get to a point where our first autonomous sampling system commercial model has been deployed out for Anglo-American in South Africa." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/tribe-tech-group/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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.

We chat to Andrew Chubb, CEO of Awalé Resources, one of Africa's diligent and systematic mineral exploration companies, with a primary focus on discovering large, high-grade gold and copper-gold deposits in Cote d’Ivoire. Andrew is an economic geologist with more than 20 years of exploration and mining experience in technical operational, consulting and advisory roles leading large teams from exploration to feasibility across Australia, Africa, and Europe. He’s been with Awalé Resources since 2018 as their COO before moving into the CEO role last year. He tells us more about the company's journey, their recent fundraising activities from investors and through the Newmont JV, early drilling results, the mining environment in Cote d'Ivoire, and what the company is looking to achieve in the short term. KEY TAKEAWAYS A Toronto-listed exploration company focusing on making big discoveries in Cote d'Ivoire, with recent encouraging drill results at BBM and Charger prospects. Cote d'Ivoire has a robust regulatory framework since 2012, attracting foreign investment and becoming an economic powerhouse in Francophone West Africa. Plans to continue drilling on the joint venture, focusing on resource drilling at BBM, pipeline targets, and regional work to prove district-scale potential. Currently recruiting for various roles, including a VP of Exploration, chief geologists, junior geologists, and local content roles to support the company's growth and operations. BEST MOMENTS "I guess it is a fantastic opportunity. I mean, Australia, we're very lucky because it's such a big country and the geology is extremely diverse as well." "It's a pretty exciting time for the company and anyone that actually gets the opportunity to come on board with us." "It's like a geologist's dream because it's a tabular ore body and it's increasing in width at depth, perhaps increasing a little bit in grade at depth as well." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org GUEST:Website: https://awaleresources.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/awale-resources/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwaleResources X: https://x.com/awaleresources ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Brian Hosking, Director and CEO of Gold & Minerals Company (GMCO) who were established in 2009 to explore and develop gold and base metals projects in the Arabian Nubian Shield area of Saudi Arabia. There are 2 major projects with a further 20 exploration licenses under the application. Brian has a long career in the mining industry and even worked in the headhunting space so I’m keen to hear more about his background, the work GMCO has done, mining in Saudi Arabia, and what the outlook is for the company. We discuss how the mining industry is developing in Saudi Arabia and what companies need to be wary of if they are looking to explore in the country. KEY TAKEAWAYS GMCO's Background: GMCO, a mining company in Saudi Arabia, was established in 2009 to explore and develop gold and base metal projects in the Arabian Shield area. The Saudi government is highly supportive of the mining industry, providing infrastructure, regulatory support, and enabling a conducive environment for exploration and development. While there is a need for international expertise in the mining industry in Saudi Arabia, there is also a focus on developing local talent through training programs and internships. GMCO is focused on continued growth and development, with plans to expand their projects, engage with the community, and contribute to the mining sector in Saudi Arabia. BEST MOMENTS "I think the challenge is to grow this industry. And we've been lucky in the sense that, you know, Gold and Minerals kind of restarted, if that's the right word, at a time when the government of Saudi Arabia recognised the need to develop this industry." "Watch this space. There are, I think some, we're looking forward to some exciting developments in the next six to twelve months, but you know, there is, as they say in the classics, many a slip between cup and lip." "We're no longer a junior company, we're a development company. When you look at our financial backing, there's no way you could describe us as a junior. We're a company in development and we will continue to grow." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://gmco.com.sa/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gmco-ltd/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Chris Griffith, CEO of Base Metals at Vedanta Resources, a global powerhouse of minerals, power, and energy companies within the group where these businesses have multiple subsidiaries within a portfolio of operations and projects comprising of operations in Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, Nickel, and Aluminium. Chris has a wealth of experience in the mining industry and previously served as the CEO of Gold Fields and also two major mining business, Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore. Now with Vedanta, he tells us more about the company and the demerger of its business into 6 separately listed companies. He also discusses the critical minerals space in general and the geo-politics impacting on the critical minerals industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Vedanta Resources is planning to demerge into six separately listed companies, each focusing on specific commodities, which is expected to unlock substantial value. The base metals division of Vedanta, has significant growth plans, aiming to increase zinc and copper production to over a million tons each by 2030. Geopolitics is impacting the critical minerals industry, with countries like the US, Canada, and China focusing on securing critical mineral assets and investing in African mining projects. Vedanta's mines and processing plants are strategically located in favourable mining jurisdictions like South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, India, and the Middle East to capitalise on growth opportunities. Vedanta has made significant progress in ESG initiatives, ranking among the top three globally in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, showcasing their commitment to sustainability and responsible mining practices. BEST MOMENTS "I think the potential for Africa growth with the demand for critical minerals, and as we see the growth of the world needing growth in mining, you'll continue to see expansion of mining in Africa." "We've already seen 100% growth in the share price in this past year. I think as the demerger happens, which I think is one of the key things to watch for, I think that's all lined up to happen." "The real jewel in the crown is the fact that KCM, the Konkola copper mines in Zambia, which has been sort of under government control for the past five years, we announced at the end of last year that we had reached agreement with government and now just needed to go through the regulatory approval process." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.vedantaresources.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Brian Menell, Chairman and CEO at TechMet, who acquires and manages projects that produce, process, and recycle the critical metals that are key components of batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems across a range of commodities including cobalt, lithium, nickel, tin, tungsten and rare earth metals. Brian is a businessman who, over the last 25 years, has been involved in energy and natural resources projects across Africa, South/North America, and Europe and founded TechMet back in 2017. On the podcast, Brian talks about the growth of TechMet, their work with the US government, and the importance of securing criteria mineral supply chains across the world. Brian is also going to be attending and speaking at the upcoming London Indaba at the InterContinental Park Lane London on 25th & 26th June titled “Investing in resources and mining in Africa” with a focus on Africa’s critical role in the minerals and metals of the future. So book your tickets below and we will see you there: https://www.londonindaba.com/other-indabas/the-london-indaba-2024?book=1 The event: https://www.londonindaba.com/other-indabas/the-london-indaba-2024 KEY TAKEAWAYS Brian is the chairman and CEO of TechMet, a company focused on acquiring and managing projects that produce critical metals for batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems. TechMet invests in projects that uphold high ESG standards, have low carbon footprints, and support transformative technologies to meet the growing demand for critical minerals. TechMet has 10 operating companies across North America, South America, Africa, and Europe, with a focus on metals like nickel, cobalt, tin, tungsten, and rare earth metals. The company has received direct equity investment from the US government, allowing them to accelerate their programs and gain preferential access to other US government departments for further funding. Brian will be speaking at the upcoming London Indaba event, focusing on beneficiation in Africa and turning mined resources into high-value products to support global industry. BEST MOMENTS "We're at the beginning of a 20-year supply-demand dislocation for lithium-ion battery metals, for rare earth metals, for energy infrastructure metals, that is really unprecedented in our lifetimes." "We only invest in projects that have the potential to uphold high ESG standards and low carbon footprint in regions where we can ensure that is the case." "It's been massively important for us, not only in terms of the quantum of investment, but in terms of the de-risking and credentialising impact of U.S. government investment." "It's very difficult to compete with China in specialty metal chemical processing. And to do that in a way that doesn't retard investment in primary resource extraction." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.techmet.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/techmet-ltd/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmenell/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Marty Knauth, CEO of Zanaga Iron Ore Company (ZIOC) who are an iron ore exploration and development company with their flagship asset Zanaga Iron Ore Project which is located in the Republic of Congo. I’ve known Marty for more than 10 years now and has a strong reputation for building teams, turning visions into reality and generally getting things done in numerous cultures and countries. He has recently joined Zanaga Iron Ore as CEO and joins us to talk about an exciting project he is leading in the Republic of Congo, some of the challenges the project is developing solutions for, and a general discussion about leadership in the minerals sector. KEY TAKEAWAYS Marty has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry, with a strong reputation for building teams and turning visions into reality in various countries and cultures. Zanaga Iron Ore Project in the Republic of Congo has a compelling investment case, with well-understood geology, low strip ratio, and a two-stage capital profile for hematite and magnetite processes. Clear and consistent communication has been key to building trust with the government of the Republic of Congo and other stakeholders, demonstrating the importance of integrity in relationships. The mining industry faces a major challenge in attracting and retaining skilled individuals with the right attitude and aptitude for the work, highlighting the need for better promotion of the industry's value. Zanaga Iron Ore is focused on partnerships and front-end engineering and design phase in the next 15-18 months, aiming for a construction decision in mid-2026 and commissioning in the first half of 2030 for the phase one hematite process. BEST MOMENTS "We need to work harder. We need to train harder. We need to communicate harder around that mining, materials management, bulk materials handling through quality products that we all, all of our raw feed goes into actually does make a difference to the planet." "The key challenge is reminding people who Zanaga are, what we're about, and the scope and the scale of this project." "Obviously, what you've been talking about is branding of our industry. And I suppose and I hear often that we're not good promoters of our own industry." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.zanagairon.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/zanaga-iron-ore-company-ltd/about/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Emanuel Proença, CEO of Savannah Resources who are one of Europe’s leading conventional lithium development company with one of the most significant lithium raw material assets within the European Union. Emanuel is an experienced business executive and an expert in the energy transition in mobility with a strong track record of managing transformation and generating growth within sectors including, green fuels production and market development, electrification of mobility, liquid fuels hedging, trading, logistics and retail of liquid fuels, and digitalisation. Emanuel gives us an overview of Savannah Resources and how the project is going to help with Portugal’s energy transition. KEY TAKEAWAYS Savannah Resources' Barroso Lithium project in Portugal is crucial for Portugal's energy transition and Europe's energy transition. The project aims to be in production by the end of 2026, contributing significantly to the European lithium supply chain. The project has a strong management team with experience in the mining and lithium sectors, positioning it well for success. Savannah Resources is actively engaging with the local community, aiming to bring economic benefits and support to the region. BEST MOMENTS "The project alone can deliver a third of the Critical Raw Materials Act objective for lithium. So a target that seemed ambitious given the tradition that Europe has in mining becomes totally achievable." "The project is positioned in a location that allows us to be very well positioned to serve the refining sector throughout Europe." "The level of urgency, the speeds at which the CRMA was delivered after it started, make me conclude today that yes, Europe will be able to deliver on its strategy and will be able to speed up." "The board helps us with execution, ensuring that we are doing things right and that we are executing to the best standards." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://savannahresources-wwwsavannahresourcescom.azurewebsites.net/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/savannah-resources-plc/ X: https://x.com/savannahres ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Rob Mosig, Non-Executive Technical Director for Alien Metals who are a global minerals exploration and development company that will shortly make the transition to iron ore producer. The company now holds a collection of high-quality projects within its portfolio, spearheaded by its Hancock DSO (direct shipping ore) iron ore project in which it has a 90% holding, through its 100% owned subsidiary the Iron Ore Company of Australia (IOCA). Rob is a geologist with over 30 years of experience in lateritic terrain, platinum group metals, diamonds, and precious metals and has been previously a founding CEO and MD of a few ASX-listed companies during his career. He talks about Alien Metals, its projects, exploration activities, and the strategic outlook for the company. KEY TAKEAWAYS Rob has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry, particularly in platinum group metals, diamonds, and precious metals. Alien Metals is a small junior exploration company with two significant brownfields projects in iron ore and platinum group metals, focusing on imminent development. The strategic vision for Alien Metals includes transitioning to a miner in the near term by prioritising iron ore production while also developing the Pinderi Hills project for platinum and silver mining. The key ingredients for Alien Metals to transition to a miner include building a strong team, focusing on quality projects, and managing finances carefully. The exploration industry has evolved over the years with advancements in drilling technology and geophysical methods, providing opportunities for Alien Metals to enhance their exploration activities. BEST MOMENTS "I think teamwork is one of the big ingredients that's necessary. Then I think we need projects that we believe in." "There's been some excellent discoveries made by office interpretation. But overall, I think there has been less field time." "I believe that iron ore will be in focus. And I believe that with regards to Pinderi Hills and its silver and platinum, my main aim now is to assist the team." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-mosig/ Website: https://www.alienmetals.uk/ Email address: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 JC Grobbelaar, Director of Integrated Technology Solutions at GardaWorld International who are a global leader in security services, GardaWorld with a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals to protect their clients’ businesses, employees, and assets in a for complex regions and industries, such as the mining industry. With a background in the military, JC leads the Integrated Technology Solutions Division for GardaWorld International and heads up a team of experts that is responsible for the design, project management, and deployment of integrated technology solutions across a range of industries. JC talks to us about GardaWorld, and what they do in the mining industry, and discusses using more advanced technology to minimise risk in our industry. Plus an update on the African mining industry around risk. KEY TAKEAWAYS JC Grobbelaar is the Director of Integrated Technology Solutions at GardaWorld International, a global leader in security services for high-risk conflict zones, including the mining industry. GardaWorld focuses on integrating technology solutions to minimise risk and enhance productivity in mining operations. Smart mining, as defined by GardaWorld, involves integrating various technologies to improve communication and efficiency across different aspects of mining operations. Human capital management plays a crucial role in ensuring safety and compliance within mining companies, with a focus on payroll, time and attendance, and HR management. BEST MOMENTS "I think the critical part is to have strategic alignment with head office to the P&L owner of the mine operation itself." "Mining has been able to survive in most harshest and the highest conflict areas in the world across many, many, many years." "We operate in more than 50 countries. Currently, globally, we've got about 150,000 people working for us." "Smart mining for us is integrating all of the silos between HR, IT, production, planning, mine planning, health and safety and security." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gardaworld-africa/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gardaworld X https://x.com/GardaWorld Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@GardaWorldSecurity ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Gordana Slepcev, COO at Lomiko Metals. A listed Canadian company with a vision to create a new energy future in line with the Quebec Plan for Development of Critical and Strategic Minerals in the region. The company has a graphite and lithium project in Quebec which we will discuss today. Gordana is a Professional Mining Engineer with more than 25 years of global mining experience in developing, building, and leading safe mining operations and brings considerable experience in mineral exploration, permitting, corporate and regulatory/First Nations/ Indigenous relations, and project financing to the company. We discuss recent updates the company has announced and chat about the latest mining news coming out of Quebec. KEY TAKEAWAYS Lomiko Metals received a $8.35 million grant from the U.S. DOD Title III and a $4.9 million grant from the federal government for pilot planting. Lomiko Metals is focused on developing a graphite project in Quebec, with a significant resource base and successful battery-grade material testing. They have also been working on a lithium project. The company has achieved high-grade carbon content and recoveries in their metallurgical testing for producing flake graphite and battery anode material. Lomiko Metals emphasises the importance of sustainable mining practices and aims to contribute to decarbonising the Canadian and Quebec landscape. The company plans to raise funds to complete pre-feasibility studies and methodological testing, aiming to develop the project efficiently and contribute to the North American graphite market. BEST MOMENTS "We all say, it's a kind of old saying, if it's not grown, it's mined. And the mining shaped human development from the Iron and Bronze Ages and ever since." "Mining is not what people think or was a hundred years ago, picturing the guy with a pick, you know, it's a really different industry nowadays. It's very technology heavy and very much digitised." "The graphite has to be processed to the certain level to meet the battery requirements. And all these consumer electronics like computers, cell phones, they all need graphite." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://lomiko.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lomiko-metals/ https://x.com/lomikometals https://www.instagram.com/lomikometals/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Mike Stark, CEO of Arizona Gold & Silver, a publicly traded company engaged in junior mining exploration primarily in Arizona and Nevada. They have 3 projects, the Philadelphia property, the Silverton Gold Project, and the Sycamore Canyon Project. Mike has as over 35 years of business experience in the private sector as an owner and operator of two successful companies. His background includes corporate financing, investor relations, market support and corporate strategic development. Mike tells us more about the company, their projects, what they are looking to achieve, and what the mining environment is like in Arizona and Nevada at the moment. KEY TAKEAWAYS The company has three projects - Silverton, Sycamore Canyon, and the flagship Philadelphia property, with promising exploration results. Led by experienced individuals like Greg Hahn and Gene Spiering, the team brings decades of expertise in the mining industry. Arizona and Nevada are recognised as top mining jurisdictions globally, providing a stable and favourable environment for mining operations. The company is expecting a BLM permit in the near future, enabling deeper exploration and potentially uncovering significant mineral resources. With a tight share structure, successful drilling results, and upcoming milestones, Arizona Gold & Silver presents a compelling investment opportunity with potential for growth. BEST MOMENTS "We have a very stable, Arizona is number two in the world, Nevada being number one. So that in itself is very stable." "We've never had a disappointment with the BLM. We have given them no reason to turn us down." "I think we're at a turning point right now. I believe gold is going to continue just because of the global economy." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://arizonagoldsilver.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/arizona-goldandsilver-exploration Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Basil Botha, co-founder, CEO, and Director of Greentech, a fast-growing recycling company for the processing and recycling of electronic waste. Basil is an experienced mining operator with over four decades of experience in mining minerals and metals and has been involved in a number of boards during his career. He tells us more about Greentech, what they are looking to achieve in recycling waste, and the timeframe in which you can start an operation like this up. KEY TAKEAWAYS Green Tech is a fast-growing recycling company focused on processing and recycling electronic waste, extracting valuable metals like gold, silver, palladium, platinum, copper, and tin. The process of recycling electronic waste is more cost-effective and time-efficient compared to traditional mining methods. Green Tech's process requires significantly less capital expenditure and time to start production. Green Tech's recycling process is clean and sustainable, with zero emissions and no discharge, in contrast to traditional methods that involve burning materials and creating environmental hazards like tailings ponds. The global e-waste market is growing, providing a consistent and increasing source of raw materials for Green Tech's operations. The company focuses on printed circuit boards due to their high metal concentration. BEST MOMENTS "It made so much more sense to recycle electronic waste as opposed to digging holes in the ground... the ramifications as opposed to mining are so much better." "The benefits of electronic waste recycling, as opposed to mining, is mining is a tough, tough business... It takes a long time, costs an inordinate amount of money." "The process, although we spent about four years perfecting the process, it's purely mechanical in the front end. And then in the back end, it's a refining process." "We didn't want to go down that route at all. We wanted a clean process. That's the difference." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/basil-botha-91ab1027/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 who appeared back in November 2020 (episode 104). Merlin Marr Johnson, CEO of Fitzroy Minerals, who are focused on exploring and advancing commercial copper and gold discoveries in Chile, Argentina, and Canada. Merlin is a geologist by trade and has over 25 years of experience in the resources sector in technical, corporate, and capital markets roles. Merlin’s belief is that old primary industry principles of economic theory which says that wealth can only be created with ‘Land, Work, Ideas and Capital’ are still very relevant. Today, he tells us more about Fitzroy Minerals, their projects in Chile and Argentina, and the story behind “The Con”, a series around investing in the natural resources sector. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fitzroy Minerals has a diverse portfolio of projects in Chile and Argentina, including a high-grade copper and gold project in Chile and a promising gold exploration project in Argentina. Investment Strategy: Merlin emphasises the importance of near-term catalysts, scale potential in geology, a competent team, financial stability, and operational independence when considering pre-discovery companies for investment. The Con is a series of educational lectures by Merlin that aims to provide a nuanced and unbiased understanding of the resources sector, encouraging investors to conduct thorough due diligence and avoid confirmation bias. Over the next six to 12 months, Fitzroy Minerals plans to focus on drilling programs, exploration activities, and potential discoveries in their projects in Chile and Argentina, presenting significant growth opportunities. BEST MOMENTS "I think when one gets to a certain age, you start putting over 25 years, because otherwise you just seem really old." "We've got a cracking portfolio of projects... high-grade copper and high-grade gold, and there just are not these kinds of deposits." "You have to be careful when you're investing. You have to do your own due diligence. You have to ask questions." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://fitzroyminerals.com https://fitzroyminerals.com/contact/contact-info/ https://x.com/Fitzroyminerals https://www.linkedin.com/company/fitzroy-minerals-inc ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest returning guest who appeared in April 2020 (Episode 73), although with another company. Marcus Brewster, Chief Operating Officer at Tristar Gold, who are advancing Brazil’s premier gold development project, its 100% owned flagship property Castelo de Sonhos, in mining-friendly Pará State. Listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, TriStar has completed a pre-feasibility study and is now advancing permitting while evaluating optimization options. Marcus is a competent geologist and mining engineer who has over 30 years of experience in both technical and managerial positions operating large-scale gold mines across South America, Africa, and Asia. As the COO at Tristar, he talks about company, what they are they are currently doing, and what they are looking to achieve. KEY TAKEAWAYS Tristar Gold is advancing Brazil's premier gold development project, Custodel Sonos, in a mining-friendly state. The company has a strong executive and management team with a diverse range of expertise, including geologists, miners, and mining engineers. The project is a paleoplacer deposit, similar to the Tarkwa deposit in Ghana, with significant growth potential along strike and down dip. Tristar Gold is focused on environmental permitting, expecting to receive their preliminary license in quarter two. The outlook for Tristar over the next six to 12 months includes completing drilling to convert reserves, starting the feasibility study, and potentially reaching a construction decision within 15 to 18 months. BEST MOMENTS "We've got reserves of 1.4 million ounces at 1.1 grams per tonne, of which 1 million ounces of about 1.3, most of which is in our Esperanza South pit." "We've decided to focus entirely on environmental permitting." "It's very, very similar to Tarquin and very, very similar to the, especially the Western domain of the domain anticline." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/tristar_gold LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tristar-gold/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-dQX6zJBHMXEInBWS9dSQ Website: www.tristargold.com ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Neil Herbert, who is the executive chair for Atlantic Lithium, who are a lithium focused exploration and development company advancing its flagship Ewoyaa project in Ghana, West Africa to production. Neil is a Chartered Certified Accountant with over 30 years of experience in finance and has been involved in growing mining and oil and gas companies, both as an executive and an investor, for over 25 years. He is also involved in a number of board positions but as chair of Atlantic Lithium, he gives us an overview of the company and its flagship project, what's currently happening in the lithium market, and what the company ultimately wants to achieve. KEY TAKEAWAYS Neil Herbert has over 30 years of experience in finance and has been involved in growing many mining and oil and gas companies. Atlantic Lithium's flagship project in Ghana, is a straightforward operation with low operating costs and industry-leading numbers. The lithium industry is experiencing rapid growth due to the increasing demand for electric vehicles, presenting both opportunities and challenges for companies like Atlantic Lithium. Ghana is a stable and prosperous nation with a long history of mining experience, making it an attractive location for mining projects. Atlantic Lithium is actively looking to expand its footprint in Ghana and potentially explore projects in Africa that align with their focus on low-cost operations and straightforward exploitation. BEST MOMENTS "We have electricity and all the resources we need locally. And Ghana is a great country. We have an enormous depth of experience and education in terms of the personality and country." "We do this by far, I think the simplest project in terms of being able to take it to production. It's a very straightforward operation." "We hope over time that we'll get that interest. And finally, this was a commitment we made to the government because this is one of their initiatives in terms of building Ghana to get more companies onto the exchange sooner." "Obviously, the listing forms a number of catalysts that the company has ahead of it during this obviously immensely important year" VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantic-lithium-limited/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AtlanticLithium Website: https://www.atlanticlithium.com.au/ Email address: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Brian Savage, CEO of Electric Metals, a US-based exploration and mineral development company developing the high-grade Emily manganese mine in Minnesota with the intention of producing high-value high purity manganese products for electrification and decarbonization energy transition strategies, particularly the electric vehicle and energy storage sector. With a mine engineering degree and a master's in mineral economics, Brian is an entrepreneurial executive with a history of identifying, building, transforming, and growing businesses in challenging jurisdictions in the mining industry and gives us an overview of Electric Metals, what they are looking to achieve, an update on the manganese market and what is happening in the North American mining industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Electric Metals is focused on developing the high-grade manganese mine in Minnesota to produce high-value purity manganese products for electrification and decarbonisation strategies. The company aims to become the low-cost producer of domestically sourced high-purity manganese products, particularly targeting the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors. Manganese is the fourth most used metal by tonnage, primarily used in the steel industry, with high-purity manganese products being essential for electric vehicle batteries. Electric Metals' strategic goals include accelerating mine development, constructing a high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate plant, and capitalizing on the growing demand for metals in the green energy transition. The importance of domestic manganese production in the US is highlighted for national security reasons and to reduce supply chain risks associated with heavy reliance on imports from China. BEST MOMENTS "Manganese is the fourth most used metal by tonnage, behind iron, copper, and aluminium. And so when you look at the development of the economy, anything that needs to be built generally has steel in it." "We want to get into production just as quickly as we possibly can in order to take advantage of that market. And while the electric vehicle and the battery sector are starting to push forward, all that manganese that's being imported, we want to start displacing that." "National security, that's probably the main driver. There is a strategic stockpile of manganese. There's the critical minerals list that they come up with, and they list all the minerals that are primarily critical for national security purposes." "We want to accelerate the development of that mine to get it into a mine plan and mine development just as quickly as we possibly can." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://electricmetals.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-metals/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electricmetalsusa X: https://twitter.com/emetalsusa Brian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briansavage/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 the episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in January 2022 (Episode 206). Ben Turney is the CEO of Kavango Resources, who are a listed exploration company targeting world-class base and precious metal discoveries in Botswana and Zimbabwe. 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. Ben gives us an update on Kavango Resources since we last spoke with recent financing, their move into Zimbabwe, and some very encouraging drill results. KEY TAKEAWAYS Kavango Resources has made significant progress in the last two years, focusing on exploration projects in Botswana and Zimbabwe. The company is pursuing near-term cash-generating opportunities in Zimbabwe, with plans to scale up and build a significant business in the region. Kavango Resources has secured strong financial backing, allowing them to accelerate their exploration and mining activities. The company is strategically managing the complexity of exploration and mining by establishing a separate entity, Kavango Mining, to focus on revenue generation. The outlook for Kavango Resources in 2024 includes high-impact drilling campaigns in Botswana and ongoing exploration efforts in Zimbabwe, aiming to prove the presence of a copper mineralising system. BEST MOMENTS "We're very bullish on the future, but we see in the near term that there being some hard times still to come." "We're very excited about the opportunity in Zimbabwe to scale up and build quite a big business." "I think any companies that can make it through this time, and I think we are going to see quite a lot of failure that we haven't seen in the past." "It's brutal out there at the moment for pretty much the entire sector is on its knees." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://kavangoresources.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsih6H-kRxDm9Zc8aMZ2Ag X: https://twitter.com/KavangoRes ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Tawana Bain, CEO of American Clean Resources Group who are an environmentally sustainable development platform, at the forefront of renewable and environmental development in the United States, through comprehensive Resource Management and processing of precious minerals and metals in a carbon-neutral and environmentally safe manner. Dedicated to revolutionizing the new American Supply Chain by aiming to deliver goods with a net-zero environmental impact. Tawana is a leading marketing strategist and visionary and she discusses how the company is progressing and how they are leading the way in providing Sustainable Solutions for America's Resource Independence. KEY TAKEAWAYS American Clean Resources Group is dedicated to environmental sustainability through the management and processing of precious metals and minerals in a carbon-neutral and environmentally safe manner. Tawana has a diverse background in French, computer science, sales, marketing, and environmental consulting, bringing a unique perspective to the mining industry. The company aims to address the significant issue of mining tailings in the United States, with a focus on cleaning up hundreds of millions of tons of tailings to improve air quality, water quality, and land health. American Clean Resources Group has acquired SWIS Community, an environmental water technology company, as part of its water treatment division, with plans for further acquisitions in the future. BEST MOMENTS "I have no desire to be an expert metallurgist or an expert engineer." "The red dots that we use to demonstrate how big the problem is, the map might as well bleed red." "I don't know it all. I don't claim to. I don't pretend to." "I hope that our success in catapulting a company that will help residents be alerted and therefore safe from any sort of toxic drinking water conditions." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://acrgincorp.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-clean-resources-group/ X : https://twitter.com/acrgincorp Tawana's social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/get_fancy_with_t/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tawana.bain Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tawanabain/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Randy Smallwood, President and CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp, is one of the world’s largest precious metals streaming companies that offer investors cost predictability, direct leverage to increasing precious metals prices, and a high-quality asset base. With a mine engineering and geology background, Randy was involved in the founding of the company back in the day when he was VP of corporate development, primarily focused on growing the company through the evaluation and acquisition of streaming opportunities before moving into the CEO role in 2011. We discuss his career, how streaming is different from royalties, and how they are benefiting from the significant rise in the gold price. KEY TAKEAWAYS Randy has been involved in the mining industry for several decades, starting as an exploration geologist and eventually becoming the CEO of Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals focuses on partnerships and streaming agreements with mining companies, providing upfront capital in exchange for a fixed percentage of metal production. The company's focus on profitable partners, low operating costs, and high margins sets them apart in the streaming and royalty space. Randy Smallwood draws inspiration from his mentor, Ian Telfer, for his ability to build strong teams and make strategic decisions in the mining industry. Wheaton Precious Metals is poised for significant growth in the next few years, with a strong production profile and potential benefits from rising gold prices. BEST MOMENTS "The stronger our partners are, the stronger we are. So we owe it to our partners to try and help them be as strong as possible." "We're not a royalty company. We never have been a royalty company. We're a streaming company. A streaming company is based on partnerships." "We have to make sure we continue to find ways to help our partners be stronger." "We're perfectly positioned for this kind of market right now because we've got about 40 to 50 percent growth in production over the next five years." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://www.wheatonpm.com/Home/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-smallwood-39092b17/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheatonpm/ X: https://twitter.com/Wheaton_PM ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Christopher Gerteisen who is the Executive Director and CEO of Nova Minerals, a minerals explorer and developer focused on gold and lithium projects in North America and has made substantial progress toward becoming Alaska’s next low-cost gold producer having built up an inventory of nearly 10 million ounces in resources, which continues to grow rapidly both in size and more importantly confidence levels. With 21 prospects, including two already defined large deposits, Nova is unlocking the wider Estelle Gold Trend, similar in scale and potential resources to Nevada’s Carlin Trend – one of the richest gold mining districts in the world. Christopher is a geologist by background with 20 years of experience managing and advancing complex and challenging resource projects across the world. He’s going to talk about developing North America’s next major gold trend, moving quickly towards joining the ranks of +10Moz explorers in Alaska, and the recent discovery of multiple advanced prospects. It's quite interesting talking of a project of Estelle’s magnitude one would consider an asset a major would own but with a market cap of a junior, which in itself is an exceptional opportunity KEY TAKEAWAYS Nova Minerals is focused on developing the Estelle Gold Project in Alaska, with significant resources in gold and critical metals like antimony. Nova Minerals is planning to list on the US stock exchange, aiming to attract more investors and increase its market value. The company plans to conduct aggressive drilling and exploration activities, focusing on expanding resources at RPM and exploring new prospects like the Train area. Nova Minerals is on a path to production, with plans to complete a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) by the end of 2025 and potentially start production by 2028-2029. With a strong focus on gold and critical minerals, Nova Minerals presents an attractive investment opportunity, especially considering the leverage to the gold price and potential for byproduct credits. BEST MOMENTS "We're on a path to production. So we're not here to flip the project or anything like that. We're an aspiring gold producer." "Our ounces in the ground are valued at less than a dollar. The leverage to the gold price for a project like this is just phenomenal, right? It's one of those once in a lifetime things." "We're on a lot. We're on their radar. A lot of them, have are looking for us to advance a bit further. Some of them want us to see to get to PFS." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://novaminerals.com.au/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nova-minerals-limited/ X: https://twitter.com/novaminerals ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Peter Leon, Partner & Africa Chair at Herbert Smith Freehills, who are one of the world's leading international law firms, engaging and tackling the most important challenges and opportunities facing their clients in the mining industry. Peter is regarded as one of the world’s prominent lawyers within the resources industry winning various accolades during his career. He is going to speak to us about new developments in mineral law, how African countries are looking at implementing laws and policies in securing critical minerals, and how the Middle East is emerging as a major player in our space. Peter is going to be attending and speaking at the upcoming London Indaba at the InterContinental Park Lane on 25th & 26Th June titled “Investing in resources and mining in Africa” with a focus on Africa’s critical role in the minerals and metals of the future. He will be joined by many other renowned speakers in our industry talking about Africa’s critical minerals. So book your tickets below and we will see you there: https://www.londonindaba.com/other-indabas/the-london-indaba-2024?book=1 The event: https://www.londonindaba.com/other-indabas/the-london-indaba-2024 KEY TAKEAWAYS Herbert Smith Freehills is a global law firm known for its work in the mining industry, providing services to major mining companies worldwide. Mineral law frameworks have evolved significantly in the past 20 years, with a focus on environmental regulations, human rights, community benefits, and independent regulators in mining jurisdictions. Africa's critical minerals play a crucial role in the global geopolitical context, with the continent being a key producer of essential minerals for the green energy transition. The Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, is emerging as a major player in the mining industry, focusing on developing modern mining laws, processing hubs, and attracting mineral processing to the region. BEST MOMENTS "I think this is Africa's time has come. Because if you look at the whole green energy transition, Africa is pretty key to it." "I think the ability to think out the box is extremely important. You're not going to find the answer to many of the issues I deal with pretty much on a daily basis in a mining textbook." "I think the Indaba, the London Indaba, this is the second Indaba that the organisers have arranged and then the one last year I thought was very, very successful." "I think the kingdom's approach is both to massively develop its mining industry. So the government's embarked on a very extensive Airborne Geological Survey, which is about half done now." "I think the ability to think creatively, to think laterally, to think around the corner is really important. And having an understanding of geopolitics I think in the work I do, and we do, is absolutely critical." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-leon-/ https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5177268/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Laura Benger and Sarah Garvey who work for Miners Promise, who are a specialised, trauma informed, crisis support agency within the mining industry. They are a registered charity providing practical, emotional, and financial support to mining and resources sector families and communities in times of crisis which is so important in today's environment. Laura and Sarah discuss how they help people and the immediate challenges that families face following a fatal mining accident. They discuss the partnerships the charity has developed enabling them to achieve their purpose and the new initiatives and projects they want to adapt around serious and life-threatening injuries to mining professionals in our industry. Please share this episode with everyone in the mining industry so our industry is aware of the service they provide to everyone who is seriously injured or has a fatality in and outside of the workplace within the mining industry. Please visit their website here: https://www.minerspromise.org.au/ To make a donation, visit here: https://www.minerspromise.org.au/donate-now/ KEY TAKEAWAYS Miners Promise: A specialised trauma-informed crisis support agency within the mining industry in Australia, providing practical, emotional, and financial support to families and communities in times of crisis. Miners Promise covers the entire mining sector in Australia, offering support agnostic of company or resource being mined, including mining and oil and gas sectors. Families face immeasurable grief and shock following a fatal mining accident. Miners Promise provides emotional, practical, and financial support, as well as advocacy to help families navigate the aftermath. The organisation relies on charitable donations from mining companies and other organisations. Sustainable funding is crucial to continue fulfilling their purpose and expand services. BEST MOMENTS "We wish that there wasn't a need for us. But we're very, very proud and grateful to serve the Australian mining community." "Families describe our support as irreplaceable, priceless, immeasurable. We're there when families need us most and in their darkest of days." "We're immensely proud of the work that the team delivers, the high quality. We have a strong culture of care across the board and the organisation." "To all the companies out there, I'm going to ask you to dig deep on the Dig Deep podcast and support Miners' Promise so we can continue supporting the Australian mining and oil and gas industries." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org GUEST: Email: [email protected] (Miners’ Promise) https://www.minerspromise.org.au/ (Miners’ Promise) https://www.dirtyholedesigns.com.au/collections/fundraiser (Dirty Hole Designs) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minerspromiseorg X: https://twitter.com/MinersPromise LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/minerspromise/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Jimmy Brock, President and Chief Executive Officer at CONSOL Energy, one of the leading energy companies in the US who produce and export high-BTU bituminous thermal coal. It owns and operates some of the most productive longwall mining operations in Pennsylvania. With a career in coal spanning five decades, Jimmy started from the bottom up as a foreman working his way up to his current position of CEO and gives us an overview of CONSOL Energy, discusses more about their Not So Fast campaign and the thermal coal environment in general. KEY TAKEAWAYS The campaign aims to challenge the narrative that coal is becoming obsolete and emphasises the importance of coal in the energy mix for the foreseeable future. Consol Energy is actively pursuing innovation and sustainability initiatives, such as the 21st Century Power Plant Project, to reduce emissions and explore new uses for coal beyond electricity generation. Coal plays a crucial role in ensuring America's energy security and self-sufficiency, especially during times of supply disruptions or extreme weather events. Consol Energy places a strong emphasis on environmental compliance and voluntary projects to reduce their environmental footprint, showcasing their commitment to environmental stewardship. Consol Energy's outlook for the next six to 12 months and beyond is positive, with a focus on being a low-cost producer and continuing to use technology and innovation to improve operations and sustainability. BEST MOMENTS "I think we're going to survive for the future and if we want to have 24-7 reliable electricity we're going to need to be part of that energy mix." "We are the low cost producer in northern Appalachia. I think we'll continue to be that." "We're a vital part of the energy mix." "We are gonna be here for a long time. I think decades, not years, I think decades." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Company website: https://www.consolenergy.com NotSoFast website: https://thecoalhardtruth.com Phone: +1 724-416-8300 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/consol-energy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsolEnergy ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Guy Winter, who is an Energy and Natural Resources Partner at Fasken, who are a leading international law firm providing practical and innovative legal services to solve the most complex business and litigation challenges faced by organisations in various industries including in the mining and resources industry. Guy’s background is in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Restructures, and advises clients across the entire battery minerals value chain. Today he talks about why the Mining Majors haven’t done more deals in the critical minerals sector and what the deal landscape currently looks like in terms of asset classes and transacting parties. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mining majors have been hesitant to invest in critical minerals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt due to market volatility and lack of transparency in the battery minerals market. Non-traditional players such as Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, government-backed entities, and automotive manufacturers are increasingly investing in critical mineral projects. Governments are starting to understand the complexity of the mining industry, especially in critical minerals, and are developing strategies to support access to these materials. Differential pricing for ESG-compliant minerals is on the horizon, potentially creating a new funding market for projects that meet environmental, social, and governance standards. While stability is being reached in certain critical minerals like lithium and nickel, the future outlook for the remainder of 2024 remains uncertain, with bullish sentiments for copper and potential deficits in nickel by 2028. BEST MOMENTS "The collapse of the LME nickel market in 2022 caused seismic shocks throughout the market, undermining confidence and reducing majors' appetite for critical minerals investments." "The US Inflation Reduction Act has pumped liquidity into the energy transition, creating a funding gap between the US and other Western countries in the critical mineral space." "The US has surged ahead in critical minerals investment, while the EU is lagging behind. The UK is focusing on refining, processing, and recycling to play a role in the critical minerals supply chain." "Will the two-tier pricing for green and regular minerals create a new funding market for ESG-compliant mining projects?" VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-winter-86376112/ Website: https://www.fasken.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Donald Swartz, CEO of American Rare Earths, who are developing their 100% owned magnet metals projects; Halleck Creek in Wyoming and the La Paz in Arizona, both with the potential to be among North America’s largest rare earth deposits. Donald is an executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the domestic and international mining industry. A mine engineer by background, he has a proven track record of success in developing and executing business development strategies, resulting in significant revenue growth and talks to us about American Rare Earths, their projects and whats happening in the rare earths space KEY TAKEAWAYS American Rare Earths has a significant rare earth deposit in Wyoming with the potential to be among North America's largest. The company's scoping study showed promising results with low operating costs compared to competitors. The DARPA breakthroughs allowed for pre-concentration of ore, resulting in cost-effective separation of magnetics. The metamict structure of the deposit naturally facilitates processing, requiring lower heat levels for leaching. American Rare Earths is focused on achieving pre-feasibility study milestones in the next six to twelve months. BEST MOMENTS "Undoubtedly large resource and really our focus since that time has been around the metallurgy, but We've only, we've only drilled out about 25% of the resource." "Mother Nature has kind of done the cracking for us. So if you go to Linus and you're talking about a thousand degrees C cracking circuit, there's no need for that." "Wyoming, for your listeners who may not be familiar, is probably the biggest extractive kind of mining state in the U.S." "I think it's not too dissimilar from lithium cobalt, copper, nickel, where you're starting to see a little bit of recovery in copper these past few weeks and it's undoubtedly linked to macroeconomic factors." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org www.americanree.com YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTk3D2fQZ5DSTMKbR1jMVw Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-rare-earths/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO of Nouveau Monde Graphite, who are striving to become a key contributor to the sustainable energy revolution as the is working towards developing a fully integrated source of carbon-neutral battery anode material in Québec, Canada for the growing lithium-ion and fuel cell markets. A geologist by background, Eric’s specialises in geophysics and integrated 3D earth modelling before joining the team at NMG back in 2011. He is going to talk about: The role of Canadian miners in the North American energy transition. How the company is establishing a sustainable supply of domestic graphite to companies like General Motors and Panasonic. Why the future of North American mining is promising…. as more companies look to onshore rather than import/offshore as more environmental regulations/trade tariffs are put in place. KEY TAKEAWAYS Nouveau Monde Graphite has secured agreements with major companies like General Motors and Panasonic, showcasing the company's commitment to sustainable supply and domestic production of graphite. The future of North American mining looks promising as companies like Nouveau Monde Graphite focus on onshore production to meet the increasing demand for critical minerals in the green energy revolution. Eric highlighted the challenges and opportunities in the mining industry, emphasising the importance of understanding the entire supply chain, from mining to transformation, for companies like GM and Panasonic. The company is focused on achieving a final investment decision (FID) to move forward with their large-scale project, demonstrating the commitment of stakeholders and governments towards sustainable mining practices. BEST MOMENTS "It's not that much the mining that is a challenge. It's only one third of the cost, one third of the capex and the opex. It's the two-thirds and also the expertise." "So now it's clear we have the best partner out there. And our goal was never to be the only open pit mining or electric mining operation. It was to have the most electric operation out there." "Graphite represents about one kilogram per kilowatt hour of battery capacity. If you have a Tesla, it's about 100 kilograms of graphite, so it's quite significant." "It's not like a typical mining project. It's really every year you need to do something more on the product, you need to qualify it with customers, you need to understand what they do with your product." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://nmg.com/ X: https://twitter.com/NYSE_NMG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nouveaumondegraphite/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NouveauMondeGraphite/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest who appeared in November 2023, episode 391 so you can listen here: https://rb.gy/adu23f Sonia Scarselli, Vice President, BHP Metal Exploration division and also VP of BHP Xplor program which is a cohort-based accelerator program to support early-stage mineral exploration start-ups find critical resources, such as copper and nickel, to drive the energy transition. Sonia has a background in geology, starting her career in the O&G industry with Exxon-Mobil before joining BHP over 10 years ago. She is an expert in envisioning the future and turning those visions into reality and is redefining the landscape of mining exploration through her work creating BHP Xplor. Sonia gives us an update on the 2024 Xplor program, improvements they have made from the 2023 program, and her outlook for juniors in the exploration space. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Xplor program is an accelerator program designed to support early-stage mineral exploration startups in finding critical resources such as copper and nickel to drive the energy transition. The program aims to provide financial, technical, and entrepreneurial support to selected companies over a six-month period, helping them accelerate their exploration activities and cut timelines. The selection process for the program focuses on evaluating the geological concept, leadership and technical capabilities of the companies, and their potential for growth and scale. The partnership between major mining companies and juniors through programs like Explore helps bridge the gap in investment and support, leading to stronger exploration opportunities and partnerships. The junior exploration space has faced challenges in securing capital for exploration, but there is a growing need for resources, indicating potential for increased investment in the future. BEST MOMENTS "The accelerator concept is something that has been heavily used in the technology world with some big firms like Y Combinator, Intel, and so on, as well as in pharmaceuticals." "The ultimate effect has been that the discovery rate, especially in copper, has dropped down quite significantly in the past 20 years with no significant new discoveries, new large mines, large discoveries happening." "The main advice is to make sure that when they think about their opportunities, they don't just focus on the next three to six months activities, but really advertise their opportunity on what it could be." "So for us, the intent to start this program first and then continuing was to open up our ability to understand what are the best opportunities around the world." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.bhp.com/about/our-businesses/xplor https://www.youtube.com/@bhpBHP Xplor - YouTube ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Darren Hazelwood, CEO of Panther Metals Plc, an LSE-listed company that invests in or acquires companies or projects within the natural resources sector that have the potential for growth and value generation over the medium to long term. The company will focus its search on highly attractive established and politically stable mining jurisdictions such as Australia, North America, and Canada. Darren is a highly experienced private sector business leader and experienced investor, focusing on value accretion within rapidly growing natural resources companies. He gives us an update on Panther Metals, what they have achieved, and their outlook ahead plus Darren gives his views on the market and where we are now in the life-cycle. KEY TAKEAWAYS Panther Metals has a diverse portfolio of assets in Ontario, including projects focused on graphite, VMS, and rare earths. The company has been cautious in its approach to fundraising, prioritising the protection of existing shareholders and waiting for the right market conditions. Panther Metals is considering building an advisory board to enhance its network and strategic decision-making. Darren emphasises the importance of tier one jurisdictions like Australia and Canada for mining investments. The mining industry is poised for growth, with increased government funding and interest from end users and major companies. BEST MOMENTS "I think there's going to be a lot of news flow in a very short space of time with us. But, yeah, it's going to be a very, very busy summer and I've warned my wife to that extent." "I'm a big bull on tier one jurisdictions, Australia, Canada. I think there is more than enough that's undiscovered in those locations that you can remove some of the geopolitical risks by looking at those areas." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org www.panthermetals.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-hazelwood/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/panther-metals-plc/ https://twitter.com/panthermetals https://www.facebook.com/panthermetalsltd/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Tom Cawley, Interim CEO and Exec Chair of MaxMine who provides a data platform service that improves mining operational efficiency, profitability, safety and sustainability in mining Tom has over 25 years experience in business, innovation, technology and energy across a range of sectors including, Mining, renewable energy, oil and gas and explains what MaxMine does, why A! and data is needed more than ever in our industry and tips on decarbonisation strategies and solutions in modern day mining. KEY TAKEAWAYS MaxMine offers a high-resolution data set that enables the measurement and optimisation of a greater range of processes in mining, providing unique insights and improvement rather than just data. The mining industry is one of the least digitised industries globally, with significant opportunities for productivity improvement through data utilisation. AI and data are crucial for achieving operational efficiency and sustainability in mining. Mining companies face increasing operating costs, labor shortages, turnover, and the need for high-quality data to drive behaviour change and operational improvements. Data and modelling play a key role in decision-making for decarbonisation strategies in mining, enabling companies to optimise existing efficiency and make informed investments in sustainable technologies. BEST MOMENTS "AI needs lots of data to get to a level of certainty... If you don't have a lot of data, it can't get to a level of probability of saying, 'Yes, I'm pretty sure this is X or Y.'" "Mining's got this double net zero imperative... We must supply the minerals at the transition or there is no transition." "We have this unique high-resolution data set which enables you to measure and optimise a greater range of processes than that's been hitherto unseen." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website link: https://maxmine.com.au/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maxmine/ Contact: [email protected], +61 8 8223 6000 ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest who appeared back in June 2022 (Episode 246). Jonathan Awde, President and CEO of Dakota Gold Corp, listed on the NYSE are a junior mining gold exploration and development company with a specific focus on revitalizing the Homestake District in Lead, South Dakota. Jonathan spent the last 15 years raising financing for various junior resource companies, focusing on institutional accounts, high net worth, and family offices, and has raised more than $600 million for public and private companies in the natural resources sector during this period. He gives us an update since we last spoke on Dakota Gold’s projects and what they have achieved and his opinion of what's happening in the gold market. KEY TAKEAWAYS Dakota Gold Corp's Progress: Dakota Gold Corp has made significant progress since the last podcast episode nearly two years ago, moving past the proof of concept stage to determine the size of their gold system. The company has made two significant discoveries at the Maitland project, with high-grade hits such as 4.87 ounces per ton. They have also found a new type of mineralization at the Unionville project, showcasing the potential for multiple discoveries. Dakota Gold Corp is set to release a maiden resource for the Richmond Hill project next month, compiling historical drill holes and new ones to outline the resource's potential for expansion and growth. The company is optimistic about the future, with upcoming catalysts like the Richmond Hill resource release and continued exploration at Maitland. They are also actively engaged in ESG initiatives and have a strong focus on community relations and responsible mining practices. BEST MOMENTS "We've got this resource coming out at Richmond Hill next month. And we've chosen to move all of the rigs to Maitland." "We did also make a rare earth discovery at Richmond Hill that we announced last month." "I think it's a really exciting time. It's a pretty crazy time, but it's super exciting for our industry." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Email: [email protected] Phone: +1 778 655 9638 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/dakotagold/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DakotaGoldCorp ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 speak with Ken Brinsden, who is the CEO and Managing Director at Patriot Battery Metals, who are a hard-rock lithium exploration company focused on advancing its district-scale 100% owned Corvette Property located in the James Bay region of Quebec. Ken is a mining engineer from the Western Australia School of Mines with over 25 years of experience in surface and underground mines and has been involved in the development of Atlas Iron Limited and more recently, discovering the world’s largest hard rock lithium deposit for Pilbara Minerals in Western Australia. Ken gives an overview of the company and the resources they have discovered with the excellent geology around the Quebec region. He discusses the current lithium market and the positive outlook of the sector he believes is around the corner. A must listen to all in the Lithium space. KEY TAKEAWAYS The Corvette project in Quebec benefits from a favourable infrastructure, including proximity to Hydro-Quebec's dams and distribution networks, which will support the development of the mine. Quebec's mining industry, with a history dating back to the 1840s, provides a strong foundation for the development of mining projects like Corvette, with a skilled workforce and supportive regulatory environment. The lithium market, despite recent price fluctuations, shows promise for growth, especially with the increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage solutions. Patriot Battery Metals is focused on delivering an upgraded resource, completing feasibility studies, and obtaining environmental approvals to commence construction at Corvette in the next three to three and a half years. BEST MOMENTS "The life of mine is shy of 22 years, currently at 800,000 tons per annum of spodumene production, which would make it the second biggest mine in the world currently." "I think the growth in China is material. Their moves to dominate the lithium-ion battery industry are very, very significant. And I cannot see them slowing down." "There's a lot of positives around lithium for the future. So obviously don't be disheartened with the price of lithium at the moment." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: www.patriotbatterymetals.com Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Patriot_Battery LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patriot-battery-metals/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Graeme Stanway, founder & chairman of the company State of Play, a global research platform that publishes the largest global survey on Strategy and Innovation in the Resources sector and has recently released a report with several key insights about the external trends impacting our industry and how industry is innovating and adapting their strategies and business models as a result. Graeme has gained extensive business and consulting experience in strategy, innovation, and large-scale transformation covering mainly mining and energy commodities, and talks about innovation, transformation, and mining as a brand in our industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS The mining industry needs to focus more on product marketing and branding to unlock value and improve its negative perception. Energy profiles of mining companies are expected to shift towards renewables, with solar and wind being the primary sources. There is a skill shortage in the mining industry, particularly in areas like remote operations and project development. Future research areas for State of Play include exploring physical innovation acceleration, energy downstream processing, and perceptions in the industry. BEST MOMENTS "The big surprise for me is how much, if you stand back and look at asking questions about what major trends are going to drive the industry, energy has just gone through the roof in the last five years from a very small expectation." "There's value left on the table, but it's a question of how you get that. We can only focus on so many things. So on the perception side, that's on the company branding side, mining's got, well, from our research, it's got a very negative perception." "People are well aware of the broad issues, but I'd say leap harder at some of those things where we can be seen positively." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org www.linkedin.com/company/innovation-state-of-play/ www.stateofplay.org Contact details: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 new episode, we chat with George Bennett, CEO of Rainbow Rare Earths, who aims to be a forerunner in the establishment of an independent and ethical supply chain of the rare earth elements that are driving the green energy transition with projects in South Africa, East Africa, and Brazil. George has over 25 years of experience in mining, finance, and management, leading a number of mining companies including Shanta Gold and OreCorp, and also established DMD Engineering which built mineral processing plants and mine infrastructure before selling this to Foster Wheeler. He gives us an overview of Rainbow Rare Earths, what they have achieved to date, and where he is going to take the company moving forward. KEY TAKEAWAYS Rainbow Rare Earths aims to establish an independent and ethical supply chain of rare earth elements driving the green energy transition. George Bennet, with his extensive experience in mining finance and management, leads Rainbow Rare Earths with a strong team including key technical director Dave and chief metallurgist Chris. Rainbow Rare Earths is developing projects in South Africa, East Africa, and Brazil, focusing on extracting rare earths from phosphogypsum stacks with high-grade rare earths. The US government's Development Finance Corporation has earmarked $50 million for equity financing into Rainbow's Phalaborwa project, showcasing strong support for the company. Rainbow Rare Earths anticipates profitability even in the current market conditions, with plans for production to start in late 2026 and a strong focus on building an independent supply chain outside of China. BEST MOMENTS "We are very keen on trying to build this independent supply chain outside of China." "We believe we'll be the lowest OPEX cost of any project in the world, even below the Chinese, apparently." "We've also seen a slight slowdown in wind turbine generation. Once again, that will have to pick up quite strongly to meet those demands." "We believe that subsidies will have to come back in from European and even US governments to drive this take-up of EVs." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rainbow-rare-earths/ X: https://twitter.com/RainbowREarths Website: www.rainbowrareearths.com Email: [email protected] | [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 the episode we chat with Jim Malone, MD of Si6 Metals, who are an ASX-listed exploration company focused on battery and precious metals, operating in Brazil, the Limpopo belt in eastern Botswana and the Laverton gold district in Western Australia. Jim is going to give us an overview of the company, their projects and what the outlook of the company. KEY TAKEAWAYS Si6 Metals is an ASX-listed exploration company focused on battery and precious metals, operating in Brazil, Botswana, and Western Australia. The company's main focus is on strategic direction, managing resources, and increasing shareholder value through strategic spending. Si6 Metals recently acquired a 50% interest in Foxfire Metals in Brazil, with a focus on lithium and rare earth exploration in Minas Gerais. The company completed a drilling program in Botswana, with promising results expected from the Maibele North project. Si6 Metals plans to deploy capital primarily in Brazil over the next 12 months, with a strategic focus on advancing projects in tier one mining jurisdictions. BEST MOMENTS "We've got some great opportunities there and we are in areas where other companies have been very successful." "Botswana is a great place to do business in the mining space in Africa." "We've got good people, you know, for a small company. And we don't have an office, I work out of a house." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: https://www.si6metals.com/ X: https://twitter.com/Si6Metals LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/si6-metals/ Email: [email protected] Jim Malone Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 John Wisbey, Chairman and CEO of International Lithium Corp who are a well-funded and debt free Canadian-based lithium and rare metals resource exploration and development company with strategic interests in Canada, Zimbabwe and Ireland. With a background in banking, financial technology and green energy, John has a successful career as an entrepreneur and joined the company in 2017 and shares his story, the background of International Lithium Corp and what is the outlook for lithium and the company. Plus the recent discovery of rubidium. KEY TAKEAWAYS International Lithium Corp is a well-funded, debt-free Canadian-based company with strategic assets in Canada, Zimbabwe, and Ireland. The company is primarily focused on lithium exploration but has recently acquired a copper project and is excited about the potential of rubidium as well. The outlook for lithium remains positive despite recent price fluctuations, with increasing demand driven by the shift towards electric vehicles and clean energy solutions. Copper is also expected to see high demand in the coming years, with significant growth targets requiring unprecedented levels of production. International Lithium Corp is planning to continue exploration and development efforts in Canada, Zimbabwe, and potentially expand into new projects to capitalize on the growing demand for battery metals. BEST MOMENTS "Lithium is a very key component of almost all the battery technologies at the moment." "Rubidium prices have consistently been around a million dollars a ton in the last few years." "Zimbabwe is number six in terms of world production of lithium at this point." "We recently did a survey of 20 mining stocks in Canada, and every lithium-related company has gone down." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/ILCtsxv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/internationallithium/ Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Steve Cope, President and CEO at Silver Viper Minerals Corp who are a Canadian-based junior mineral exploration company focused on precious metals exploration in Sonora, Mexico, and operates its 100% owned La Virginia Gold-Silver Project, acquired from the most recent operator, Pan American Silver Corp. Steve’s mining experience has covered a wide range of areas including financing companies, project evaluation, investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions. He has been with Silver Viper since 2016. Steve shares his story and gives us an update on Silver Viper Minerals, whats happening in the Mexican mining industry, and discusses the silver market in more detail around supply and demand and pricing. KEY TAKEAWAYS Silver Viper is taking a cautious approach to capital allocation, focusing on mapping, sampling, and exploring new areas to understand the project better. The company has discovered new areas on the project, indicating potential drilling targets and new discoveries beyond El Rubi, showcasing the project's exploration potential. Geophysical work has revealed a deep target below El Rubi, suggesting a significant gold, silver, and base metal system that could be a game-changer for Silver Viper. With an updated resource estimate expected at the end of the year, Silver Viper aims to expand its resource base, potentially exceeding a million ounces equivalent with room for further growth. Despite current challenges, a positive market shift could significantly benefit Silver Viper, potentially leading to substantial growth and increased investor interest in the company. BEST MOMENTS "We made our discovery at the El Rubi area after taking over the project. It's, you know, we produce some pretty spectacular grades." "The AMLO regime has not been the best for mining companies and mining exploration companies. It hasn't affected our exploration work." "It's the first time we've ever been paused and not drilling on the project and we've really been playing catch up on mapping, sampling, exploring the project." "You look at a company like Pan American Silver, who was the number two silver producer in the world, and for that company to survive, they become a gold company." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org GUEST: Website: https://silverviperminerals.com/ Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SilverViperMinerals YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBfJYkqkcjS06sc4ZhiQ7Q X: https://twitter.com/SilverViperCorp LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silver-viper-minerals-corp/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Alice Dineen, North American Sales Manager at Geotek Limited, who specialises in high-resolution, non-destructive analysis of geological cores. For over 25 years, they have designed, built, and supplied a range of Multi-Sensor Core Logger systems, using a suite of geophysical and geochemical sensors primarily aimed at non-destructive core analysis across the mining industry. Alice has an earth science and geology degree and has been with the business for over 5 ½ years and discuss Geotek, what they do and how mining companies benefit from using their equipment and expertise in logging core. KEY TAKEAWAYS Core scanning is essential for connecting remote sensing surveys to the subsurface, providing ground truth data for exploration and mining projects. Core scanning technology, such as the BoxScan system, automates core logging processes, ensuring consistent and non-subjective data collection for better geological interpretations. Machine learning algorithms, like k-means clustering, can be applied to core scanning data to segment and analyze mineral content, enhancing exploration and resource characterisation. Core scanning systems, like those offered by Geotech, can help expedite the transition to green energy by providing valuable data for critical mineral initiatives and carbon capture storage. Public awareness and education about the importance of core scanning in the mining industry and its role in the green energy transition are crucial for driving innovation and sustainability in the sector. BEST MOMENTS "Core is the most important resource we have from an exploration standpoint and in the mining sector in general." "Core scanning can be hugely beneficial in the carbon capture storage sector because you're wanting to characterise rocks which might be suitable hosts for carbon." "I think large file sizes can definitely be a real problem, particularly with high-resolution data collection." "I think core scanning in general can be hugely beneficial for the green energy transition." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 (0)1327311666 Website: www.geotek.co.uk LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/alice-dineen-b38116a5 Geotek LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/geotek-ltd ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Jan Kwak who is Managing Director of Australia and Asia at Hatch, who are a global multidisciplinary leader in engineering, operational and development company with projects in metals, energy and infrastructure across the globe. With more than three decades of experience at Hatch, Jan has cultivated a hands-on approach to the business, playing a pivotal role in its growth to its current state and is a strong advocate of inclusive cultures in engineering and the workplace. He believes that all who show passion and dedication to their vocation should have a chance to grow and thrive. We discuss the growing gender diversity in STEM industries, gender pay gap as well as emerging industry trends. What women in our industry need to do excel and what men need to do to encourage more inclusivity in the workplace. KEY TAKEAWAYS Gender diversity and inclusion in the mining industry are crucial for innovation and competitiveness. Men play a significant role in creating an inclusive culture and normalising diversity in the workplace. Women need to be confident and assertive to break through into higher positions in the industry. Industry organisations like Women in Mining provide essential support and mentorship for women in the field. The energy transition and adoption of AI in the mining industry are key areas for growth and innovation in the coming years. BEST MOMENTS "The mining industry is in a period of rapid change, and we need new ideas, new ways to serve society's needs at the highest level." "Men need to create space and be inclusive to normalise an inclusive culture for women to succeed in the industry." "The gender pay gap is a measurement of the lack of women in senior roles. It'll be zero when women are just as likely to be in high-paying roles as men." "It's time to start innovating again and try new things in the mining industry to stay competitive and adapt to change." "I really hope the circular economy becomes real and that companies start trying new, real options for energy transition in 2024." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.hatch.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Ana Juarez, who is the President Canadian Operations for CTA Environmental Consultants who are an established environmental consulting group, developing best in class professionals, delivering a suite of long-term environmental solutions, tailored to mining client’s requirements. Ana is also the founder & Executive Director of Women in Mining Central America and is an author, recently writing and releasing a book “Ana's Adventures in the Mine” and was also honoured to be included among the Top 100 Most Inspirational Women in Mining globally and talks to us about her work, her book and the importance of education with in our industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Ana is a prominent figure in the mining industry, with a diverse background in environmental sciences and a strong commitment to education and advocacy. Ana's work with Women in Mining Central America highlights the importance of promoting diversity and empowering women in the mining sector. The Kids Mineralogist Club, initiated by Ana, serves as a valuable educational platform for children to learn about minerals and mining, fostering interest and understanding from a young age. Ana's book, "Ana's Adventures in the Mine," not only educates children about mining but also promotes gender diversity and showcases real female role models in the industry. The importance of education and outreach in the mining industry is emphasised, with suggestions for companies to engage in initiatives like open days, educational programs, and social media outreach to improve public understanding and perception of mining. BEST MOMENTS "I think we really need to work on addressing misconceptions in the industry." "We need to have a stronger voice and support the industry by balancing the information out there." "It's crucial that we all start taking a bit more responsibility and showcasing everyone what our industry is about." "We really have to think bigger than what we have been doing and not just focus on the communities, but the entire chain." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org [email protected] Www.cta-consultoria.com Www.wimcentralamerica.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctaanajuarez?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Amazon book https://a.co/d/7pn8mWe Ana Juarez - http://anagabrielajuarez.com ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest who appeared back in November 2021 (Episode 186). Alistair Waddell, President & CEO at Inflection Resources & Chairman at Headwater Gold who are both junior explorers working across Australia and the US focusing on high-grade precious metals and copper assets. Alistair is an experienced exploration geologist by background with experience in early-stage opportunity recognition spanning from greenfields exploration to feasibility studies working for the likes of Kinross. He has solid commercial capabilities in the capital markets and is going to give us an update on both companies under the NewQuest Capital Group of companies plus the details of the agreement with Newmont and Anglo Gold Ashanti. KEY TAKEAWAYS Alistair is the President and CEO of Inflection Resources and Chairman of Headwater Gold, both junior explorers focusing on high-grade precious metals and copper assets in Australia and the US. Inflection Resources is focused on large-scale copper-gold exploration in northern New South Wales, specifically targeting the Macquarie Arc, a belt of rocks known for hosting big mines like Cadia. Inflection Resources has a multi-year joint venture with AngloGold Ashanti, who are funding their copper-gold exploration program in New South Wales. Headwater Gold is a US-focused gold explorer, specifically looking for high-grade epithermal veins. They have acquired projects on open ground and have partnered with Newmont Mining (formerly Newcrest Mining) for exploration. NewQuest Capital is the umbrella company overseeing Inflection Resources, Headwater Gold, and other exploration ventures. They focus on early-stage exploration, acquiring district-scale land positions, and drilling targets that have not been tested before. BEST MOMENTS "We've been systematically drill testing very large geophysical features, looking for these very large copper-gold porphyry deposits." "We love drilling big targets with the potential for big discovery that have not been drill tested before." "It's a very exciting ride for both myself and for our investors. You're getting exposure to the bit of the unknown." "Inflection is all about drilling at this point." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org NewQuest Capital: https://www.nqcapitalgroup.com/ Headwater Gold:https://headwatergold.com/ Inflection Resources:https://inflectionresources.com/ Red Canyon Resources: https://www.redcanyonresources.com/ Finex Metals https://finexmetals.net/ Conduit Nickle: https://conduitnickel.com/ Social LinksNewQuest: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nqcapital/ https://twitter.com/NQCapital Inflection: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inflectionresources/ https://twitter.com/InflectionAUCU Headwater: https://www.linkedin.com/company/headwater-gold-inc/ https://twitter.com/HeadwaterGold Red Canyon: https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-canyon-resources https://twitter.com/RCR_RedCanyon Finex: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finex-metals https://twitter.com/FinexMetals Tickers Headwater Gold: CSE: HWG | OTCQB: HWAUF Inflection Resources: CSE: AUCU | OTCQB: AUCUF | FSE : 5VJRed Canyon Resources: CSE: REDC Mailing list Subscription links: NewQuest Capital: Headwater Gold: Inflection Resources: Red Canyon Resources: Finex Metals ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Sam Pazuki, Managing Director and CEO at Matador Mining, an ASX listed junior exploring for high-grade gold with 2 assets, Cape Ray Gold and their Hermitage Project in Newfoundland. Sam has over 20 years of mining industry experience in senior leadership positions where he advised major mining companies, including BHP Billiton, as a management consultant within Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services practice, and most recently as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development with Oceana Gold before taking the helm at Matador. He gives an update on the company, the current junior exploration market and what are the enablers and catalysts for the mining industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Matador Mining is a junior exploration company focused on high-grade gold exploration in Newfoundland. The company has a district-scale land package and a strong board of directors with extensive industry experience. The CEO, Sam Pazuki, emphasises the importance of transparency and communication with shareholders in the junior exploration space. The market has been challenging for junior exploration companies, but Matador has secured strong shareholders and raised funds to support its exploration activities. The outlook for Matador Mining includes ongoing exploration activities, a winter drill program, and potential listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. BEST MOMENTS "We've got a district scale land package on the largest Gold structure that's significantly under-explored." "The market likes news flow. So you really need to set up a program where you're doing work for much of the year as possible." "We need to do a better job to lower costs. But a big catalyst is easing of those inflationary pressures, easing of the supply chain issues." "We're all adults here. And, you know, our reputations are on the line, our credibility is on the line." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Website: matadormining.com.au Email: [email protected] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matador-mining X: @matadormining ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Koby Kushner, CEO at Libra Lithium Corp a new, privately-held, Canadian lithium explorer who are focused on advancing and developing a portfolio of grassroots lithium exploration projects in Ontario's Thunder Bay Mining Division. Koby has a mine engineering background working on various mine sites around Canada before going in to equity research with Red Cloud Securities where he specialised in Lithium. Now the CEO of Libra Lithium, he gives an overview of the company, how they are going to develop their projects and the current climate in the Lithium space. KEY TAKEAWAYS Libra Lithium Corp is a Canadian lithium explorer focused on grassroots lithium exploration projects in Ontario's Thunder Bay region. The company's exploration strategy involves targeting large pegmatites with spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral, at surface. They prioritise projects with good infrastructure access and low exploration costs. Despite recent fluctuations in lithium prices, the company maintains a long-term outlook and aims to make low-cost spodumene discoveries and acquire projects with high potential. BEST MOMENTS "We're not just chasing whatever's hot." "We believe there's plenty of low-hanging fruit, as lithium exploration was basically non-existent before 2022." "We need large pegmatites in order to delineate a large resource." "The de-stocking cycle is due to come to an end this year, and then we'll be back in restocking mode." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org [email protected] www.libralithium.com Libra Lithium Corp. (@libralithium) • Instagram photos and videos Libra Lithium (@LibraLithium) / X (twitter.com) https://www.linkedin.com/company/libra-lithium-corp/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Rob Crayfourd and Keith Watson, co-Fund Managers for CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income and Geiger Counter Funds, both funds which provide shareholders with exposure to a broad portfolio of mining and resource-focused equities, aiming to deliver both steady dividend income and capital growth. CNR has a focus on critical commodities (including base, precious, and battery metals, as well as energy and shipping) across a diverse range of geographies, thereby generating strong returns. GCL has a more targeted position, investing exploration, development, and production of energy, particularly Uranium. Last year the CNR fund won Investment Week’s Trust Investment Company of the Year, pipping Blackrock World Mining to the post. They talk about all 3 funds and discuss further around particular commodities, what happening geo-politically, the current financial markets, and the commodity outlook for 2024. KEY TAKEAWAYS The funds focus on the energy and mining sector, with a particular emphasis on critical commodities, including base and precious metals, uranium, and energy. The funds aim to provide shareholders with exposure to a broad portfolio of mining and resource-focused equities, with a focus on steady dividend income and capital growth. Uranium is a key focus for the funds, as it has been the strongest commodity in recent years and is expected to continue to perform well due to increasing demand and supply disruptions. Geopolitical tensions, particularly in regions such as the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, can have a significant impact on commodity prices and shipping routes, which is something the funds take into consideration. The funds are cautious about the potential impact of rate cuts and deflation on the gold market, but they remain optimistic about the medium-term outlook for gold and believe that gold equities are attractively valued. BEST MOMENTS "We think central banks can be quite cautious there about cutting too aggressively because they don't want to see a kind of repetition of the 70s where they cut too quickly and then they see inflation coming back." "We're cautious on certain regions. The stands generally get a bit of a wide berth, but there are exceptions to that. Kazakhstan has been okay to operate in, for example." "We're constructive on the space. We reflect that in the portfolio where we've increased the relative weighting. We expect central bank demand to remain strong given the geopolitical uncertainty, China dumping US treasuries." "We think the names have kind of lagged at the back end of the underlying miners and the equities have lagged at the back end of 2023 with a bit of profit taking given the strong returns that they've delivered." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org GUESTS Website: https://ncim.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/geiger-counter/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cqs-natural-resources-growth-and-income-plc/ Fund: CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income plc: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/CYN/cqs-natural-resources-growth-and-income-plc/company-page Fund: Geiger Counter: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/GCL/geiger-counter-limited/company-page Fund: Golden Prospect: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/GPM/golden-prospect-precious-metals-limited/company-page ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Luke Knight, CEO of Central Copper Resources, a copper exploration and development company with a significant, highly prospective landholding in the Central African copper belts with 2 assets in the DRC and the other in Zambia with all three projects having significant high-grade resource potential. Luke has over 25 years of experience in the industry managing exploration and development projects in various countries in Africa and South America. More recently as a director at AMED funds, he focused on investments in the mineral/commodity space across Africa, responsible for portfolio monitoring before taking the helm at Central Copper. We talk about the company, the 3 projects: West Congolian project, and Kayeye project in the DRC, and their Lunga project in Zambia and raising capital in the junior mining space. KEY TAKEAWAYS Central Copper is a copper exploration and development company with significant high-grade resource potential in Central Africa Copper Belts. The company has three projects, two in the DRC and one in Zambia, with the flagship project being the West Congolian project in the DRC. The West Congolian project has an existing high-grade copper deposit with the potential for using sorting mechanisms to produce direct shipping ore, reducing capital expenditure and fast-tracking production. The company's second project, Kayeye, is located adjacent to Ivanhoe's Kamoa Kukula mine in the DRC and has shown geological continuity with Kamoa Kakula, indicating potential for future discoveries. Central Copper is also exploring the Lunga project in Zambia, which has shown promising soil geochem anomalies and the potential for a near-surface oxide resource. BEST MOMENTS "We've got quite a lot of work planned there over the next 6 to 12 months." "We've got an existing exploitation right over our flagship deposit that was awarded in 2022." "We've got some very good soil geochem anomalies... and now it's time to drill." "We're looking at raising, while staying private now, a significant raising for a private exploration company." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/company/central-copper/ https://centralcopper.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 Gunasekara, CEO of Impossible Metals, whose missions is to preserve the deep ocean ecology while we unlock the potential of seabed critical metals, accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. We have built an underwater robot which selectively pick up these battery rocks without harming the environment. Oliver is a business leader with thirty+ years experience, encompasses three of the major technology trends: mobile computing, cloud computing, and multimedia technologies. He discuss Impossible Metals’ approach to deep sea mining – using underwater vehicles that collect metals critical for EV batteries without harming the seabed ecosystem. Great episode for those that would like to know more about deepsea mining. KEY TAKEAWAYS Impossible Metals is a technology startup focused on deep sea mining, with a mission to preserve the deep ocean ecology while extracting critical metals for sustainable energy. They have developed advanced autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that can collect battery rocks from the seabed without harming the ecosystem. The company is committed to environmental sustainability and aims to minimize sediment disturbance, noise, and light pollution in their mining operations. They collaborate with marine scientists and environmental organizations to gather input and conduct research to better understand and mitigate the impact of deep sea mining. Impossible Metals emphasizes transparency in their operations and plans to provide detailed information, including video data, for each ton of material collected. They also support the idea of a battery passport to track the extraction and utilization of metals. BEST MOMENTS "We desperately need these metals... We need 500% more mining to get these transition metals to get to net zero." "What if we could replace all of that with the seabed?... I feel very good about what we're doing." "We are trying to show people that Deep Sea Minerals has a great opportunity here... We can do it with the lowest cost." "We're about to test what we call Eureka 2 in the deep ocean... We will be only the second company in the last 50 years to achieve that." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/impossible-metals/ https://youtu.be/GM5xBpMa3B0 https://www.youtube.com/@impossiblemetals https://impossiblemetals.com/blog/current-status-of-deep-sea-mining-regulations/ https://impossiblemetals.com/blog/why-will-deep-sea-mining-be-less-expensive-than-traditional-land-based-mining/ https://impossiblemetals.com/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 have a returning guest who appeared twice before in Nov 2019, (episode 51) and in April 2023 (episode 327). Mike Jones, Managing Director at Impact Minerals Limited, an exploration company listed on the ASX with four extensive tenement holdings within Australia, featuring significant potential for high-grade mineral deposits of gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper and nickel. A graduate from the Royal School of mines, Mike is a very experienced geologist across Australia and in particular WA working on over 80 projects both in greenfields and near mine exploration in a wide variety of mineralised terrains during his career and he gives us an update the progress on the company, results of the scoping study and metallurgical test results and an update on the Western Australian mining industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Impact Minerals is focused on the development of the Lake Hope project, a high purity alumina project in Western Australia. The pre-feasibility study for the Lake Hope project is underway, with the aim of bringing the project into production in the next couple of years. The project has the potential to be a world-class deposit, with a significant supply deficit of high purity alumina expected by 2026. Impact Minerals is also actively exploring its Arkan project, which has shown significant anomalies for nickel, copper, PGE, gold, and rare earths. The Australian mining industry has seen a downturn in certain commodities like lithium and nickel, but there are opportunities in gold and uranium. Financing for junior miners has been challenging, but there has been a recent flurry of activity in the market. BEST MOMENTS "It's always been my opinion that doing a small scale mine is a waste of time. It's a bit like that old quote, you know, it's not worth getting out of bed in the morning for less than 100 or 150,000 ounces of gold a year." "We're now in the process of putting a mine, hopefully, into production over the next couple of years and being on the track to development." "We believe that we can produce material much cheaper than anyone else. And that's a very good place to be in bulk commodities." "We've got a significant copper only anomaly coming out very shortly as well. And we will be pushing forward with that project as well." "The resources sector has just been a bit of a malaise over the last six months. Unfortunately, it's not getting any better at the moment because lithium and nickel are just completely in the doldrums." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org https://www.impactminerals.com.au/site/content/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jones-48831615/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-minerals-limited/ ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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 John Sisay, who has two decades of senior leadership experience in the mining industry working for the likes of Weatherly International and Allied Gold Corp before becoming the CEO of Sierra Rutile Limited, managing one of the largest natural rutile deposits in the world. During John’s career, he has operated in over ten African countries, including roles at De Beers and America Minerals Fields (now part of First Quantum). John is currently the CEO of Ongopolo Mining and Processing Ltd and talks about a variety of subjects including: Namibia’s recent decision to ban the export of unprocessed ore The countries mining policies The opportunity to develop local supply chains to improve the sector’s sustainability and impact Why copper prices must be maintained at >$10,000 per ton to ensure supplies meet demand by 2030, and Government’s role in ensuring this KEY TAKEAWAYS John Sisay has two decades of senior leadership experience in the mining industry, working for companies like Weatherall International and Allied Gold Corp. He is currently the CEO of Ongopolo Mining and Processing Limited, which is developing a copper mine in Namibia. Namibia has transparent laws, a stable court system, and predictable investment incentives, making it an attractive destination for mining companies. The country's mining policies prioritize retaining value within the country and developing local supply chains to promote sustainability and create high-skilled jobs. Copper prices need to remain above $10,000 per tonne to meet future demand, especially with the growth of the electric vehicle market and the need for sustainable energy solutions. BEST MOMENTS "The government's intention is to really spread the footprint of the wealth from mining in the country." "Namibia is an excellent country in terms of the rule of law, in terms of the mining legislation, but also has a history of mining." "To incentivise all of us to do more and expand more, we need that price to hike. And I'm confident that the price will go up because the major paradigm shift is the EV revolution." "A lot of these resource-based countries are also looking and thinking, well, why are we not at the table? Why are we just exporting all the wealth?" VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org Guest Mail: [email protected] ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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. CONTACT METHOD [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ 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.