

Money of Mine
Mineral Media
Where mining meets equity markets, and noise gets cut to signal. We unpack the stories moving commodities, companies, and capital without the fluff. Featuring candid conversations with fund managers, executives, and commodity specialists. Hosted by Travis Ricciardo and Jonas Dorling.
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Jun 6, 2024 • 51min
Ellison pulls a lever… who benefits?
Chris Ellison pulled one of his “levers” and announced the much-anticipated sale of 49% of the haul road. We look at the players that could reap the rewards for the new road.Matty got us up-to-date on all the big rumblings in the uranium world, then we chatted through the life and recent struggles of Sheffield Resources (SFX).Novelis ditched their BIG IPO plans which had us raising an eyebrow and lastly we chatted about the bad habit of deals continuously leaking on the ASX. Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au - +61 475 627 569 DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.com – 1300AIRWAY K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au We use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.com Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group (0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:36)MINs bring the cash (0:04:51)The Onslow iron ore hopefuls(0:17:48)What's going on in uranium(0:31:59)Sheffield start stumbling (0:39:39)Novelis ditch IPO plans(0:44:04)Leaky deals on the ASX

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 28min
What stocks are flying under the radar?
This is a juicy episode. We decided to chat through all the companies that have something bubbling away that could rise to the surface soon.We run through it by commodity, chatting our way through energy (including uranium), gold, lithium, iron ore, mineral sands, rare earths, copper and met coal.Too many companies to mention came up! Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au - +61 475 627 569 DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operatorsops@brooksairways.com – 1300AIRWAYK-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingryan@k-drill.com.auWe use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.comBuy Money of Mine MERCHJoin our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Introduction(0:03:10)Energy(0:17:51)Gold(0:30:52)Lithium(0:36:16)Iron ore(0:41:58)Rare earths(0:49:54)Mineral sands(0:51:24)Copper(1:00:19)Develop Global (0:10:14)Greatland Gold (1:18:56)Anglo met coal(1:23:23)Gina's influence

Jun 3, 2024 • 40min
2 Fundies’ views on Uranium, Debt Funding and Management Premiums
On our voyage to Sydney, we sat down with Darko Kuzmanovic (Janus Henderson) and Matt Fist (Firetrail), alongside Livewire’s James Marley, to pick the brains of these resource investors.This video is part 2 of the interview, with part 1 posted on Livewire’s channel last Friday (link below).While part 1 covered resource investing fundamentals, lithium (IGO, PMT, PLS) and copper, part 2 dives further into copper, gold, some fascinating views on debt vs equity funding projects, management premiums and the uranium trade. Link to Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgQPOGODPc&t=680sSign-up for the Director’s SpecialAll information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only.The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional.MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate.MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast.Thank you to our Partners:VRIFY – Communicate in 3Dgrant@vrify.comGetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storageMatt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au - +61 475 627 569DSI Underground – Ground support gurushttps://www.dsiunderground.com/contactSilverstone – Energy solutions for your businesskenny@sstone.com.auCRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectorsdavidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operatorsops@brooksairways.com – 1300AIRWAYK-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingryan@k-drill.com.auWe use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.comJoin our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group (0:00:00)Introduction(0:02:06)Friedland & Ivanhoe (0:06:16)Darko & Fisty's investment strategies (0:08:58)Small cap investing(0:14:46)Spartan's growth story(0:17:12)Debt vs equity funding(0:23:09)The outlook for Genesis(0:26:21)Management premiums (0:27:18)Uranium thematic (0:32:49)What are NexGen doing?

May 31, 2024 • 1h 17min
Dispelling Clean Energy & Gold Myths (Roscoe Widdup)
JD sat down with Roscoe Widdup, founder of Triple Eight (T8) Capital for a deep dive into Roscoe’s view on markets. T8 run a Clean Energy Fund as well as a Gold Fund, which formed the foundational of all the different themes and companies discussed. Roscoe shared what he looks for in companies, what the last 5 years has been like in the volatile space, why gold bullion is the best perform asset of the past years and a heap more. Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast.Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au - +61 475 627 569 DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au - +61 2 9493 6100 WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au - +61 429 695 538 Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.com – 1300AIRWAY K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au We use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.com(0:00:00)Intro(0:02:17)Roscoe Widdup(0:02:44)Clean energy myths(0:05:08)Understanding the macro(0:09:15)Multiple compression(0:12:53)Cost of capital importance(0:16:01)Finding standout businesses(0:17:57)The solar opportunity(0:21:38)BIG US tariffs(0:25:17)EV industry consolidation(0:31:00)The hybrid threat(0:32:13)Nuclear & uranium (0:34:00)MP Materials vs Lynas(0:36:32)Contrarian on copper(0:40:48)The Gold Fund (0:47:15)ASX goldies vs overseas players(0:50:12)Central Bank gold buying (0:54:10)Real rates & the gold price move(1:05:16)Gold stocks vs bullion

May 30, 2024 • 1h 5min
Murchison Mayhem: Have Ramelius shown their hand?
There’s some BIG stories to chat about today.We go deep on all things Murchison with the drama that has unfolded between Westgold (WGX) and Ramelius (RMS), not to mention Karora, Ora (OAU), Great Boulder (GBR), Meeka (MEK), Monument (TSX-listed) and Rumble (RTR).Then we jump into the break-up of BHP and Anglo and what the fall means, plus the theory that this was the plan all along.Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.comK-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingryan@k-drill.com.auWe use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.comBuy Money of Mine MERCHJoin our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group.Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:11)Have Ramelius shown their hand?(0:30:19)Westgold does a deal with Ora(0:34:23)What about GBR, MEK, RTR, MMY.v?(0:46:35)Was it always BHP's plan to walk from Anglo?

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May 29, 2024 • 45min
BHP’s Approach was Amateurish says Investment Banker Tshepo Magagane
In this engaging discussion, Tshepo Magagane, a former South African investment banker with expertise in African mining M&A, critiques BHP's handling of the Anglo acquisition. He delves into the complexities of valuing Anglo assets, highlighting why a £50 share price makes sense. Tshepo points out structural pitfalls BHP ignored and emphasizes the importance of early stakeholder engagement. He also discusses the competitive landscape, including China's and Gulf states' growing interests in African mining. Overall, he warns of a pressing capital need in the copper sector.

May 28, 2024 • 38min
Uranium CEO Sells Over 80% of his Shares
There was only ever going to be one starting point today, Boss Energy. We share our thoughts on the decision of three directors to off-load substantial amounts of their stock, before jumping into the BHP-Anglo deal as the deadline looms. We wrapped up with further thoughts on Firefinch as the company gave a market update following their walking away from the Morila gold mine. Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.com K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au We use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.com Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:42)Boss Enbergy directors rinse $25m of stock(0:25:22)BHP-Anglo deadline looms(0:35:46)Firefinch backtrack on yesterdays words

May 27, 2024 • 33min
Another “fully funded” capital raise?
We’ve got 4 juicy stories to start the week off.First up we get right into Adriatic Metals, who launched a US$50m capital raise, their 3rd since being “fully funded”.Next, we went over to PNG to check in on St Barbara, after a disappointing Simberi update, then we picked through the Metals Acquisition Corp and Polymetals deal.Lastly, we couldn’t help but discuss the news that the perennial disappoint Firefinch are being sued by EGTF over failed payments.Sign-up for the Director’s SpecialAll information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only.The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional.MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.com K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au We use SPARK - Market data for active ASX Traders - https://sparktrader.com Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook GroupMoney of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:27)Adriatic raising capital again!(0:16:25)Just when things were turning at St Barbs(0:22:14)MAC + POL sign a tidy deal(0:30:03)Firefinch are in the bad books… again

May 24, 2024 • 1h 19min
The Red Flag to Look for at Miners (Sean Russo Interview)
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Sean Russo for an in-person chat about all the trends in mine financing and hedging.Sean is a wealth of knowledge on how gold miners get their operations going (from a financial perspective), the history of how companies have got in & avoided financial trouble and what he’s seeing right now at certain miners that is a cause for concern. Sign-up for the Director’s Special All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional. MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate. MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast. Thank you to our Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3D grant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage Matt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurus https://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your business kenny@sstone.com.au CRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectors davidh@creinsurance.com.au WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling company James@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operators ops@brooksairways.com K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au Buy Money of Mine MERCH Join our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group & request access to the Hooteroo chat group.(0:00:00) Introduction(0:01:53) Sean Russo back for a hedging spectacular(0:08:37) Do costs fall as the gold price falls?(0:11:37) Fuel hedging(0:13:02) Capricorn's hedging(0:15:31) Saracen vs Regis in 2000's(0:19:52) Unhedged vs hedged gold miners(0:29:27) Ramelius vs Westgold(0:34:41) Approach for undeveloped projects(0:44:20) Raising equity vs debt(0:50:37) Put options vs hedging(1:08:57) What could cause a gold price fall?

May 23, 2024 • 55min
Our intern investigates the $5 Billion mine that won’t work (it’s Woodsmith)
Our intern Matt “Hobbsy” Hobbs has gone deep into the asset almost at the centre of the biggest mining M&A deal of the decade – Woodsmith. If you haven’t heard of it, we don’t blame you. This is a giant mining project currently under construction in the UK and it has been a giant plague within Anglo American’s portfolio.Hobbsy unpacks the colourful history of the project and evaluates its prospects here in 2024. Spoiler, we aren’t awfully positive on its outlook despite US$5 billion being sunk to date.Sign-up for the Director’s SpecialAll information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only and is of general nature only.The hosts of Money of Mine (MoM) are not financial professionals. MoM and our Contributors are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Before making any investment decision, you should consult a licensed financial, legal or tax professional.MoM doesn’t operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given. MoM strive to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this podcast but we don’t make any representation or warranty that it’s accurate or up to date. Any views expressed by the hosts of MoM are their opinion only and may contain forward looking statements that may not eventuate.MoM will not accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss arising from any use of information in this podcast.Thank you to our Partners:VRIFY – Communicate in 3Dgrant@vrify.comGetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storageMatt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.auDSI Underground – Ground support gurushttps://www.dsiunderground.com/contactSilverstone – Energy solutions for your businesskenny@sstone.com.auCRE Insurance – Insurance Brokers for the Construction, Resources and Energy sectorsdavidh@creinsurance.com.au WA Water Bores – WA’s premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.auBrooks Airways – Perth’s leading charter flight operatorsops@brooksairways.comK-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drillingryan@k-drill.com.auBuy Money of Mine MERCHJoin our exclusive Money Miners Facebook Group Money of Mine on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:19)Why this project is of interest(0:02:53)The beginnings of Woodsmith: Sirius Minerals(0:09:42)Funding disaster(0:14:52)What the heck is Polyhalite?(0:23:50)Novel engineering approach(0:31:20)Sandstone dilemma(0:44:46)What Anglo American thinks now(0:47:38)When could first production happen?


