The Northern Miner Podcast

This week’s episode features Barrick Gold president and CEO Mark Bristow in conversation with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro. Mark discusses the gold industry, which he describes as the ‘top of the market’, global markets, warning ‘We’re due for a big correction’, globalism, inflation and how to gain social license by genuinely helping communities prosper. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Fission Uranium president and CEO Ross McElroy in conversation with Northern Miner multimedia producer Henry Lazenby. Ross goes in-depth on the geology of Fission's Patterson Lake South project in Saskatchewan, which he sees as a key area of future production of the world’s uranium supply. He also discusses the company’s recent capital raise and his future outlook on the PLS project. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s CEO Spotlight features Stratabound Minerals president and CEO Kim Tyler, who discusses the company’s Freemont gold project in California, as well as other projects in Canada. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q3 conference call with CEO Sean Boyd, who discusses the company’s recent merger with Kirkland Lake Gold, which he describes as a “regional consolidation opportunity.” He also comments on record Q3 production, rising mining costs and the company’s aggressive exploration strategy moving forward. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Cameco’s Q3 conference call with president and CEO Tim Gitzel, who describes the fundamentals of uranium as the “best conditions ever.” He also discusses how nuclear energy is essential to reducing greenhouse gases and achieving ‘net zero’ carbon emissions, and the latest developments in the company’s multi-year dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s CEO Spotlight features Starcore International Mines president and director Robert Eadie on the company’s San Martin and El Creston projects in Mexico. Visit them online at: https://starcore.com/ Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features the Decarbonization Panel from the Canadian Mining Journal’s Re-imagine Mining Symposium, featuring Emily Thorn Corthay, Founder and CEO, Thorn and Associates; Mark Fellows, Co-founder, Director, Commercial, Skarn Associates; Luke Mahoney, Head of Technology and innovation, Vale; Maarten van Koppen, VP, Product Management, MacLean Engineering; and Brian Huff, VP of Product Technology BP BHEV, Sandvik. The panel discusses a wide variety of perspectives on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a theoretical and a practical level. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week's episode features a keynote interview with George Hemingway, Partner and Head of Innovation Practice for The Stratalis Group, at the Canadian Mining Journal's Reimagine Mining Symposium. George discusses how the mining industry is still a target for ESG advocates, as well as the challenges it faces in recruiting and keeping new talent. He also reemphasizes his core message of trust as a key aspect of branding in the 21st century. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week's episode features NORCAT CEO Don Duval in conversation with Canadian Mining Journal editor-in-chief Alisha Hiyate. Don stressed the importance of mining companies having a strategy to acquire new technology and why it should probably be outsourced. He also discussed workplace trends and how employees are demanding more freedom after the coronavirus pandemic, and why mining companies will need to accommodate these demands, not only to recruit new talent, but also to retain it. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Mining Intelligence managing director Katja Freitag in conversation with Northern Miner Group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Global Mining Symposium. Katja explains the different ways that Mining Intelligence data can help companies and organizations "understand what's happening" in the mining industry. Katja has a diverse, multifaceted understanding of the mining, which she has developed over 20 years. Since completing her PhD in geology, Katja has worked at mining operations in North America and Africa, consulted at a tier 1 management consulting firm, and managed two divisions as a mining services provider. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features First Cobalt CFO Ryan Snyder in conversation with Mining.com executive editor Frik Els at the Global Mining Symposium. Ryan discusses the global cobalt market and how Western governments are seeking to shorten supply chains to become more independent of China, which is seen as increasingly unreliable. He also explains how auto manufacturers are being pressured to source ESG-friendly cobalt from investors that have concerns over the environment and child mining practices. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week’s episode features Rohan Reddy, research analyst at Global X, a New York-based provider of global exchange-traded funds, including the Global X uranium ETF. In this wide-ranging interview, Reddy explains how uranium has largely risen in price as a result of investor demand, in particular Wall Street Bets. Nevertheless, Rohan expects an ongoing deficit in supply to keep pushing the market higher, with ESG continuing to be a dominating theme in the uranium narrative. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/