The Northern Miner Podcast

This week's episode features a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte's Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining & Metals. Henry and Andrew have a cutting edge conversation on the broader trends in ESG, including the fast pace of change, moving beyond 'greenwashing', and the new realities facing modern mining companies.  All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 DeepGreen Metals chairman and CEO Gerard Barron, who discusses the merits of deep-sea mining as an environmentally-friendly method of resource extraction. Gerard talks about his previous investment in Nautilus Minerals, the strategy behind mining polymetallic nodules, and what it's like to deal with the International Seabed Authority and the United Nations on mining projects. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Visit DeepGreen Metals at: deep.green This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 veteran mining recruiter Erik Buckland, senior client manager at Lincoln Strategy International. Eric says that the difficulty of crossing jurisdictions during the coronavirus pandemic has made it more difficult for miners to fill jobs, especially in the United States. He also explains how rare earth projects, with help from the defence industry, tend to get money earlier, and how the United States is not seen as attractive as it once was for mining recruits. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Visit Erik’s website at https://lincolnstrategic.com/ and find him on LinkedIn. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 BHP's "Building a Better World Climate Change Briefing" that was broadcast to the internet on Sept. 10. Led by BHP chief executive officer Mike Henry, the webcast revealed how the world's largest mining company plans to address the challenges of climate change, including concrete steps it's taking to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. The presentation also included chief development officer Johann van Jaarsveld and vice-president of sustainability and climate change Fiona Wild. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 new Northern Miner contributor Dr. Chris Hinde, mining engineer and director of Pick and Pen Ltd., a U.K.-based consulting firm he set up in 2018 specializing in mining industry trends. Chris discusses the big issues he sees in the mining industry, including mining's branding problem, ESG and the obsession with gold. He also discusses his previous work with S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Metals and Mining division. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Articles by Dr. Chris Hinde: Editorial: Investors wake up to the appeal of gold Coal mining ends in England, but Earth Overshoot Day points way forward Commentary: Despite rising metals prices, Apple’s market cap overtakes entire mining sector This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 launch of The Northern Miner's Global Mining Symposium virtual mining conference, with opening remarks by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro. As well, Rio Tinto responds to last week's podcast — we examine what was said and take another look at where things stand. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.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 examines the fallout from Rio Tinto’s blast scandal that destroyed two ancient caves of high archeological significance in Australia. The show presents the beginning of Rio Tinto’s Q2 earnings call, where chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques offers sympathy to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people. Then we take a look at the transcript of Australia's parliamentary inquiry into the blast, with an examination of who knew what when. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode’s Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ Also mentioned in this week’s podcast: 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 podcast celebrates the 200th episode of The Northern Miner Podcast with a double-header extravaganza featuring Canadian Mining Journal news editor Magda Gardner and B2Gold president and CEO Clive Johnson. Magda discusses the surprising intricacies of compiling a list of Canada's top 40 mining companies, while in our Thought Leadership segment, Clive describes how he helped take B2Gold from an idea to a $9-billion dollar gold miner. He also emphasizes the importance of dividends and running the company like "a real business." All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. This episode's Mining Minute features Petro Canada Lubricants Sr. Technical Advisor Gord Susinski. Learn more about the product line at: https://lubricants.petro-canada.com/ Also mentioned in this week's podcast: B2Gold's Rhino Gold Bar Campaign: https://www.b2gold.com/responsible-mining/rhino/initiative/ Subscribe to the Canadian Mining Journal: http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/subscribe/ 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 features an interview with senior reporter Carl A. Williams on his story about the Metal Earth $104 million applied research and development program led by the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) at Laurentian University. Carl describes the science behind the initiative as well as the difficult challenge of finding new orebodies. He also discusses his interviews with MERC director Ross Sherlock and Franco Nevada chief executive officer David Harquail. All this and more with editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Article referenced in this interview: Canadian research program seeks to transform our understanding of how orebodies form 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 wide-ranging interview with Teck Resources president and CEO Don Lindsay at the Canadian Mining Symposium on June 17, 2020. Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell asks Don how he started in mining, how the company views the Chinese and Indian markets, as well as the oilsands and ESG, and the shift of its core business towards copper and its QB2 project. Don R. Lindsay joined Teck as president in January 2005, was appointed to the Board in February 2005 and was appointed chief executive officer in April 2005. Mr. Lindsay was employed by CIBC World Markets Inc.  from 1985 to 2004 where he was President of CIBC World Markets Inc., Head of Investment and Corporate Banking and Head of the Asia Pacific Region.  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/