The Northern Miner Podcast

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Jul 28, 2020 • 44min

Episode 197: Iamgold CEO Gord Stothart on tailings dams and working with local communities, pt. 2

This week’s episode features the second of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about mining in Canada, tailings dams, and working with local communities. Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at the end of 2007 as COO, moving to the position of president & CEO on March 1st, 2020. Prior to Iamgold, Gord worked in the Noranda-Falconbridge-Xstrata organization for 21 years in a number of operational, project, business development and management roles, including spending nearly 10 years in South America on large copper operations. Mr. Stothart graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 with a Double Major in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. 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/
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Jul 21, 2020 • 45min

Episode 196: Iamgold CEO Gord Stothart on the coronavirus and security in West Africa, part 1

This week's episode features the first of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online editor Adrian Pocobelli asks Gord about the genesis of the name Iamgold, his career path, how the company is dealing with the coronavirus at its mine sites and security in West Africa. Gordon Stothart joined Iamgold at the end of 2007 as COO, moving to the position of president & CEO on March 1st, 2020. Prior to Iamgold, Gord worked in the Noranda-Falconbridge-Xstrata organization for 21 years in a number of operational, project, business development and management roles, including spending nearly 10 years in South America on large copper operations. Mr. Stothart graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 with a Double Major in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. All this and more with online editor 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/
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Jul 14, 2020 • 51min

Episode 195: Jeffrey Christian on commodities, hydrogen engines and the next financial crisis, pt. 2

This week’s episode features the second of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on commodities, including gold, tin and manganese, hydrogen engines and the next financial crisis. Jeffrey M. Christian is managing partner at CPM Group, a precious metals and commodities research and consulting company he founded in 1986 in a buyout of the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research Group he managed at that time. He has a deep understanding of the mechanics of precious metals and commodities trading and investing, as well as derivatives markets, commodities in general, and broad economic and financial trends. CPM advises major producers, users, governments, central banks, and institutional investors on how best to manage their financial exposure to precious metals and commodities. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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/
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Jul 7, 2020 • 58min

Episode 194: CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian on the coronavirus, computer modelling and EVs, part 1

This week’s episode features the first of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. MINING.com executive editor Frik Els asked Christian about his views on the economy, research methods, gold, and the electric vehicle market. Jeffrey M. Christian is Managing Partner at CPM Group, a precious metals and commodities research and consulting company he founded in 1986 in a buyout of the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research Group he managed at that time. He has a deep understanding of the mechanics of precious metals and commodities trading and investing, as well as derivatives markets, commodities in general, and broad economic and financial trends. CPM advises major producers, users, governments, central banks, and institutional investors on how best to manage their financial exposure to precious metals and commodities. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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/ The Northern Miner · Episode 194: CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian on the coronavirus, computer modelling and EVs, part 1
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Jun 30, 2020 • 50min

Episode 193: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on growth, the gold price and company culture, part 2

This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro asked Boyd about his view on growth, the gold price, the industry oulook and Agnico's company culture. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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/
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Jun 23, 2020 • 45min

Episode 192: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on the coronavirus, community and jurisdiction, part 1

This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro asked Boyd how the company dealt with the coronavirus, his rating of the mining industry on ESG, and the importance of jurisdiction when choosing mine sites. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Adrian Dance, Principal Metallurgist at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/adrian-dance And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dance-087615a/ 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/
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Jun 16, 2020 • 51min

Episode 191: The Canadian Mining Symposium goes digital, ft. Dean McPherson and Anthony Vaccaro

This week's episode features the opening of this year's Canadian Mining Symposium held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro gives opening remarks to the event followed by TMX Group's head of business development, Dean McPherson, who discusses the inner workings of listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.  All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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/
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Jun 9, 2020 • 58min

Episode 190: Pierre Lassonde signs off as chair of Franco-Nevada

This week features Pierre Lassonde’s final shareholder meeting as chair of Franco-Nevada. Lassonde discusses the founding of the company, the dramatic appreciation of the stock price over the years, and takes questions from shareholders. He remains chair emeritus at the company. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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/ Photo credit: Keith Houghton Photography.
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Jun 2, 2020 • 37min

Episode 189: First Cobalt CEO Trent Mell on EVs, cobalt demand and working with Glencore

This episode features First Cobalt CEO Trent Mell in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at The Northern Miner Scotch Whisky Tasting event held on Zoom. Trent discusses how there will be an 'avalanche' of demand for cobalt from the electric vehicle market, and what it's like to work with Glencore at First Cobalt's cobalt refinery in northern Ontario. He also discussed how there will be a 'tsunami' of electric vehicle selection available to consumers in the near future. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week’s Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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/
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May 26, 2020 • 38min

Episode 188: Golden Predator CEO Janet Lee-Sheriff on gold, community engagement and ESG

This episode features Golden Predator Mining CEO Janet Lee-Sheriff in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at The Northern Miner Scotch Whisky Tasting event held on Zoom. Janet discusses the history fo the Canadian Mint, gold supply, environmentally-friendly ways of mining, and the importance of ESG and ongoing community engagement. She also discusses the latest company news for Golden Predator and its 3 Aces gold project in the Yukon. All this and more with online editor Adrian Pocobelli. This week's Mining Minute features Gary Poxleitner, Principal Mining Engineer at SRK Consulting. Find him online at: https://www.srk.com/en/experts/gary-poxleitner And on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gpoxleitner/ 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/

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