The Northern Miner Podcast

Part 2: I took too much risk. "That's the problem with this business: people drink their own Kool-Aid." Margaret Kent We continue with Part 2 of our exclusive, in-depth interview with Stratabound Minerals chairman Margaret "Peggy" Kent, carried out by Northern Miner senior staff writer Trish Saywell on the sidelines of the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this year. Peggy goes into detail on various aspects of the Royal Oak Mines gold mining empire at its peak in the early 1990s when she was CEO, including the controversial expropriation of the Windy Craggy copper deposit by the B.C. government to make a park, and the perils of a miner taking on too much debt. She also shares some fond remembrances of her lifelong business partner Ross Burns, who passed away two years ago, including their weird "opportunity" to invest in Bre-X Minerals before it was proved to be a fraud. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Audio Editorial Assistant: Liam Zisman Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Andrea's Theme" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Part 1: My world came crashing down. "There's a few of us still left around the industry who have seen it all and done it all." So begins this exclusive, in-depth interview with Stratabound Minerals chairman Margaret "Peggy" Kent, carried out by Northern Miner senior staff writer Trish Saywell on the sidelines of the PDAC convention in Toronto earlier this year. In Part 1 of the interview, Peggy reflects on some of the wisdom she's gained from her long and controversial run as a mining executive, including as CEO of Royal Oak Mines (when she was named Peggy Witte) including major problems at the Giant mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., and the gold major's devastating bankruptcy in the mid-1990s. She also talks about the Yukon and her latest venture Stratabound Minerals, with its grassroots gold property in the territory. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Audio Editorial Assistant: Liam Zisman Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Andrea's Theme" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode takes a look at the junior graphite market, which is awakening from a five-year slumber as demand for graphite in the electric vehicle and grid storage sectors begins to take off. Our feature interview is with Gregory Bowes, CEO of Ottawa-based graphite developer Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), who gives an overview of graphite prices and the latest global supply and demand trends, plus an update on his firm's advanced Bissett Creek graphite project in Ontario. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming also gives a roundup of junior graphite plays around the world. RELATED LINK: Commentary: The graphite opportunity within the EV boom http://www.northernminer.com/commodities-markets/minerals-commentary-the-graphite-opportunity-within-the-ev-boom/1003798139/ This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features a discussion on the biggest factors affecting mining investment worldwide, with heavy-hitter panelists Jeffrey Couch, managing director and head of investment and corporate banking for Europe at BMO Capital Markets; Dean McPherson, head of business development for global mining at TMX Group; and Shea Small, co-leader of global mining at McCarthy Tetrault. The panel was moderated by Chris Hinde, director of reports at SNL Metals & Mining, and recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., in April 2018. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features a wide ranging panel discussion on the future of "responsible mining" as end users of metals such as BMW and Apple demand more information from miners and assurances their mineral products are being sourced ethically. The discussion features panelists Lisa Davis, CEO of PearTree Securities; Aidan Davy, COO of the International Council on Metals & Mining; and Sandra Gogal, partner and aboriginal leader at Miller Thomson. The panel was moderated by Andrew Cheatle, senior vice-president for Africa at Forbes & Manhattan Group, and recorded live at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., in April 2018. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this final installment of our trilogy on the Canadian diamond mining scene, we present a wide-ranging discussion on the topic by three veteran mining execs: Matt Manson, president and CEO of Stornoway Diamond; George Read, VP of exploration & development at Star Diamond (formerly Shore Gold); and Peter Ravenscroft, managing director of Burgundy Diamonds. The panel was recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto in June 2018, with Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming as moderator. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This Miner Moment features an excerpt from TNM Podcast #112 of Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas telling about her company's plans to "completely disrupt how we sell diamonds" via Lucara's recent purchase of privately held Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation, which developed a proprietary secure digital sales platform for diamonds. This podcast was recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in June 2018, and the interviewer is Alisha Hiyate, editor of Diamonds in Canada magazine (www.northernminer.com/digital-editions/diamonds-in-canada) and editor-in-chief of Canadian Mining Journal (www.canadianminingjournal.com). RELATED LINK: Eira Thomas takes the reins at Lucara http://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/eira-thomas-takes-the-reins-at-lucara/1003796952/

Recorded live at The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in June 2018, this episode features in-depth "fireside" chats with two Canadian diamond mining icons: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee and Diavik co-discoverer Gren Thomas and his daughter Eira Thomas, president and CEO of Lucara Diamond. Gren tells about how he got into mining, shares the excitement of the Diavik discovery, and gives his views on the current state of Canadian diamond exploration. Eira offers her own perspective of the Diavik discovery and updates on us Lucara's efforts to recover mega-size diamonds. She also discusses Lucara's new interest in M&A, and its intention to shake up the diamond selling system via a new acquisition named Clara Diamond Solutions Corporation. Serving as interviewer is Alisha Hiyate, editor of Diamonds in Canada magazine (www.northernminer.com/digital-editions/diamonds-in-canada) and editor-in-chief of Canadian Mining Journal (www.canadianminingjournal.com). This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). RELATED LINKS: Diamonds an enduring passion for Gren Thomas http://www.northernminer.com/news/diamonds-an-enduring-passion-for-gren-thomas/1003796949/ Eira Thomas takes the reins at Lucara http://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/eira-thomas-takes-the-reins-at-lucara/1003796952/ Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This episode features a panel with Integra Resources chairman and VRify CEO Stephen de Jong, PwC national mining leader Liam Fitzgerald, and SAP global head of mining Georg Grandl. The trio give a glimpse of some of the new technology that could be adopted in the mining industry, plus new ways of communicating when telling the story of mining to the next generation of stakeholders. Recorded live at the Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London, U.K., in April, with JWN Energy president and CEO Bill Whitelaw serving as moderator. The episode begins with Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming giving a run-down of metal prices and the slew of new reports on the supply and demand fundamentals of industrial metals. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week we serve up a double-header offering of highlights from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London: an interview with Condor Gold chairman and CEO Mark Child; and a panel session with Yukon Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources Stephen Mills, Atac Resources president and CEO Graham Downs, and Alexco Resources president and CEO Clynton Nauman. Serving as interviewer is Bill Whitelaw, president and CEO of JWN Energy. The panel moderator is Thomas Horton, vice-president of project development at Pembridge Resources. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). Music Credits: "Miami Nights - Main Theme" and "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/