The Northern Miner Podcast

Fresh from The Northern Miner's inaugural Diamonds in Canada Symposium in Toronto in mid-June, we present a featured talk by New York City-based analyst Paul Zimnisky on the encouraging supply and demand outlook for diamonds. Then we turn to SRK consultants Casey Hetman and Jarek Jakubec for their latest thoughts on the technical challenges of diamond exploration and mining. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). RELATED STORY: Editorial: De Beers enters synthetic diamond jewellery market http://www.northernminer.com/news/editorial-de-beers-enters-synthetic-diamond-jewellery-market/1003796818/ 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 bonus mini-podcast, Orca Gold CEO Richard P. Clark describes the artisanal gold rush that has quietly turned Sudan into Africa's second-largest gold producer, and how his company is a trailblazer in Sudan's nascent gold sector as sanctions are lifted and the country returns to the international community. RELATED LINKS: Orca Gold investor presentation by Richard Clark at CMS 2018 http://www.northernminer.com/promoted-content/orca-gold-investor-presentation-by-richard-clark-at-cms-2018/1003796095/ Site visit: Orca poised to succeed in Sudan http://www.northernminer.com/news/site-visit-orca-poised-succeed-block-14-sudan/1003791008/

Are Canada's Northwest Territories a prime destination for the world's mineral explorers and developers? While the NWT may have gained a reputation a decade ago as having become too bureaucratic for miners, the territorial government has in recent years emerged with stronger regulatory powers taken on from the federal government and a new drive to make the jurisdiction attractive for mineral investment. Featured is a NWT panel session held at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April 2018 with: Wally Schumann, Northwest Territories Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister of Infrastructure (introductory remarks); Tom Jensen, Northwest Territories Deputy Minister, Tourism and Investment; Michael J. Byron, president and CEO, Nighthawk Gold; Joseph Campbell, CEO, TerraX Minerals; Ken Armstrong, president and CEO, North Arrow Minerals; and Robin Goad, president and CEO, Fortune Minerals. Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming served as moderator. We also have a new Ric's Picks segment with Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. John sets the table with a roundup of the biggest commodity and mining news. 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 present a fascinating panel discussion delving into relations between First Nations, mining companies and the provincial government in northwestern B.C.'s Golden Triangle mining camp. The panel, which took place at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April, was moderated by Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. The panelists are Dave Nikolejsin, Deputy Minister, Province of British Columbia; Walter Coles Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Skeena Resources Ltd; Chad Norman Day, President, Tahltan Central Government; Corinne McKay, Secretary-Treasurer, Nisga’a Lisims Government; and Charles J. Greig, Vice President Exploration, GT Gold Corp. Editor-in-chief John Cumming rounds out the episode with review of commodities and a first look at the biggest news in years in the diamond industry: De Beers' full embrace of lab-grown diamonds through its newly formed Lightbox Jewelry business. 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/

Recorded live in Kyiv, Ukraine, Miner Moment #10 features an interview with Black Iron CEO Matt Simpson, talking about the current geopolitical scene in Ukraine and the new mineral development opportunities in the country. We're also joined by San Francisco-based fund manager Matt Geiger of MJG Capital, who shares his initial impressions of Ukraine as a destination for investment dollars.

This focus of this week's episode is Quebec's Plan Nord — the multi-decade and multi-billion dollar program by the Quebec government to build infrastructure and develop resource industries in the province's far north. The discussion takes place at Canada House in London, beginning with welcoming remarks by Janice Charette, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and then moves to a feature talk by Robert Sauvé, CEO of the Société du Plan Nord — the Quebec government-owned company tasked with overseeing execution of the plan. Then we launch into a lively panel discussion with Sauvé joined by the heads of three junior mining companies active in the Plan Nord territory: Guy Bourassa, president and CEO of Nemaska Lithium; Pascal Hamelin, president and COO of Metanor Resources; and Darin Wagner, president and CEO of Balmoral 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/

In this quick hit, we present Cobalt Blockchain president and COO Lance Hooper and his comments on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as he participated in the Battery Minerals panel at The Northern Miner's Canadian Mining Symposium in London in April 2018. This content is excerpted from The Northern Miner Podcast episode 105: https://soundcloud.com/northern-miner/episode-105-cobalt-lithium-ft-milewski-bourassa-goad-gordon-and-hooper Music Credits: "Jet Fueled Vixen" rhythm tracks by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Cobalt, lithium and other battery minerals are the focus of this week’s episode. First we interview Cobalt 27 Capital’s chairman and CEO Anthony Milewski and delve into the latest cobalt news. Follow Anthony Milewski on Twitter at https://twitter.com/A_Milewski Download Cobalt 27 Capital's latest corporate presentation explaining cobalt in electric vehicles at http://co27.com/investors/presentation/ Then we move to a panel discussion at the Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London with Nemaska Lithium president and CEO Guy Bourassa, Fortune Minerals president and CEO Robin Goad, CRU Consulting’s head of technology metals and energy Rebecca Gordon, and Cobalt Blockchain president and COO Lance Hooper. The panel is moderated by Northern Miner staff writer Richard Quarisa. The podcast also has our traditional commodities round-up by Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming. 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", "Hot Pursuit" 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 episode, U.S. Global Investors Inc.'s CEO Frank Holmes joins us from San Antonio, Texas, to talk about the big picture for the global economy and what it means for gold, copper and the U.S. dollar. Frank shares his experience launching U.S. Global's new gold ETF, and discusses where things are headed with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, as well as his chairmanship of Vancouver-based HIVE Blockchain Technologies Inc. (TSXV: HIVE). Northern Miner editor-in-chief and podcast host John Cumming sets the table with a review of the latest commodity prices and news. 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/

Barrick Gold president Kelvin Dushnisky is recorded live at the Canadian Mining Symposium at Canada House in London as he accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Barrick founder Peter Munk and speaks on Peter's legacy. Then he is interviewed by Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Carey MacRury on a host of topics including Barrick's slimming down over the past four years and what the future holds for Canada's largest gold miner. Northern Miner editor-in-chief and podcast host John Cumming sets the table with a review of the latest commodity prices and news. This podcast is sponsored by the Yukon Mining Alliance (www.yukonminingalliance.ca) and the Grosso Group (www.grossogroup.com). REFERENCED LINKS: Editorial: Former Massey CEO Blankenship convicted of conspiracy http://www.northernminer.com/court-cases/editorial-former-massey-ceo-blankenship-convicted-of-conspiracy/1003734871/ YouTube: "Ditch Mitch" Don Blankenship Campaign Ad https://youtu.be/nW4cSKWPre4 Fox News: Blankenship defends controversial remarks, addresses critics https://youtu.be/adb_VbX5h80 Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement http://www.northernminer.com/people-in-mining/mining-titan-and-philanthropist-peter-munks-lifetime-of-achievement/1003795347/ 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/