Oh no, not a holiday season Spotlight 2019 round-up…
Ringing bells, elves, reindeer etc… Hello festive friends! This Christmas special episode is media heavy, we highly suggest hitting ‘allow images’ to see it in its full glory. It is being written outside the lobby of a hotel at Dusseldorf airport, at 3am with a pack of Marlborough lights and a generic beer, on my…
121 in review & weekly thoughts
G’day mining friends! We’re coming to the end of the European conference season and still amazed by the amount of money on the table from investors and, this week, by the decreasing age gap of attendees. I’ve finally recovered from the h̶a̶n̶g̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ professional fatigue of the last night at the 121 conference in London. The crowd…
Edelmetallmesse 2019 Photos and thoughts…
G’day mining friends! In the English speaking world it was rememberance week, in Germany it’s the start of the carnival season… Make of that what you will…! We hopped on a train south and spent last weekend at the Edelmetallmesse in Munich. It was a brilliant show. We made a lot of friends and may…
PODCAST: Episode 9: Ian Slater introduces Libero Copper’s Porphyry collection in the Americas
Welcome back! After a long summer break the Spotlight Mining podcast has returned! This week we caught up with Ian Slater from Libero Copper Corp. to discuss their porphyry copper projects in Columbia, America & Canada. Find out more at www.LiberoCopper.com Apologies for the sounds of public merriment at my end, I recorded and produced…
Oh No, Not Another Friday Round-Up (11)
Hi there mining amigos! Short piece: Auramex Resource Corp. close $500k placement to fund 2020 drilling at Geogie River. Mountain Boy have extended their Discovery Zone at Southmore, adjacent to other major results this summer. We're hosting a networking event 3 minutes walk from the Munich Edelmetallmesse on 8th November, email for more info and…
VIDEO: Strategic Resources Present: The Ditrau Rare Earth – Moly Project
We climb down inside one of the world's largest Alkaline intrusive systems, which hosts one of the world's largest rare earth element projects. Romanian company Strategic Resources and their site teams introduce the advanced stage project that they believe will create sustainability in their country and revolutionise the European raw materials sector. - This video…
PHOTOS: An awesome few days in the sky with Jordan @Yellowhead Helicopters
The site visit team, Nancy, Paul, Aliyah and pilot Jordan Jordan admiring the view Couldn’t have parked any closer to the site! Historic mining from the late 1800s left behind quite a mess. A pretty machine in a pretty spot Stopping off at a historic producing project right next to MTB’s claims Stopping off at…
VIDEO: In the field with Marco
We ventured out to find one of Canada's most famous geologists at the base of a giant glacier in CLM's Newmont Lake licence. Marco has been geologically mapping these hills in BC & the Yukon since the 1980s and has some major discoveries to his name. He was on the team that originally mapped Eskay…
Behind the Mine – Kylie @ Yellowhead Helicopters
We spent some time in the beautiful BC town of Stewart this summer, exploring the places and meeting the people who keep mining companies moving up here. We caught up with Kylie, an apprentice aircraft engineer from Newfoundland at Yellowhead Helicopters in BC.
…Not another Friday Blog Post…
Hi there mining amigos! This one has been a tough week for many of us. As I work in mining and especially in publicising mining, I bear the brunt of a lot of criticism from my friends about the entire industry's actions, regardless of whether I agree with them or not. A single headline shared…
