Meeting Overview The meeting featured discussions among CEOs from various mining companies, focusing on their current projects and developments in the Yukon mining sector. Each CEO provided insights into their respective companies' operations, drilling programs, and future prospects. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of Taylor Tone as the host and CEO of BTB Business Television. - Overview of BTB's broadcasting on BNN Bloomberg and Fox Business News. - Peter Tellman from Klondike Gold discussed ongoing drilling and exploration in the Klondike Gold Rush District. - Greg Johnson from Metallic Minerals shared updates on their silver-focused exploration and alluvial gold operations in the Klondike. - Brandon McDonald from Fireweed highlighted their exploration activities for zinc, lead, and silver, and their recent listing on the OTCQB. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Share the recorded meeting link with participants after t...
Taylor is the founder and creator of the longest running investment TV show in Canada, BTV – Business Television and the largest library of issuer videos, CEO Clips. Taylor is the recipient of numerous awards including Canada’s Top 25 Female Entrepreneur, Profit 100 Canada’s Fastest Growing Company Award and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year nominee.
Mr. Peter Tallman, P.Geo, is an experienced mining entrepreneur and Professional Geologist. He has 35+ years’ experience in the mining industry. Mr. Tallman has worked in Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Australia. His career has included the grassroots discovery and delineation of three mineral deposits, two of which have been mined, diversely including one gold, one antimony, and one zinc deposit. He is currently Director of Fiore Gold Ltd. which operates a Carlin-style, open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in east-central Nevada. Mr. Tallman has held either Founder, Director, and/or senior management positions with publicly listed Canadian mining companies continuously since 1995.Mr. Peter Tallman, P.Geo, is an experienced mining entrepreneur and Professional Geologist. He has 35+ years’ experience in the mining industry. Mr. Tallman has worked in Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Australia. His career has included the grassroots discovery and delineation of three mineral deposits, two of which have been mined, diversely including one gold, one antimony, and one zinc deposit. He is currently Director of Fiore Gold Ltd. which operates a Carlin-style, open-pit, heap-leach gold mine in east-central Nevada. Mr. Tallman has held either Founder, Director, and/or senior management positions with publicly listed Canadian mining companies continuously since 1995.
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Metallic Minerals
Mr. Johnson has twenty-eight years of experience in the mining industry with an exceptional track record in exploration, development and financing of large scale projects to create value for shareholders.
Prior to joining Metallic Minerals, Mr. Johnson held the positions of President and CEO at Wellgreen Platinum and South American Silver, and was a co-founder and executive at NovaGold Resources. Mr. Johnson began his career with Placer Dome (now Barrick Gold), where he held various senior roles in domestic and international exploration.
Mr. Johnson has developed broad experience in the capital markets and has been involved in raising over $650 million in project financing. For his role in the discovery and advancement of the 40-million-ounce Donlin Creek gold deposit in Alaska, Mr. Johnson was a co-recipient of the PDACs Thayer Lindsay International Discovery Award.
In addition, Mr. Johnson has been recognized for his work in sustainable development and community engagement and was awarded the Robert E. Leckie Award by the Yukon Government for excellence in environmental stewardship.
Mr. Macdonald is a professional geologist with a diverse experience base including exploration geology worldwide and investment banking. In recent years he has focused his efforts in exploration and development as a principal of and consultant to various junior mining companies. In the past he was in the City of London where he worked in structuring financings and risk management at Macquarie Bank. In 2007 Mr. Macdonald graduated with an MBA (with Distinction) from Oxford. He completed his B.Sc. in Geology from UBC in 2000. Mr. Macdonald has a long history of mining exploration work in Yukon, including zinc projects, and originally hails from Ross River, near the Macmillan Pass Project site. He is a Professional Geologist registered with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Well, good morning, everyone. My name is Taylor Tone. I'm the host and CEO of BTB Business Television. Speaker 1: For those who don't know me, Speaker 1: we have a show that's been on the air for just over 23 years. I've got the banner right behind me, no promo. Speaker 1: And I think all 3 of these gentlemen I've had the privilege of interviewing over the years. Speaker 1: We've traveled up to the Yukon for a number of years. I was actually just saying Speaker 1: to the CEOs Speaker 1: how I still remember Speaker 1: probably about 18 years ago, our camera crews flying over Speaker 1: some trees Speaker 1: in the Yukon Speaker 1: and it was a project owned at the time by a company called Stratagold Speaker 1: and that, those trees are now Speaker 1: the Victoria Gold Mine up in Canada's north And it's astounding to me the growth Speaker 1: that I've personally seen up in this area. Speaker 1: And we've had the privilege of filming Speaker 1: some companies all the way through to from Speaker 1: the very early days Speaker 1: of Speaker 1: thinking that there might be something there to actually drilling and proving Speaker 1: and then throughout all the way through to production. So it's pretty exciting. Speaker 1: BTV broadcasts on BNN Bloomberg in Canada. And we're very excited because we just got picked up by Fox Business News Speaker 1: coming Speaker 1: into the fall season. Speaker 1: So that'll air Sundays at 5 p.m. I have to get the plug, I'm told, Speaker 1: on Eastern Standard Time, right after football. Speaker 1: And we do have a special Speaker 1: Yukon Mining focused Speaker 1: episode as well, Speaker 1: and that will air in September. It's scheduled for the 2nd to 3rd week so watch out for those dates as well. Speaker 1: So what we're goin...