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Join Doug Ramshaw, George Salamis, Brandon Macdonald and Matthew Gordon for a Good Old Fashioned Festivus Celebration. There will be airing of grievances, and perhaps feats of strength. The chat will be open for live viewers, join the holiday fun!
President at Minera Alamos
Doug Ramshaw is a senior executive and corporate director with more than 25 years of experience in the mineral resource sector. His work has focused on mineral project evaluation, M&A and business development strategies supporting corporate growth. Mr. Rams...
Brandon is a finance and mining professional acting both as management for mining companies and as a consultant to them. This includes independent corporate finance advisory on matters as diverse as fundraising and capital structuring, acquisition and dispo...
Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Integra Resources
George Salamis is a business leader in the mining and resource exploration sector, with over 30 years of global industry experience. Over the course of his career, he has played a pivotal role in over $2.2 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions. Most not...
CEO at Crux Investor
Team at 6ix Inc
Host at 6ix
Meeting Overview The meeting focused on reflecting on the past year within the mining industry, discussing grievances and challenges faced, and exploring potential solutions for improvement in the coming years. The participants shared insights on regulatory issues, infrastructure needs, and workforce shortages, emphasizing the importance of addressing these concerns for future growth. Key Discussion Points - Overview of the purpose of the meeting, which is to discuss grievances and improvements in the mining industry. - George Salamis discussed his work on a white paper regarding metal supply chains during crises, particularly in relation to government regulations. - The lengthy permitting process for mining operations in Canada and the US, and its implications during times of crisis. - The need for improved infrastructure to access metal resources effectively. - Discussion on skills shortages in the mining industry and the negative perception of mining among potential recruits. Dec...
[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:09] Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to Best of Us with the rest of us. [00:13] Speaker 1: I say 2 of us made an effort at least. Doug, like what you're wearing? [00:18] Speaker 1: Very nice. [00:20] Speaker 1: Okay, today guys, we're going to sort of look back at the year and so the point of best of us is to gripe a little bit about some of the things which we've seen which we don't like and maybe even some of us might be able to show off [00:31] Speaker 1: a little bit. So joined today by Doug Ranshaw, [00:35] Speaker 1: Brandon McDonald and George Salamis. Hey guys, how are we? [00:39] Speaker 3: They're doing well. Great. Good Matt, good. Thanks for having us. [00:43] Speaker 1: Could you tell your faces, please? [00:49] Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about it. We're gonna talk about a few things. [00:52] Speaker 1: Like, Well, 1st of all, guys, you must also have introduced yourselves. [00:55] Speaker 1: Doug, go for it, and then Brandon, and then George. [00:59] Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm Doug Ramshaw. I'm the president of Monera, and that's about the only thing you'll hear about Monero today. [01:05] Speaker 3: We always, I said just before we came on air, we're always out there talking about our own stuff. And what I like about Festivus is [01:13] Speaker 3: this is not a company-specific [01:15] Speaker 3: conversation. It's industry-wide [01:17] Speaker 3: kind of [01:18] Speaker 3: tackling things that have been issues and what we hope can be [01:22] Speaker 3: a more positive 2025 [01:24] Speaker 3: and every year we we always look forward and say it's got to be better than the last year so hopefully this this is the case. I think this is the 5th 1 we've done [01:34] Speaker 3: and you know hopefully ...