Advancing Frontiers: Fireweed's Record-Setting Year & 2024 Outlook
Explore the strides made by Fireweed Metals in 2023, marking it as a pivotal year in the company's strategy. This session delves into the specifics of its extensive drill program across key zones and the successful use of cutting-edge drilling techniques. Gain insights into the impressive drill results from Fireweed Metals' flagship Macpass Project, the significant mineral resources for the Mactung Project, the exploration potential of the Gayna Project, and how these developments position the company at the forefront of critical mineral exploration in Canada.
Tue, January 16, 2024 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
Investor webinar replay
Meeting Overview The meeting was a live event hosted by Fireweed Meadows, featuring presentations from CEO Brandon McDonald, VP of Geology Jack Milton, and VP of Corporate Development Alex Campbell. The discussion focused on the company's accomplishments in 2023, updates on key projects, and future exploration plans, with an emphasis on encouraging audience questions. Key Discussion Points - Overview of Fireweed Meadows' accomplishments in 2023. - Discussion of the company's major projects: MAC Pass (zinc-lead-silver) and MACTUNG (tungsten). - Insights into the current state of the mining market and the company's financial performance. - Updates on ongoing drilling programs and pending assay results. - Importance of strategic partnerships and endorsements from major investors like Lundin Group and Tech Resources. - Overview of the company's environmental stewardship and safety record. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Follow ...
Brandon is a registered Professional Geologist with diverse experience focusing primarily on international exploration geology and investment banking in the metals and mining sector. Brandon began his career working in structuring financings and risk management at Macquarie Bank in London, England. After graduating from his MBA (with Distinction) at Oxford University, Brandon returned to the mining sector and for the last 10 years has focused his efforts on exploration and development working as a Director, Chief Financial Officer and/or Consultant to various junior mining companies in Canada. In 2016, he was appointed as CEO and Director of Fireweed Zinc Ltd. where his long history of mining exploration work, specifically focused on zinc projects in the Yukon, is advantageous to the projects. Brandon originally hails from Ross River, YT, near the Macmillan Pass Project site. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from University of British Columbia, and a Master of Business Administration with Distinction from Oxford University.
Jack is a registered Professional Geologist and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London with over 14 years of experience working on projects across Yukon, Northwest Territories, and British Columbia. Jack has a passion for testing new ideas and technology in the exploration environment and brings experience from grassroots exploration, resource expansion, and developing advanced-stage projects. He has expertise in sedimentary rock-hosted base metal deposits, and the geology of the northern Canadian Cordillera, with multiple publications in international, peer-reviewed journals. Jack holds a Ph.D. in Geological Science from the Mineral Deposit Research Unit, at the University of British Columbia focusing on the Redstone Copperbelt. He also holds a Master of Science in Mining Geology, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Geology from the Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter.
Vice President Corporate Development at Fireweed Metals
Alex is a mining professional with over ten years of combined expertise in South American mining operations, mine finance, and Global Capital Markets. He began his career at Antofagasta Minerals, working at the Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile. Subsequently, he relocated to Colorado to pursue his master’s degree while concurrently working at Resource Capital Funds and the Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. DOE innovation hub focused on the development of secure and resilient supply chains for critical materials crucial to the energy transition. Following this, Alex spent five years with CIBC’s Mining Investment Banking Team in Vancouver, BC, covering a broad spectrum of mining and royalty companies. Throughout this tenure, he played instrumental roles in executing diverse corporate transactions across various commodities and asset-level stages. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Engineering (Mining) degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as a Master of Science in Mineral and Energy Economics degree from The Colorado School of Mines.
Mr. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Engineering (Mining) degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, as well as a Master of Science in Mineral and Energy Economics degree from The Colorado School of Mines.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Hello everyone and welcome to Fireweed Meadows live event. I'm pleased to introduce the speakers for today, Brandon McDonald, Speaker 1: CEO, Speaker 1: Jack Milton, VP of Geology and Alex Campbell, VP of Corporate Development. Speaker 1: This event is being recorded so you can watch it afterwards on YouTube, but as this is a live event, we're encouraging you to ask questions in the chat. You can find the chat in the bottom right corner of your screen, Speaker 1: and we'll get to them in the most logical way possible. Speaker 1: But without further ado, I hand things over to Brandon to kick things off. Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Speaker 2: So today's format, I'm going to give a little Speaker 2: intro and Speaker 2: to fire away some context, Speaker 2: cover our accomplishments in 2023, Speaker 2: and then hand it over to Jack to really talk about Speaker 2: geology Speaker 2: and the outcomes of our 2023 program and where our headspace is at for Speaker 2: exploration for 2024. Speaker 2: But really we want to leave quite a bit of time Speaker 2: for Q&A, Speaker 2: so do please use the question function in the chat Speaker 2: to fire some questions so we can have a good hopefully 25-30 Speaker 2: minutes at the end to really go through an in-depth discussion with the 3 of us on the questions you ask. Speaker 2: In summary, I think most people who are habitual Speaker 2: or Speaker 2: perhaps Speaker 2: degenerate, as I described it, junior mining investors Speaker 2: such as myself Speaker 2: understand that the broad thesis, Speaker 2: that we've had a decade Speaker 2: of chronic underinvestment Speaker 2: in metals Speaker 2: and mining, Speaker 2: that that underinvestment Speaker 2: means the cupboard is pretty bare in terms of quality develop...
