Meeting Overview The meeting featured a panel discussion with leaders from three mining and exploration companies operating in Alaska. The panelists shared insights on their respective projects, the business environment in Alaska, and the importance of collaboration with indigenous communities. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of panelists and their respective companies: Contango Ore, High Gold Mining, and Trilogy Metals. - Overview of mining projects in Alaska, including gold and polymetallic deposits. - Discussion on the business and permitting environment in Alaska, highlighting its stability and pro-business stance. - The significance of indigenous partnerships in mining operations and the positive relationships established with local communities. - The economic impact of mining on Alaska's economy, comparing it to other industries like fishing. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Continue the discussion on the economic...
Tony Giardini is the President and Chief Executive officer of Trilogy Metals. Mr. Giardini was President of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from May 2019 to March 2020 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kinross Gold Corporation from December 2012 to April 2019.He was Chief Financial Officer of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from May 2006 to April 2012. Prior to joining Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Mr. Giardini spent more than 10 years with Placer Dome Inc. as Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Giardini is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant and spent 12 years with accounting firm KPMG prior to joining Placer Dome Inc.
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Speaker 1: All right, well, hello and welcome everyone to the Alaska panel hosted by 6. We are joined today with the leaders of 3 mining and exploration companies working in Alaska. Speaker 1: I'm pleased to introduce you to Rick Van Neuwenhuise, Speaker 1: President and CEO of Contango Ore, Darwin Green, President and CEO of High Gold Mining, and Tony Girardi, President and CEO of Trilogy Metals. Speaker 1: In this discussion, we'll explore what mining in Alaska has to offer for each of these panelists' respective companies. Speaker 1: As a reminder, you can submit your questions at any time on the Q&A panel on the right-hand side of the screen. And we will open the floor up to a live Q&A after the panel discussion. Speaker 1: And as always, the summit is being recorded and will be available to watch afterwards on SIX.com. Speaker 1: So welcome everyone. Speaker 1: To kick things off, If we can just introduce yourself and your company Speaker 1: briefly, Speaker 1: starting with you, Rick. Speaker 2: Sure, Dasha, thanks. And thanks for 6 for hosting this panel on Alaska. Speaker 2: My name is Rick Van Emenuizen, president Speaker 2: of Contango Ore. Speaker 2: We're developing Speaker 2: a 1 million ounce Gold deposit in partnership with Kinross Speaker 2: Alaska and the Tetlin tribe. Speaker 2: Our project Speaker 2: has a good portion being brought off the Alaska highway and Speaker 2: our plan with Kinross is to utilise their mill at Fort Knox to process our ore from Contango. Speaker 2: It's a pretty nice setup, obviously Speaker 2: reducing capital and reducing Speaker 2: execution risk to get this thing into production. Speaker 2: I'm happy to talk about that Speaker 2: more later as we go through here. Speaker 1: Great. Thank you. And Darwin? Speaker 3: Yeah....
