BeMetals Interview Series: Japan

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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on the company's strategic shift towards the gold sector, highlighting recent developments, partnerships, and upcoming projects in Japan and other regions. The discussion emphasized the potential of gold and base metals in the current market environment and outlined the next steps for exploration and resource estimation. Key Discussion Points - The company's historical focus on base metals due to conflicts of interest with B2 Gold. - B2 Gold's significant growth and its role as a cornerstone investor in B Metals. - The acquisition of exploration properties in Japan, particularly the Kato Project, and its promising historical results. - The potential for high-grade gold mining in Japan, referencing the Hishikari mine. - Upcoming milestones including a revised resource estimate for the South Mountain property and a preliminary economic assessment. - New partnership with Jogmek for the Pangeani project, providing additional funding for drilling. Dec...

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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:08] Speaker 1: You know, we've always wanted to be in the gold sector. It's just that the timing didn't work out at the outset of the company when it started 2 and a half years ago. [00:18] Speaker 1: You know, at that time, [00:21] Speaker 1: the founding directors [00:23] Speaker 1: were with B2 Gold as part of the executive team there. [00:27] Speaker 1: And we didn't want to have any conflict of interest between B2 Gold and B Metals. So we specifically really focused on base metals at the time. [00:36] Speaker 1: And [00:38] Speaker 1: since then, I think that B2 Gold has just completely grown to another level. It's producing over 1000000 ounces of gold on an annual basis. [00:47] Speaker 1: And it's a [00:48] Speaker 1: $6 billion company [00:50] Speaker 1: today. So [00:52] Speaker 1: I think that now is a good time for us to get into the gold sector. We've always liked gold. And [00:58] Speaker 1: based on the expertise of our team, [01:00] Speaker 1: We obviously have a lot of knowledge of working in the gold space, but now it really makes sense. [01:07] Speaker 1: And with B2Gold being the largest shareholder of Kronk, [01:11] Speaker 1: and them coming into the fold, I think that this is perfect timing for us because we get a [01:18] Speaker 1: good strong cornerstone [01:20] Speaker 1: investor [01:21] Speaker 1: into B Metals. [01:22] Speaker 1: Obviously we get the financial backing from B2 Gold as well with a $7.5M [01:27] Speaker 1: investment from them. [01:29] Speaker 1: And This gives us a really good head start to work on the exploration properties that we're acquiring in Japan, but also for anything new that comes into the fold or comes out across our desk, we can look at addition...