A former COO of Barrick Gold Corporation from 2015-2018, Mr. Williams is a global executive with an established track-record of value creation, pioneering and transformational leadership within the Mining Industry and other demanding assignments. Amongst other notable achievements, this helped Barrick deliver an 80% improvement in the company’s operating profit over his three years, and the total overhaul of the Company’s relationship with the Tanzanian Government following a breakdown of relations between a Barrick subsidiary and that government.
Formerly, the CEO of an African and Central Asian focused exploration business, and Non-Executive Director of Gem Diamonds PLC, he was also the Commanding Officer of the British Special Forces Regiment – the SAS. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Trevali Mining Corporation, Chair of Trevali’s HSEC Committee and an advisor to mining companies facing complex operational, political or ESG challenges.
BSc Economics, University College London; MA Security Studies, Kings College London; MBA Cranfield University.
A former Executive General Manager of Barrick Gold’s Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia, Mr Ash is an experienced American Mining Engineer and modernizing leader, with a proven track record of building and leading teams capable of optimizing and enhancing the operating efficiency, profitability and sustainability of mining operations in complex and challenging environments.
During his tenure at Lumwana Mr. Ash Delivered over $100M in sustainable free cash flow improvements, achieved 50% improvement in safety performance, executed a training and development program achieving 96% local workforce, and progressed expansion plans that doubled the value of mine.
BEng Mining Engineering from University of Missouri Rolla; MA in Strategic Leadership, London Business School.
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Speaker 1: Well, hello everyone and welcome to Bunker Hill's live summit today, hosted by 6. We're joined today by Richard Williams, the executive chairman, Speaker 1: Sam Ash, the CEO, Speaker 1: and David Weems, the chief financial officer. Speaker 1: The team is going to go into detail about Bunker Hill's most recent news and after we will be accepting questions. Speaker 1: So 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'll get to them after the presentation. Speaker 1: And as always, some of it is being recorded and will be available to watch afterwards on six.com. But without any further ado, I'm gonna hand it over to you, Richard, to kick us off. Speaker 2: Thank you very much, Dasha, and thanks, 6, again for setting up such a great facility. Speaker 2: And thank you all for dialing in. Speaker 2: This is a very important brief to all those that are watching Speaker 2: the Bunker Hill story. Speaker 2: The acquisition Speaker 2: of this Speaker 2: plant, Speaker 2: working with tech, Speaker 2: is a really important milestone Speaker 2: for the delivery Speaker 2: of Speaker 2: our engineered plan Speaker 2: to restart the mine. Speaker 2: Now, when you look at it, and I'm going to hand over to Sam, I want you to remember Speaker 2: that we issued a Speaker 2: PEA, Speaker 2: which is defining some very important and useful economics. Speaker 2: And within there, there's a CapEx budget. Speaker 2: And all of you that are observing us will be wanting to know Speaker 2: as we move to the construction decision underpinned by a PFS, Speaker 2: how that capital budget is moving. Speaker 2: And in this environment today, Speaker 2: which is inflationary Speaker 2: for mining input costs, Speake...
