Discussing the Duparquet Acquisition with Chairman Keith Neumeyer
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Thu, August 18, 2022 at 4:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Summary Meeting Overview The meeting featured a discussion between Speaker 1 and Keith Neumayer, founder and chair of FirstMining and Gold, focusing on the current state of the gold and silver markets, the recent acquisition of the DuParquet project, and the implications for the community and stakeholders involved. Key Discussion Points - Overview of the current gold and silver markets, including the impact of rising interest rates. - Keith Neumayer's perspective on the cyclical nature of mining investments. - Discussion of First Mining's acquisition of CliftonStar and its implications for the DuParquet project. - The significance of building trust with existing shareholders of the DuParquet project. - The expected timeline for the DuParquet project to come back into production and its potential benefits for the local community. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Continue to monitor the gold and silver markets for pote...
Dan Wilton has 25 years of experience in M&A, corporate finance and principal investing in the mining sector, having executed as principal or advised on more than $10 billion of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and more than $1 billion of financings. Dan was most recently a Partner at Pacific Road Capital Management, a mining-focused private equity investment firm with approximately $800 million under management.
Prior to joining Pacific Road, Dan’s previous roles included Managing Director and Head of the Global Mining and Metals Group at National Bank Financial Inc.; Managing Director in Business Development at General Electric based in London, England; and other corporate finance and M&A roles at global financial institutions based in Toronto and New York.
Dan currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors and is Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee for Providence Health Care in Vancouver, Canada. Dan holds a B.Comm (First Class Honours) from Queens University and an MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD in France.
Keith Neumeyer founded First Majestic Silver in 2002 and First Mining Gold in 2015. First Majestic grew from a start-up company to one of the world’s largest silver producers with a market cap of US$4BN+.
Mr. Neumeyer has worked in the investment community since 1984. He began his career at a number of Canadian national brokerage firms. Mr. Neumeyer moved on to work with several publicly traded companies in the resource and high technology sectors. His roles have included senior management positions and directorships responsible in areas of finance, business development, strategic planning and corporate restructuring. Mr. Keith Neumeyer who has an unparalleled track record which includes creating two world-class mining companies: First Quantum Minerals Ltd. which has now grown into one of the worlds largest copper producers, and First Majestic Silver Corp. which is one of the largest silver producers in the world. Mr. Neumeyer has also listed a number of companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange and as such has extensive experience dealing with the financial, regulatory, legal and accounting issues that are relevant in the investment community.
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Speaker 1: All right. Well, hello, everyone, and Speaker 1: welcome to Speaker 1: the webinar today. Really appreciate you taking the time to join us. Speaker 1: We are joined today Speaker 1: by the esteemed Speaker 1: founder and chair of FirstMine and Gold, Keith Neumayer. Keith, thanks for Speaker 1: joining us today to talk about DuParquet. Speaker 2: It's my pleasure, Dan. It's been a while since we've done this, so it's good to do it again. Speaker 1: Yeah, no, absolutely. Speaker 1: And apologies to a few of you Speaker 1: who were lined up Speaker 1: on the previous 1, Speaker 1: but Speaker 1: we're glad to have Keith now Speaker 1: lined up here. Listen, I think we're just going to keep this Speaker 1: as a pretty informal discussion as we go forward. Speaker 1: And we'll Speaker 1: line up questions. Speaker 1: For those of you who have questions, be sure to submit them Speaker 1: in the Q&A tab on the on the Speaker 1: on the page here. And I think, Keith, maybe we just get into it. Obviously, have a bunch of the shareholders Speaker 1: and our followers and Speaker 1: and supporters here. Speaker 1: Always love to hear about your view on the gold and silver markets and where we are. It's an interesting time right now. But why don't we start with that to set the stage? Speaker 2: Yeah, well, definitely. Speaker 2: I just did an interview the other day on Persmogestic Speaker 2: and, you know, similar question came up, you know, because everyone, you know, it's such a, I look at silver as probably the most annoying metal there is on the planet. Speaker 2: You know, it's, it's, Speaker 2: I love silver, of course, but I love gold, too. At least gold's got some stability that silver just can't seem to find. Speaker 2: So it's great being the chairman of a g...
