Join us to hear quick pitches from exploration companies sharing their latest projects and progress. Each presenter has 15 minutes to walk through their work.
Wed, February 5, 2025 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting was an Explorer showcase featuring presentations from various companies in the mining and exploration sector. Each company had a 15-minute window to present their latest developments and opportunities, with a focus on exploration stories. Key Discussion Points - Introduction to the Explorer showcase format and presenters. - Overview of Kupani Metals' exploration focus on copper, nickel, platinum, and palladium in Quebec. - Discussion of historical drilling results and the geological potential of the region. - Presentation of maps and data illustrating copper concentrations in the area. - Insights into the management team and their experience in the mining sector. - Exploration strategies and surface sampling results. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Follow up with questions from attendees post-event. - [Unassigned] : Ensure the session recording is made available to attendees after the meeting.
Mr. Bosse is an investor with three decades of experience in commodities, as well as both private and public equity. Brian has served as a business turnaround specialist for several Canadian investment firms. He spent a decade restructuring equity sales and trading departments, as well as proprietary investment divisions. Brian began his career as a Toronto Stock Exchange floor trader in 1995 following an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University’s School of Business and Economics. He became a CFA charter holder in 2001. From 2012 until 2016 Brian ran the Goodman Bluespring mutual fund. From 2018 until 2024 Mr. Bosse was integral to the very successful restructuring of Zenyatta Ventures into both Zentek Ltd. (Nasdaq: ZTEK) plus Albany Graphite Corporation. He is the largest shareholder of IC Capitalight Corp.
Mr. Mark has over 30 years’ experience in the public market place. He has held leadership positions in various organizations over the last 40 years. During his tenure in the public company space, he has taken responsibility for securing financings, developing short and long term corporate goals, building cost-effective property development plans, creating effective communication platforms and overseeing regulatory functions. Mr. Mark has led efforts to raise over $85M in the last fifteen years and was formerly the CEO and Chair of VMS Ventures and North American Nickel.
Mr. Bliss has over 20 years experience in the mineral exploration industry having studied geology at the University of New Brunswick.
From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Bliss was an independent consulting geologist responsible for exploration projects for Nuna-Minerals A/S, in Nuuk, Greenland and, in 2000, for Crew Development in Norway. In Greenland, he worked in some of the most remote and rugged terrain using a model driven approach to efficiently explore large tracts of land despite short explorations seasons.
Mr. Bliss implemented a similar approach at Northern Shield to generate nickel projects that subsequently resulted in partnerships and investments with major mining companies including Impala, South 32, Teck. It was under his guidance that Northern Shield became known around the world as a leader in grass roots exploration for Nickel, Copper and the Platinum Group Elements. It was his understanding of exploration models that led to Northern Shield acquiring a unique epithermal gold project here in the Burin Peninsula they call Root & Cellar.
Mr. Bliss has served as President of Northern Shield since its inception in 1999.
Mr. Archer has more than 40 years’ experience in the mining industry, working throughout the Americas. After spending more than 15 years with major mining companies, Mr. Archer held several senior management positions in the junior mining sector and co-founded Great Panther Mining Limited, a mid-tier precious metals producer. He served as President & CEO of Great Panther from 2004-2017 and Director until 2020, and joined Newrange Gold Corp. as a Director in March 2018 followed by his appointment as CEO in January 2019 and President in October 2021. Mr. Archer is a Professional Geologist and holds an Honours BSc from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
Mr. Ackert began his career as a regional geologist with St. Joe Minerals, Bond Gold Canada and LAC Minerals in the 1980s. In 1990 he became mine geologist at LAC Minerals’ Golden Patricia Mine (Barrick Gold Corp after 1994) where he specialized in production and exploration. In 1996 he was appointed VPEx for Orezone Resources Inc. focusing on West Africa and was subsequently named VP Technical Services in 2005.
Mr. Ackert was a co-founder of C3 Metals, a successful explorer for copper in Peru and Jamaica where several significant porphyries and skarns have been discovered.
Mr. Ackert holds a BSc. In Geology from the University of Toronto.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Good morning everyone and welcome to today's Explorer showcase. I'm delighted to have you all here with us. Today's format will be uniquely streamlined to bring you 5 compelling exploration stories back to back. Each company will have a focused 15-minute window to present their latest developments and opportunities. Speaker 1: I'll be moderating throughout the session to ensure we stay on schedule and maintain a smooth flow between presentations. Speaker 1: While we won't have time for a live Q&A session, I encourage you to ask questions and our team will pass them along to the respective companies post-event. Speaker 1: Our presenters today include Kupani Metals, Harvest Gold, Northern Shield Resources, Pinnacle Silver and Goldcorp, and Cascade Copper, each bringing their own unique story to the showcase. Speaker 1: For those who might miss any details, Don't worry, the session is being recorded and the replay will be available shortly after we conclude. So, let's begin with our 1st presenter. Brian, if you could please join me on stage Speaker 1: and I will share my screen for the deck here. Speaker 2: Hi everyone. Speaker 1: So, Speaker 1: Brian Baas, CEO and Director of Compani Meadows with 30 years in commodities and public equity experience, Brian has a strong track record in corporate restructuring and value creation. Speaker 1: I'm going to be quiet now though and I'll let Brian start his 15 minutes. Speaker 2: Okay, thanks very much. Yeah, I've set a timer for 15 minutes. I wanna respect Speaker 2: the audience's time and then all the other presenters behind me. And Speaker 2: this speed dating over lunch hour actually is a really good idea. Kyle. So thanks for coming up with this Speaker 2: the company is called couponing Speaker 2: Last night. I...
