First Mining Gold: Planning for 2024 With Dan Wilton & Keith Neumeyer
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Wed, January 24, 2024 at 3:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting featured a fireside chat with Dan Wilton, CEO of 1st Mining, and Keith Neumeyer, Chairman and Founder of 1st Mining and CEO of 1st Majestic. They discussed the current state and future prospects of 1st Mining, focusing on their core projects, the company's history, and the investment potential for shareholders. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of 1st Mining and its focus on developing two major gold projects: Springpole and Duparcay. - Overview of the Springpole Gold Project's environmental assessment process and timeline for approvals. - Details about the Duparcay Gold Project, including its resource estimates and strategic location in Quebec. - Discussion on the company's history, including its initial focus on Canadian assets and the acquisition of Duparcay. - Insights into the current market conditions affecting the company's share price and investor sentiment. - The impact of shareholder dilution and the influx of shares into the market from pre...
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: Good afternoon or good evening, depending on where in the world you're joining in from today. I'd like to welcome you to the 1st mining event, a fireside chat with Dan Wilton and Keith Neumayer. A bit of housekeeping before we get started. As always, today's event will be recorded and available on both YouTube and Six.com Speaker 1: by tomorrow morning at the latest. Speaker 1: And following the chat today, Dan and Keith are going to be taking questions from you guys, the live audience. Speaker 1: While we won't get to them until the end, questions can be submitted at any time in the Q&A tab on the right hand side of your screen. But it's really my pleasure to introduce Dan Wilton, 1st Mining's CEO, and Keith Neumeyer, the company's chairman and founder, as well as CEO of 1st Majestic. Speaker 1: So just to get us started, I know there's a number of people on the call today, based on the registration, who are new to the 1st Mining story. Speaker 1: So Dan, if you wouldn't mind, I think it'd be great if you could give a synopsis of 1st Mining and its 2 core projects. Speaker 2: Sure. Thanks, Romeo. And Thanks everyone for joining us today. Speaker 2: 1st Mining Speaker 2: is a project developer Speaker 2: focused on advancing Speaker 2: 2 multi-million ounce deposits Speaker 2: in Canada. Speaker 2: Our Springpole Gold Project located in Northwestern Ontario, about 100 kilometers from Red Lake. Speaker 2: 1 of the largest undeveloped Gold projects in Canada and advanced Speaker 2: stages now of the environmental assessment process, Speaker 2: targeting receiving its environmental assessment approvals in 2025. Speaker 2: And our Duparcay Gold project located in the middle of the Abitibi Gold Belt in Quebec, Speaker 2: 1 of the most prolific and sought-after ...
