The future of American resource development is being written now. Join us as industry leaders spotlight some of the most promising mining projects underway across the country, offering a unique opportunity to learn about the companies, the capital, and the vision driving American mining forward.
Wed, April 15, 2026 at 9:30 AMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on the current landscape of project funding in the United States, particularly regarding critical minerals and domestic supply chains. Key speakers discussed the evolving funding pathways, the role of government support, and the importance of understanding the bureaucratic processes involved in securing financial backing for mining projects. Key Discussion Points - Overview of the current funding landscape for mining projects in the U.S. - The impact of government staffing and infrastructure on funding applications. - Recent examples of successful funding approvals for mining companies. - The importance of understanding bureaucratic processes and the right channels for accessing government funding. - The bipartisan recognition of critical minerals as essential for national security and domestic production. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Compile a list of recent funding opportunities and...
As a seasoned executive with 20 years’ of experience in the metals & mining industry, Mr. Starzecki has a proven track record of leading strategic initiatives and driving growth in the mining sector. His expertise lies in developing premier assets, enhancing shareholder value, capital markets development, commercial agreements and implementing best practices in corporate governance. He has successfully overseen critical metals exploration and development projects (s) including Tungsten deposits on American soil, as well as Lithium, Potash, Polyhalite, and Boron, in subsequent projects around the globe. He’s also committed to fostering cross-functional collaboration and ensuring the success of our initiatives.
Mr. O’Shea has over 20 years of finance experience across diverse industries and countries. Mr. O’Shea was CFO of Fiore Gold Ltd. from May 2018 until its recent acquisition by Calibre Mining Corp. Prior to that, he spent eight years with New Gold Inc., initially as Vice President of Finance where he oversaw financial reporting, financial planning, internal audit, and tax and then as Vice President, Business Development, responsible for corporate development, investor relations, and strategic capital allocation. Mr. O'Shea is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has an Honours Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School.
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Speaker 1: Very quickly, good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on where in the world you're signing in from. I know we're expecting a couple hundred people today, so I appreciate everybody joining us for a pretty interesting discussion. We want to talk about how projects actually get funded in the United States right now, which things are attracting money, and who's getting it, and how they're getting it. So I think we've got some great speakers today to join us. It's JT Starzycki, the chairman of Guardian Metal Resources, Barry O'Shea, the CEO of Highland Copper, and a special guest, who will likely be joining us relatively shortly as well. But I'd love to get started anyway. I'm just going to do some housekeeping really quick 1st. There's a chat button at the bottom of the screen. Speaker 1: You can press it anytime to add questions for today's event. I'll try to get to as many as I can. I've obviously got some questions to get these gentlemen and our other guests started, Speaker 1: but I would love to include your questions as well, so please enter them into the chat at any point during today's event. If I don't get to them, I'll make sure that they're sent to the correct speaker afterwards. Speaker 1: I'll also say this is being recorded and will be available for replay quite early as we're getting started quite early today. So you probably have it in your inbox around 11 a.m. Eastern Time. It'll be up on our YouTube channel at the same time. So thank you for joining us. I'll say there will be some forward looking statements during today's event. So be aware of that as an investor. Speaker 1: But enough boring stuff. I want to get right into the big picture. Speaker 1: So I know Washington obviously has been talking a lot about critical minera...
