Giga Metals Corporate Update August 16, 2022

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Meeting Overview The GigaMetals Live Summit featured CEO Mark Jarvis discussing a transformative partnership with Mitsubishi, which involves the sale of a 15% stake in a newly created subsidiary, Hard Creek Nickel. The partnership aims to advance the Turnagain project and produce a pre-feasibility report, leveraging Mitsubishi's expertise and commitment to sustainable practices. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of the partnership with Mitsubishi and its significance. - Details about the newly formed subsidiary, Hard Creek Nickel, and its role in the Turnagain project. - Overview of the financial aspects of the deal, including the investment amount of 8 million Canadian dollars. - Discussion on the environmental sustainability efforts, including CO2 sequestration in tailings. - Description of the project's potential, including the capability to produce 33,000 tons of nickel per year over a 37-year mine life. - Insights into the mining jurisdiction and regulatory environment in Ca...

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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:08] Speaker 1: Well, hello everyone and welcome to GigaMetals Live Summit today hosted by 6. We're joined today by the company's CEO, Mark Jarvis. [00:15] Speaker 1: Mark is going to walk us through a live company update and after we'll move on to a Q&A session. So you can submit your questions at any time using the Q&A panel on the right hand side of the screen. We'll try to get to as many as possible. And as always, this is being recorded and available to watch afterwards on six.com. But without any further ado, I'll hand it over to you, Mark, to kick it off. [00:35] Speaker 2: Okay, well, thank you very much, Dasha. [00:37] Speaker 2: So as you know, I'm Mark Jarvis, [00:39] Speaker 2: CEO [00:40] Speaker 2: and chair of Giga Metals. [00:43] Speaker 2: And we've got some pretty exciting news that came out yesterday. [00:48] Speaker 2: Now I'm going to assume that most of you are [01:00] Speaker 2: aren't familiar with the project. [01:03] Speaker 2: So, [01:05] Speaker 2: let's go. [01:09] Speaker 2: This is a transformative [01:10] Speaker 2: transaction. [01:13] Speaker 2: Mitsubishi, [01:15] Speaker 2: It's the culmination of [01:17] Speaker 2: more than 3 years. [01:21] Speaker 2: They are [01:23] Speaker 2: 1 of the largest companies in Japan, maybe the largest company in Japan. They're certainly the largest trading [01:28] Speaker 2: company in Japan, [01:31] Speaker 2: in terms of commodities trading. [01:35] Speaker 2: And they are worldwide. [01:39] Speaker 2: They're very sophisticated [01:41] Speaker 2: about the mining business. [01:43] Speaker 2: And their typical pattern is they like to own [01:47] Speaker 2: a minority interest [01:49] Speaker 2: in an operating mine. [01:52] Speake...