Join this in-depth discussion on the economic benefits of exposure to gold and copper in an asset. Topics include the latest technological advancements in resource extraction, the efficient utilization of dual resources and the positive impact on community development. Discover how sustainability and profitability go hand in hand in modern mining projects.
Founder, Writer & Analyst at Junior Resource Investing
Matthew Mickleborough, the founder, writer, and analyst of Junior Resource Investing, is praised for his technical yet engaging interview style that extracts nuanced insights from company executives, providing his audience with a thorough understanding of mining and exploration projects beyond traditional sources. As an outsider to the industry, he places a great amount of weight on executive transparency and honesty and works to foster that in his work, ensuring his audience gains genuine and reliable perspectives on investment opportunities.
Sandeep Singh joined Western Copper and Gold as CEO in February 2024. He was previously the President and CEO of Osisko Gold Royalties where he led a successful turnaround of the company resulting in significant relative outperformance. For the fifteen years prior, Mr. Singh was an investment banker focusing on the North American metals and mining sector with BMO Capital Markets, Dundee Securities, and ultimately co-founding Maxit Capital, a leading independent M&A firm. He has advised numerous mining companies on financing alternatives and strategic matters as well as having acted on some of the most complex and value-enhancing M&A transactions in the mining sector. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Concordia University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Oxford University.
David has over a decade of experience in corporate finance and capital markets with a focus on the natural resource sector. As an executive with the PowerOne Group he has developed a depth of knowledge in representing, advising, and assisting emerging companies in accessing capital, advising on mergers and acquisitions and managing their businesses. David is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has also served in a variety of executive roles and director positions to a wide array of private and public enterprises.
Steve Robertson has 35 years of mining industry related experience, largely focused on precious metals and copper exploration in North America. He has co-founded and managed several mining exploration companies. As CEO of Infinitum Copper, he guided the company through a public listing and acquisition of projects in Sonora, Mexico and Arizona, USA. Prior to that, he started Sun Metals where the team made a significant copper-gold discovery and completed two corporate mergers. Earlier, he spent 24 years at Imperial Metals, a mid-tier mining company involved in the development and operation of five mines, primarily in British Columbia. In 2013 Steve was appointed as Vice President, Corporate Affairs with responsibilities including government relations, community relations, aboriginal affairs and corporate communications. As a member of the executive team, he was actively engaged in the planning and execution of strategies to meet Imperial’s corporate objectives, including the construction of the Red Chris mine and recovery from the Mount Polly tailings dam breach. Prior to his VP appointment he was Manager of Exploration where he designed and executed many exploration programs including the highly successful deep drilling at Red Chris. Over a five-year period of drilling, the global resource was increased to a contained 24 million ounces of gold and 16 billion pounds of copper. With three and a half decades of experience in exploration and mine operations he has always been actively engaged within the mining community and recently completed his third term as director for the Association for Mineral Exploration and formerly sat on the Geoscience BC Technical Advisory Committee. Mr. Robertson was awarded the 2016 E.A. Scholz Award for Excellence in Mine Development for his leadership role in development of the Red Chris mine.
Replay transcript excerpt
Welcome, everybody, to the Golden Prospects with a Copper Edge panel. My name is Matthew Michelboro and I am the president of Junior Resource Investing. Just a couple of disclaimers here before we get going and I'll turn it over to the gents who we're all here to listen to. There's going to be a lot of blue sky conversation happening here, forward looking statements as well. So please keep that in mind. There will be full written disclaimer as well. Other notes to be aware of, this is being recorded so make sure you're aware of that. And questions at the end, right? So I do always encourage people if you've got questions that I think that you know these panels, the strength of them hinge on you know investor engagement, right? So if you've got questions, please feel free to enter them into the chat at any time. If it fits into the flow of the conversation, I'll do my level best to get them in at that point. Otherwise, I'll make sure that I book some time off at the end for your questions at that time. And so, yeah, like I say, please feel free to get those questions and I'll do my best to get them over to the gents in question. Otherwise, though, the eternal question of portfolio construction plagues every investor, right? What should you allocate your portfolio to? When? How much? What are your optimum position sizes? These questions, you know, they are essential to investing success. So here today to discuss why copper and gold are worthy of their place in people's portfolios are a trio of relevant industry executives. Joining me today are Sandeep Singh, who is here as CEO of Western Copper and Gold. David D'Onofrio, who is CEO of White Gold, and Steve Robertson, who is President of Prisma Metals. Gentlemen, thank you for your time. How are you guys today? Doing gr...
