Join CEO Barry O'Shea and Project Director Dr. Wynand van Dyk for key Highland Copper project developments. Both Barry and Wynand will be available for Q&A.
Wed, January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on Highland Copper's project portfolio, specifically the Copperwood and White Pine projects. Key discussions included past accomplishments, future plans for 2025, and the importance of copper in the context of U.S. resource and energy independence. Key Discussion Points - Overview of Highland Copper's ownership of the Copperwood project and joint venture in the White Pine project. - Recap of achievements in 2024, including site impact mitigation and wetland preservation efforts. - Discussion on the significance of copper projects in relation to U.S. domestic production and resource independence. - Presentation of the current status and future plans for the Copperwood project, including engineering and design phases. - Update on union engagement and support from the Michigan Building Construction Trades Council. - Announcement of the commencement of a metallurgical drilling program. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & N...
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.
Dr Wynand van Dyk is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in mining, metallurgy and capital projects. Wynand began his career with De Beers in South Africa, followed by numerous years at Hatch working as a project manager and lead process engineer for the mining division. Mr. van Dyk then spent approximately 10 years with Lonmin Platinum (subsequently acquired by Sibanye-Stillwater) focusing on design, construction and commissioning of key capital projects, holding key managerial positions, particularly the Senior Manager for the Base Metal Refinery and Senior Technical Manager for the company’s Process Division. Most recently, Wynand held the position of Vice President, Engineering, R&D and Development at Itafos, a phosphate mining and fertilizer company based in Houston, Texas.
In addition to Wynand’s corporate experience, he has regularly consulted for international mining clients on EHS, operational risk management, process optimization, 6 sigma strategic alignment and project management. Wynand held the position of Adjunct Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University Engineering Faculty, Industrial Engineering Department. Concurrently, he was Adjunct Professor at University of Cape Town Engineering and Built Environment Faculty, focusing on risk, project management and the link to organizational resilience. Wynand holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Extractive Metallurgy) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Stellenbosch.
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Speaker 1: I'll say good morning, good afternoon, good evening, depending on where in the world you're signing in from today. I noticed quite a few Europeans, even a couple of folks joining from Asia. So really appreciate you taking the time to be with us today. But I am joined by Highland Copper CEO Barry O'Shea and project director Dr. Vyden Van Dyke. Gentlemen, good to see you both today. Speaker 1: Nice to see you, Romeo. Nice seeing you, Romeo. Awesome. Now here's the format for today's events. Just so everybody in the room, there's no surprises. Barry and Vyden are gonna run us through a brief presentation outlining progress at Highland Copper's project portfolio and looking towards 2025. Speaker 1: Then after that brief presentation, I'm gonna pop back in for a few questions that I've got, but then finally we'll be taking questions from the live audience, Speaker 1: starting with some that might've been sent over in email in advance. Speaker 1: Speaking of, I'll say today's event is interactive. So the chat button in the bottom right of your screen is available throughout the whole presentation today. So ask questions at your leisure, even when they're presenting. We'll try to get to as many as we can during today's presentation, but if for whatever reason we don't get to them, I will make sure that Barry and the Highland team receive them so that they can answer them separately. Speaker 1: Last kind of piece of housekeeping before we jump into the protein and today's event will be recorded and will be available this afternoon Speaker 1: for review, possibly early afternoon. So it'll come right in your inbox. But with that, I'll pass along to Baron Vynin to go ahead and get started. Speaker 2: Well, thank you, Romeo. Really, it's a pleasure to be discussing Hi...
