Interview: First Mining Gold & Ronald Branstetter of Rons Basement
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Wed, May 10, 2023 at 3:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting was a webinar hosted by 1st Mining Gold, featuring CEO Dan Wilton and Chairman Keith Neumeier. They provided an overview of the company’s projects, discussed the current state of the gold and silver markets, and highlighted the potential for growth in the mining sector. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of 1st Mining Gold and its founding in 2015. - Overview of the company's portfolio, focusing on the Springpole and Duparquet Gold Projects. - Discussion on the exploration potential and historical significance of the Duparquet project. - Insights into current gold and silver prices and their divergence from mining equities. - The need for investment rotation in the mining sector and potential catalysts for growth. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Further exploration of the potential catalysts that could bring investors back into the gold and silver markets. - [Unassigned] : Monitor the performa...
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.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Welcome to the 1st Mining Gold webinar. Speaker 1: 1st Mining Gold is a Canadian gold mining company, a developer with not 1 but 2 5 million ounce projects in Canada. Speaker 1: They have a handful of other projects as well. We will touch on all of that but I want to introduce you to Dan Wilton. He's the CEO Speaker 1: of 1st Mining Gold and we're joined by Keith Neumeier. Keith is the founder of 1st Mining Gold. He's the chairman of the board, a major stockholder, Speaker 1: and he also serves as the CEO of 1st Majestic. Speaker 1: Welcome to everyone on the webinar Speaker 1: and Keith and Dan. Speaker 2: Well, thanks, Ron. It's great to see you again. Great to be here with a broader audience. Speaker 1: That's right. Yeah, we have a number of my subscribers I know who were Speaker 1: very anxiously awaiting the opportunity to hear from both you, Dan and Keith. Speaker 1: Keith and Dan, if you wouldn't mind, Speaker 1: or maybe Dan to start out with, can you give us a brief overview Speaker 1: of the company so that the viewers get a handle Speaker 1: on 1st Mining Gold. Speaker 2: Sure. We'll do a brief overview. Speaker 2: Welcome to everyone and thanks for joining us. 1st Mining Gold Speaker 2: was founded in 2015 by Keith Neumeyer. Speaker 2: At that time, it was founded Speaker 2: as a unique opportunity in the market where Speaker 2: development projects and good resources Speaker 2: were trading for far cheaper than you could find them. A lot like today, in fact. Speaker 2: So Keith probably better wanted to tell the story about how it was founded, but they decided to go out and acquire a portfolio of projects and ended up buying 8 projects in 12 months, Speaker 2: many of which were acquisitions of public companies. Speaker 2: And that gave us a ...
