Meeting Overview The meeting focused on updates from B Metals and Orford Mining Corp regarding their respective projects and positions on the Lassonde curve. Derek Iwanaka from B Metals discussed their Kazan project in Japan, while David Christie from Orford Mining shared insights on their discoveries in Quebec and the Abitibi region. Key Discussion Points - B Metals Overview : Derek Iwanaka presented on the Kazan project, emphasizing its current drilling stage and potential for large-scale discovery. - Kazan Project Details : Discussion of historical drilling by MMAJ and Kazan Resources, and current drilling results indicating the presence of two veins. - Orford Mining Overview : David Christie introduced Orford's projects, including the Ragland Belt and Jatel project, highlighting their potential for gold and nickel discoveries. - Lassonde Curve Positioning : Both speakers positioned their projects on the Lassonde curve, with B Metals at the pre-discovery stage and Orford at the c...
VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Development at BeMetals Corp.
Mr. Iwanaka is a founding member of the BeMetals executive management team. He has over 18 years of investor relations and corporate development experience in the mining industry. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with over 20 mergers, acquisitions and property divestures, and he has played key roles in raising over US$100 million through various equity financings, including one of the first at-the-market (“ATMâ€) financings by a Canadian brokerage firm. Prior to joining BeMetals, Mr. Iwanaka oversaw the marketing programs for a number of mining companies traded in Canada, USA, Germany and the UK.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Hello, everybody. My name is Derek Iwanaka, I'm Vice President Speaker 1: of Investor Relations and Corporate Development for B Metals. Speaker 1: And today I feel like I'm a bit of a professor here. I get to talk to the Lassonde curve that Speaker 1: I grew up with when I started in mining. Speaker 1: That's actually how I was Speaker 1: educated or introduced to the mining world, Speaker 1: they kind of told me that, you know, this is where we start Speaker 1: on the far left hand side where you have very early stage concept, exploration themes or ideas. Speaker 1: And then you eventually get to a point where you're Speaker 1: at the Speaker 1: drill steady or drill ready stage and then you actually start drilling. Speaker 1: And I would say that's about where we are right now with our main project, which is called Kazan. Speaker 1: Kazan, Speaker 1: I would say, fits on the curve right around here. So it's pretty convenient. Obviously, Speaker 1: it's a point where there's the biggest inflection Speaker 1: in the curve and the biggest value creation Speaker 1: if you make a discovery. Speaker 1: And for us, Speaker 1: our project has been drilled in the past. This is the main 1 is actually called Kato, Speaker 1: which is in Speaker 1: Northern Japan Speaker 1: on the island of Hokkaido. Speaker 1: And Kato has been drilled in the past. In the 1990s, Speaker 1: it was drilled by Speaker 1: the Japanese state agency, which we now refer to as MMAJ. Speaker 1: It's actually Speaker 1: morphed out, and it has actually Speaker 1: reached out to Speaker 1: international boundaries now. So it's now known as Jogmech. But Speaker 1: essentially, they were doing the exploration Speaker 1: back in the 1990s. Speaker 1: They hit some really wonderful holes Speaker ...
