Journey Through the Lassonde Curve With Contango ORE
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Fri, November 18, 2022 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting primarily focused on the progress and developments of mining projects by B Metals and Orford Mining Corp. Derek Iwanaka from B Metals discussed their Kazan project in Japan, while David Christie from Orford Mining highlighted their discoveries in Quebec and the Abitibi region. Key Discussion Points - B Metals Overview : Derek Iwanaka presented the current status of the Kazan project, emphasizing its position on the Lassonde curve and the ongoing drilling efforts. - Historical Context : Discussion of previous drilling by Japanese state agency MMAJ and Kazan Resources, which laid the groundwork for current exploration. - Drilling Results : B Metals has discovered two veins in their drilling efforts, with promising results indicating potential for significant mineral deposits. - Orford Mining Overview : David Christie shared insights into Orford's projects, including the Ragland Belt and Jatel project, highlighting their progress towards economic discovery....
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 ...
