Journey Through the Lassonde Curve With Highland Copper

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Meeting Overview The meeting involved discussions about the current status and future plans of two mining companies, B Metals and Orford Mining Corp. Both companies shared insights into their projects, progress along the Lassonde curve, and future exploration strategies. Key Discussion Points - B Metals Overview : Derek Iwanaka discussed the Kazan project in Japan, its drilling status, and historical context, highlighting the potential for significant discoveries. - Drilling Progress : B Metals has identified two veins in their drilling efforts, with ongoing exploration and positive initial results. - Orford Mining Corp Overview : David Christie presented on Orford's projects, including the Kegavik gold district and West Raglan nickel project, emphasizing their potential for discovery. - Comparison of Project Stages : Both companies discussed their positioning on the Lassonde curve, with B Metals at the pre-discovery stage and Orford nearing the discovery phase. - Future Exploration...

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[Speaker identities could not be resolved; generic labels used] [00:08] Speaker 1: Hello, everybody. My name is Derek Iwanaka, I'm Vice President [00:12] Speaker 1: of Investor Relations and Corporate Development for B Metals. [00:17] Speaker 1: And today I feel like I'm a bit of a professor here. I get to talk to the Lassonde curve that [00:23] Speaker 1: I grew up with when I started in mining. [00:27] Speaker 1: That's actually how I was [00:30] Speaker 1: educated or introduced to the mining world, [00:32] Speaker 1: they kind of told me that, you know, this is where we start [00:36] Speaker 1: on the far left hand side where you have very early stage concept, exploration themes or ideas. [00:43] Speaker 1: And then you eventually get to a point where you're [00:47] Speaker 1: at the [00:49] Speaker 1: drill steady or drill ready stage and then you actually start drilling. [00:53] Speaker 1: And I would say that's about where we are right now with our main project, which is called Kazan. [01:01] Speaker 1: Kazan, [01:02] Speaker 1: I would say, fits on the curve right around here. So it's pretty convenient. Obviously, [01:08] Speaker 1: it's a point where there's the biggest inflection [01:12] Speaker 1: in the curve and the biggest value creation [01:15] Speaker 1: if you make a discovery. [01:17] Speaker 1: And for us, [01:19] Speaker 1: our project has been drilled in the past. This is the main 1 is actually called Kato, [01:25] Speaker 1: which is in [01:26] Speaker 1: Northern Japan [01:28] Speaker 1: on the island of Hokkaido. [01:30] Speaker 1: And Kato has been drilled in the past. In the 1990s, [01:34] Speaker 1: it was drilled by [01:36] Speaker 1: the Japanese state agency, which we now refer to as MMAJ. [01:41] Speaker 1: It's actually [01:42] Speaker...