Journey Through the Lassonde Curve With White Gold Corp.
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Fri, November 18, 2022 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting featured presentations from Derek Iwanaka of B Metals and David Christie of Orford Mining Corp, focusing on their respective projects and progress along the Lassonde curve in mining exploration. Both speakers discussed their current drilling activities, discoveries, and future strategies for advancing their projects. Key Discussion Points - B Metals' Kazan Project : - Current drilling activities at the Kato site in Northern Japan, with a focus on low-sulfidation epithermal vein systems. - Historical drilling by previous companies and recent discoveries of two veins. - The project is considered to be at the prediscovery stage, with ongoing drilling to confirm potential. - Orford Mining Corp's Projects : - Discovery of a new gold district in the Ragland Belt of northern Quebec and nickel exploration nearby. - Overview of the Jatel project and its potential for large-scale gold deposits. - Discussion of the difference between pre-discovery and discovery pha...
David has over a decade of experience in corporate finance and capital markets with a focus on the natural resource sector. As an executive with the PowerOne Group he has developed a depth of knowledge in representing, advising, and assisting emerging companies in accessing capital, advising on mergers and acquisitions and managing their businesses. David is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has also served in a variety of executive roles and director positions to a wide array of private and public enterprises.
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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 ...
