Join us as Matt Mickleborough moderates "Northern Frontiers: CEOs Discuss Canada's Untapped Potential" with leading industry executives exploring Canada's vast mineral wealth and strategic opportunities. Discover the unique opportunities and challenges of developing resources in Canada's remote northern regions, from logistical complexities to untapped geological potential.
Founder, Writer & Analyst at Junior Resource Investing
Matthew Mickleborough, the founder, writer, and analyst of Junior Resource Investing, is praised for his technical yet engaging interview style that extracts nuanced insights from company executives, providing his audience with a thorough understanding of mining and exploration projects beyond traditional sources. As an outsider to the industry, he places a great amount of weight on executive transparency and honesty and works to foster that in his work, ensuring his audience gains genuine and reliable perspectives on investment opportunities.
Mr. Ridgway is a successful prospector and mining financier, gaining his initial experience with grass roots mineral exploration. Starting out as a prospector in the Yukon Territory in the 70’s, Simon and the teams under his guidance have discovered gold deposits in Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and silver deposits in Mexico. Simon is a founder of Fortuna Silver Mines and Radius Gold, and the CEO of Volcanic Gold Mines.
Chad Williams has an extensive background in capital markets and business management. He is the founder and Chairman of Red Cloud Mining Capital, Inc., Blue Thunder Mining Inc., and Sharechest. He was one of the founders of both Agilith Capital Inc. and Westwind Capital Inc., as well as the former CEO of Victoria Gold Corp. and former Head of Mining Investment Banking at Blackmont Capital Inc. Prior to these positions, Mr. Williams was a top-ranked mining analyst at TD Bank and other Canadian brokerage firms in Toronto. is also a founder of Hot Rod Publishing, a music company. Chad Williams is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, having received a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Master of Business Administration from McGill University.
Fletcher is an experienced mining executive with roles in junior mining companies for over 11 years including previous roles with Skeena Resources and QuestEx Gold & Copper. His current roles are CEO and Director of TDG Gold Corp. (since 2020) and Chair of Coast Copper Corp. (since 2021). His masters degree is in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, UK.
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Speaker 2: So I think we'll get started here. My name is Matthew Mickelborough. I am founder and analyst at Junior Resource Investing, hosting a panel here now today called Northern Frontiers, where CEOs discuss Canada's untapped potential. Speaker 2: Stories of the Wild North permeate our Canadian culture. Untamable mountain ranges and struggles for survival. Speaker 2: And so, too, are visions of hidden treasure lurking in that Wild North, waiting to be found. Places and events and people like the Klondike Gold Rush, traversing the Chilkoot Pass, prospectors driven by visions of glory and Sam Steel making sure that we keep that, Speaker 2: keep the frontier safe and secure. All of these are touchstones of historical Canadian identity. Speaker 2: But while these stories are history, they are also by no means dead and gone. And indeed the promise of remarkable resource endowment in Canada's north remains, and a new generation of Canadian explorers are headed north to see what fortune they can dig out of the frozen lands up there. So joining me are CEOs of 3 companies chasing discovery and glory just like the prospectors of old. We've got Simon Ridgeway, who is the CEO at Racklam Metals, Speaker 2: Chad Williams, interim CEO at Honey Badger Silver, and Fletcher Morgan, CEO at TDG Goldcorp. Speaker 3: So gentlemen, thanks for coming on today. And I guess maybe we'll just, let's start off by just introduce yourselves and your companies just like classic elevator pitch. And why don't we start with Fletcher? I'll start with you. Well, thank you very much for inviting me on this panel today. I hope everyone can hear me fine. So Fletcher Morgan, CEO and Director of TDG Goldcorp. I've been involved with TDG since 2020 when we listed on the TSX Venture. Speaker 3: We're focus...
