Meeting Overview The meeting focused on a panel discussion regarding mining exploration in South America, featuring three industry leaders from TriStar Gold, Cuya Silver, and Allura Resources. Each speaker provided insights into their respective companies, projects, and the favorable mining jurisdictions in which they operate. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of panelists and their companies: - Nick Affleyard (TriStar Gold) discussed their flagship project in Brazil. - David Stein (Cuya Silver) highlighted their upcoming public trading and the Bethania silver project in Peru. - Thomas Larson (Allura Resources) presented their projects in Bolivia and Peru. - The favorable mining jurisdictions in South America: - TriStar Gold emphasized the supportive regulatory environment and infrastructure in Pará State, Brazil. - Cuya Silver noted the mining-friendly characteristics of the Juan Cavalica Department in Peru. - Allura Resources discussed the historical significance and mining pot...
David is first and foremost an investor, and founded Kuya Silver in 2017 after being introduced to the Bethania silver mining project and striking a deal to buy a controlling stake in the mine. Leading Kuya Silver in its early phases, David has used all the skills he has developed from more than 20 years in the mining capital markets.
Until 2016, David had leading roles with mining-specialist merchant bank, Aberdeen International. He spearheaded a number of important investment initiatives, generating strong returns during the last mining bull market, and capitalizing on opportunistic transactions during the subsequent downturn for natural resources. Prior to that, David was a Director and Equities Analyst focused on the Precious Metals sector at Cormark Securities. David has a technical background, receiving an M.Sc. (Geology) and B.AppSci (Geological Engineering) from Queen’s University in Canada before joining the capital markets.
Nick Appleyard was appointed President and CEO in December 2015. He has executive experience in mining having previously been the CEO of Chaparral Gold and Vice President of Corporate Development for International Minerals. Nick has over 25 years of international experience in precious metals exploration and mining. He has managed exploration, development and production JVs in North and South America, including extensive project development experience in South American with more than ten years in-country, and prior to that in Australia.
Nick is fluent in Spanish, holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from Curtin University, Australia, and is a member of the Australasian Institue of Mining and Metallurgy.
Thomas Larsen is an executive in the resources sector with over 40 years of experience in the investment industry, specializing in corporate finance and management of junior resource companies, raising in excess of $150 million. Mr. Larsen is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSXV-ELO) and Cartier Iron Corporation (CSE-CFE). Additionally, Mr. Larsen previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Iron Limited, an appointment he assumed on the completion of the merger of Australian-based Mamba Minerals Ltd. and TSX-listed Champion Iron Mines Limited to continue as Champion Iron Limited effective April 1, 2014. Prior to that merger he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Iron Mines Limited, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Champion Iron Limited.
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Speaker 1: Hi, Speaker 1: welcome to our South American Explorations Speaker 1: panel part 2. My name is Jane Koon and I'll be moderating the panel on behalf of 6 today. We're very fortunate to have a great lineup of speakers. Speaker 1: And if I could ask our distinguished guests to maybe give a small wave, a hello, when I say your name, so that everyone knows who you are, that would be great. Speaker 1: So today we have Nick Affleyard, Speaker 1: president and CEO of TriStarGold, Speaker 1: David Stein, President and Director of Cuya Silver, Speaker 1: Thomas Larson, CEO Speaker 1: of Allura Resources. Speaker 1: Our panel discussion is going to run approximately 20 to 30 minutes, and then we are going to open up the floor for questions. Speaker 1: As a reminder to our attendees, you can submit questions in the right-hand side in the Q&A section Speaker 1: at any point during our discussion. Speaker 1: Without further ado, let's start with some introductions. Speaker 1: So going clockwise Speaker 1: again from my vantage point, let's start with Nick. In 3 minutes, can you please briefly describe Speaker 1: your company and introduce yourself a little bit? Speaker 2: Yeah, hi. Thanks for having me here, Jane. That's Nick Appleyard. I'm originally a geologist from Australia. Speaker 2: I've been working now since 1995 Speaker 2: in South America. Speaker 2: Currently CEO and president of TriStar Gold, and our flagship project is in central Speaker 2: Brazil. Speaker 2: You know, we've been advancing that for the last 5 years. I'm pretty happy with where we have been going so far. Speaker 2: I think it is our skill set, where we try and specialise Speaker 2: is in going from discovery to a a production decision. Speaker 2: That's our strength and that's what we do. An...
