Kyle got his start in the industry by starting his own podcast during the Covid pandemic, where he interviewed over 100 respected companies and leaders in the industry. With his passion and genuine curiosity for the industry, he quickly made a name for himself. He joined the 6ix team to work full-time in the mining and resource sector to pursue his passion further.
Philippe Cloutier, P.Geo holds a B.Sc. in Geology and a certificate in Human Resource Management and has over 35 years of experience in the mining exploration and development business.Mr. Cloutier has previously worked for industry leaders such as Noranda Inc., Aur Resources Inc., and Soquem.Mr. Cloutier played a lead role in the discovery and delineation of the Bell-Allard South Cu-Zn Mine (3.4 Mt @ 1.26 % Cu, 13.94 % Zn, 0.67g/t Au, 42.34g/t Ag) in Matagami, Quebe
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Speaker 1: Hello everyone and welcome to the 6th report. I'm here with Philippe Clochet, Speaker 1: President and CEO of Cartier Resources, to discuss the recent press release. Now, Philippe, Speaker 1: on April 13th, Cartier Resources announced Speaker 1: the results from the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Chinu Mine project. Speaker 1: You successfully put some economics behind this project now, which opens more doors, but can I get your thoughts on the conservative Speaker 1: and or optimistic metrics Speaker 1: and assumptions used in the PEA? Speaker 2: Well, yes. Well, 1st of all, we're in an established mining area, right? So We can't really expect to pull a fast 1 on the local producers or a local crowd. Speaker 2: They would immediately spot Speaker 2: numbers that would be Speaker 2: out of range. Speaker 2: We're very proud of the robust work that we've produced. Speaker 2: Just to give you an example, we've built in Speaker 2: up to 25% Speaker 2: contingencies Speaker 2: in the large cost items, such as the mill and the ore sorter and stuff. Speaker 2: We've got Speaker 2: built-in wiggle room. Because of Speaker 2: the geological characteristics of the mineralization Speaker 2: and of the project, Speaker 2: we essentially went for the must-have, trying to eliminate the redundancies. Speaker 2: So we believe that, you know, once you're underground and operating this thing, Speaker 2: you will be able to seize opportunities Speaker 2: and mine Speaker 2: a lot of the ounces that Speaker 2: were just set aside, you know, they're back pocket ounces, and then we're not considering them as PEA. Speaker 2: And additionally, obviously, you know, we're set to keep growing the resource. So eventually Speaker 2: these numbers will only get better. Speake...