The Strategic Vision: 2023 Review & Preparing for 2024 Production
Engage with Bunker Hill Mining's strategic vision in this session led by Executive Chairman, Richard Williams, CEO Sam Ash, and CFO & Corporate Secretary, Gerbrand Van Heerden. The presentation will focus on the financial and operational groundwork laid in 2023, setting the stage for the anticipated production restart in late 2024. Expect detailed insights into our project management, engineering advancements, and long-term objectives.
Mon, January 8, 2024 at 2:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Summary Meeting Overview The meeting focused on Bunker Hill Mining's financial and operational progress in 2023 and outlined plans for 2024. Key achievements from the past year were discussed, along with future initiatives aimed at enhancing mining operations and corporate strategy. Key Discussion Points - Recap of 2023 achievements, including a $67 million financing package and uplisting to the TSX Venture Exchange. - Recognition as ESG Developer and Explorer of the Year at a recent conference. - Finalization of a zinc offtake agreement with TEC's Trail Smelter. - Expansion and refurbishment of the Russell portal to support increased production capacity. - Updates on the processing plant layout and ongoing equipment rehabilitation. - Plans for 2024, including restarting operations, completing the processing plant, and strengthening corporate systems. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Finalize the lead concentrate off...
A former COO of Barrick Gold Corporation from 2015-2018, Mr. Williams is a global executive with an established track-record of value creation, pioneering and transformational leadership within the Mining Industry and other demanding assignments. Amongst other notable achievements, this helped Barrick deliver an 80% improvement in the company’s operating profit over his three years, and the total overhaul of the Company’s relationship with the Tanzanian Government following a breakdown of relations between a Barrick subsidiary and that government.
Formerly, the CEO of an African and Central Asian focused exploration business, and Non-Executive Director of Gem Diamonds PLC, he was also the Commanding Officer of the British Special Forces Regiment – the SAS. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Trevali Mining Corporation, Chair of Trevali’s HSEC Committee and an advisor to mining companies facing complex operational, political or ESG challenges.
BSc Economics, University College London; MA Security Studies, Kings College London; MBA Cranfield University.
A former Executive General Manager of Barrick Gold’s Lumwana Copper Mine in Zambia, Mr Ash is an experienced American Mining Engineer and modernizing leader, with a proven track record of building and leading teams capable of optimizing and enhancing the operating efficiency, profitability and sustainability of mining operations in complex and challenging environments.
During his tenure at Lumwana Mr. Ash Delivered over $100M in sustainable free cash flow improvements, achieved 50% improvement in safety performance, executed a training and development program achieving 96% local workforce, and progressed expansion plans that doubled the value of mine.
Gerbrand is an experienced Mining Company CFO with over 20 years of mining industry experience. He is a CPA registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and a CA (SA) registered in South Africa and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) Degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg. He served as CFO of BMC Minerals with major development assets in the Yukon, Trevali Mining operating in the America’s, West Africa and Namibia, and of Glencore’s Rosh Pinah Zinc Operations in Africa. In addition to these key executive roles, he has also been Vice President Business Initiatives and Development at Trevali and served as group financial controller and General Manager Commercial Services at Metorex Limited, a Southern African base-metals producer and developer. A Canadian citizen and resident in British Columbia, he started his professional career as a Tax and Assurance Manager with Deloitte.
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Speaker 1: Hello everyone and welcome to Bunker Hill Mining's live event hosted by 6. I'm pleased to introduce our speakers today, Sam Ash, CEO Speaker 1: and Richard William, Executive Chairman. Speaker 1: We are expecting their CFO to be joining us here shortly, I believe, Gerbrand Van Herden. Speaker 1: But this will be a presentation focusing on the financial and operational groundwork late in 2023 Speaker 1: and how it set the stage Speaker 1: for 2024. Speaker 1: As this is a live event, we are accepting questions. So please feel free to submit them in the chat at any point during the conversation, just in the bottom right corner. Speaker 1: This event is being recorded, so it will be available to watch in the coming days. But without further ado, I'll kick things over to you, Sam. Speaker 2: Thank you very much. And it's a pleasure to be speaking with everybody at the start of 2024. Speaker 2: Today, we wanna start and talk just a little bit about 2023, have a bit of a recap, and really set the stage for what Speaker 2: is going to be a very exciting year for Bunker Hill Mine Speaker 2: and Bunker Hill Mining Company as we move fully into construction, Speaker 2: move through the construction process, Speaker 2: and bring the mine into operation. Speaker 2: So, in start, I thought a good place to start would be at the corporate level, pretty active year in 2023, Speaker 2: kicking off with Speaker 2: the upsized and improved $67 million financing package, which allowed us to be fully funded for a restart at Bunker Hill. Speaker 2: Now, there was a bit of delay in that Speaker 2: as we had advanced technical work and had conversations with our primary financing partners, Sprott Royalty and Streaming, Speaker 2: but we got that across the line. And the great new...
