Western Stars – Resource Exploration in Canada's West
Join executives from the prairies to Yukon as they discuss their projects, their relationships with the provinces, territories and local communities and how Canada's west can win! The executives are available for questions following the group discussion.
Wed, February 21, 2024 at 2:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on resource exploration in Western Canada, featuring a panel of experts discussing their respective projects in diamond, uranium, and gold mining. The conversation included historical context, notable discoveries, and the importance of infrastructure in their regions. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of panel members and their respective projects: - George Reed (Star Diamond Corporation) - Diamonds in Saskatchewan. - Drew Zimmerman (Stallion Uranium) - Uranium in Northern Saskatchewan. - Tara Christie (Banyan Gold) - Gold in the Tombstone Gold Belt, Yukon. - David D'Onofrio (White Gold Corp) - Gold in Yukon and Klondike District. - Historical significance of the Klondike Gold Rush and modern exploration efforts in the Yukon. - Overview of the Athabasca Basin's reputation for high-grade uranium deposits. - Discussion on the diamond exploration history in Saskatchewan, including the discovery of kimberlites. - The role of infrastructure in mini...
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.
Ms. Christie has served as President & CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Banyan since 2016. She has over 26 years of experience in the exploration and mining business. Prior to that, Ms. Christie was President of privately owned Gimlex Gold Mines Ltd. (2006-2016), one of Yukon's largest placer mining operations and consulted in exploration, mining, environmental assessment, government, community and First Nation relations, including working with First Nation development corporations. She is currently a member of the board of Western Copper and Gold Corporation. Ms. Christie previously served as a board member of Osisko Green Acquisition Limited, Constantine Metal Resources Ltd., Klondike Gold Corp., PDAC, AMEBC and other industry associations and was a founding board member of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board (2004-2016). She is active in non-profits and charities, including being President of "Every Student, Every Day", a charity that works to improve attendance in Yukon schools. Ms. Christie has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia and Yukon.
SVP, Corporate Development at Star Diamond Corporation
Mr. Read is a diamond exploration geologist with over 39 years of international experience. After
graduating in geology and geochemistry from the University of Cape Town (BSc. Hons., 1983), Mr. Read
joined De Beers in South Africa. During his 12 years with De Beers, he worked on a wide spectrum of
diamond exploration projects in Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, Mali and
Tanzania), in addition to Canada and Brazil. Mr. Read came to Canada as a Landed Immigrant in early
1997 and worked as a consultant for several companies in Alberta, NWT, Nunavut, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, in addition to projects in Greenland and Brazil. Mr. Read commenced
with Star Diamond Corporation in late 2003 and since that time has led the team responsible for the
exploration and evaluation of the Fort a la Corne kimberlites. During his career of almost four decades,
he has encountered and solved many of the diverse problems associated with diamond exploration and
evaluation programs. Mr. Read is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada and a Professional
Geoscientist in the Provinces of Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Mr. Read became a citizen of
Canada in September 2005.
Mr. Zimmerman has been involved in public markets for nine years, eight of which were at a national brokerage firm. Over that time Mr. Zimmerman grew his role from an investment advisor to a derivatives portfolio manager utilizing a global thematic lens with a focus on commodity markets. Mr. Zimmerman is a CFA charter holder and holds a bachelor of commerce in international business from the University of Victoria.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Hello everyone and welcome to today's discussion on resource exploration in Western Canada. Speaker 1: We have a broad panel Speaker 1: today with individuals that have projects in the prairies all the way to the Yukon, as well as exploring for different commodities. So it should be an interesting conversation today. Speaker 1: Now, I don't see the discussion going for the full hour. So please feel free to submit questions in the chat, ideally about the discussion at hand, as opposed to company specific questions. Speaker 1: And I'll try my best to incorporate them into the conversation. You can find the chat in the bottom right corner of your screen there. Speaker 1: So why don't we just get started with introductions. Speaker 1: And I'll go from what on my screen left to right here. But if you could just please introduce yourself, Speaker 1: what commodity you're exploring for and where your projects are located. So George, why don't we start with you? Speaker 2: My name is George Reed. I'm the Senior Vice President Speaker 2: of Corporate Development for Star Diamond Corporation. Speaker 2: We are focused presently on the Starryon South Diamond Project, Speaker 2: which is in the Speaker 2: Fort Alicorn Speaker 2: Diamond District Speaker 2: of central Saskatchewan. We also have a 50% Speaker 2: interest Speaker 2: in a joint venture with Cantera Speaker 2: in the Buffalo Head Hills Speaker 2: Diamond District in Alberta. Speaker 1: Thank you. Speaker 1: And Drew? Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm Drew Zimmerman, CEO of Stallion Uranium. Speaker 3: We're focused on Uranium Speaker 3: in Northern Saskatchewan, the Athabasca Speaker 3: Basin, 1 of the premier Uranium jurisdictions in the world. Speaker 1: And Tara. Speaker 4: Hi, I'm Tara Christie. I'm the President a...
