Why Today's Overlooked Commodities Are Tomorrow's Winners
Join us as we explore why today's most overlooked commodities could become tomorrow's biggest winners, while precious metals continue stealing the spotlight. Discover the compelling opportunities hiding in these undervalued markets that smart money is quietly positioning for ahead of the crowd.
Wed, July 9, 2025 at 12:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The meeting focused on discussing investment opportunities in overlooked commodities, particularly lithium and copper, in the context of current market trends and institutional investment strategies. Executives from Nevada Lithium and Cascade Copper shared insights into their respective companies and the broader market dynamics affecting these commodities. Key Discussion Points - Introduction of speakers and their backgrounds in the natural resources sector. - The importance of lithium in the electric vehicle market and its potential for growth. - The shift in focus from precious metals to copper due to strong supply-demand fundamentals. - The current state of lithium pricing and market perception. - The need for institutional investors to adopt a portfolio approach to commodities. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Ensure that questions directed to Grid Battery Metals are forwarded to the appropriate team. - ...
Mr. Ackert began his career as a regional geologist with St. Joe Minerals, Bond Gold Canada and LAC Minerals in the 1980s. In 1990 he became mine geologist at LAC Minerals’ Golden Patricia Mine (Barrick Gold Corp after 1994) where he specialized in production and exploration. In 1996 he was appointed VPEx for Orezone Resources Inc. focusing on West Africa and was subsequently named VP Technical Services in 2005.
Mr. Ackert was a co-founder of C3 Metals, a successful explorer for copper in Peru and Jamaica where several significant porphyries and skarns have been discovered.
Mr. Ackert holds a BSc. In Geology from the University of Toronto.
Steve has over 25 years of institutional investing & shareholder communications experience. He was formerly the senior investment analyst and a founding member of the Chilton Global Natural Resources Fund in New York City, with peak assets of over US$4 billion.
Mr. Fernback has over 25 years of experience in the venture capital and investment banking industries. He is the former Regional Director of the CFO Centre Limited, responsible for all operations in Western Canada. Mr. Fernback holds an Honours B.Sc. from McMaster University and holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Fernback holds a Certified Professional Accounting (CPA) designation in Canada and is a current and former director and senior executive of several publicly traded companies in both Canada and the USA. He is the current President & CEO of Temas Resources Corp. and Grid Battery Metals Inc., two emerging critical metals explorers in North America.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: So good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on where in the world you're signing in from today. I did notice quite a few time zones. So obviously, as always, thanks for taking some time to spend with us today. And I am joined by executives with projects outside of precious metals, despite the gold mania of this year to discuss a slightly more contrarian approach to investing, but why to not overlook some overlooked commodities. So I've got with me today Steve Rentschler, CEO of Nevada Lithium and Jeff Hackert, CEO of Cascade Copper. Gentlemen, how are you doing? Speaker 1: Awesome. I will say, unfortunately, Tim Fernbeck of Grid Battery Metals was unable to join us because of a last minute personal issue. So I know some of you are here just to talk about Grid or get questions from Grid. Please do ask questions in the chat. I'll make sure that the Grid team still gets those questions. So I'll make sure they shoot out to the correct team. That being said, today's event is interactive, so if you do want to use that chat button at the bottom right of your screen, please do ask questions at any time during today's event. We'll try to get to as many of those questions as possible. Speaker 1: If they are really specific to an individual stock, I might skip them today and just send them to the relevant teams, but if they're anywhere near on topic I'll try to get to as many as I can today. If you do think of the perfect question to ask right after the event ends, which I often do, please do feel free to send in and I'll make sure the correct executive gets it and can get back to you as quickly as possible. Last quick piece of housekeeping, today's event is being recorded and that recording will be available in the mid afternoon Eastern time. It'll po...
