Mr. Macdonald is a professional geologist with a diverse experience base including exploration geology worldwide and investment banking. In recent years he has focused his efforts in exploration and development as a principal of and consultant to various junior mining companies. In the past he was in the City of London where he worked in structuring financings and risk management at Macquarie Bank. In 2007 Mr. Macdonald graduated with an MBA (with Distinction) from Oxford. He completed his B.Sc. in Geology from UBC in 2000. Mr. Macdonald has a long history of mining exploration work in Yukon, including zinc projects, and originally hails from Ross River, near the Macmillan Pass Project site. He is a Professional Geologist registered with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).
Mr. Usenmez is a Geological Engineer and a mining entrepreneur with over 20 years of global experience and has worked in various technical and leadership roles. After working with various VMS deposits and discoveries while working with Inco, Vale and Amec, he managed a drilling company, where the company grew during the downturn. He worked in numerous VMS deposits in Canada, such as Duck Pond NFLD, Bathurst in New Brunswick, and in Northern Manitoba, mainly in base metals, such as Zinc. He co-owns Atom Bits, a rapidly growing diamond drilling bit manufacturer in Canada. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the PDAC and is the Co-Chair of Public Affairs Committee.
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Speaker 1: Hello everyone and welcome to the Zync panel hosted by 6. We are joined today by the leaders of 3 Zinc-focused companies. Speaker 1: We have Kerem Usenmez, Speaker 1: CEO, President and Director of Metallum Resources, Speaker 1: Brandon McDonald, Speaker 1: CEO and Director at Fireweed Zinc, Speaker 1: and Max Porterfield, Speaker 1: CEO, president and director at Kalanix Mines. Speaker 1: In this panel, we will hear the insights from these 3 industry leaders as they discuss the current state and future of Zinc. So to kick things off, Karem, can you please introduce yourself and your company? Speaker 2: Yes, thank you. We are Speaker 2: very happy to be here. Thanks for tuning in. Speaker 2: And yeah, Metallum is excited about this panel being part of these 2 other great companies and presenting Speaker 2: here. We are, Metallum is a zinc and copper focused exploration and development company listed on the TSX under ticker MZN. Speaker 2: Our main asset is Superior Zinc and Copper Project. It's a very high grade zinc Speaker 2: and copper project that is located east of Thunder Bay, just about 150 kilometers east of Thunder Bay. Speaker 2: And it's an old mine that was mined in the 90s Speaker 2: with really good high recoveries Speaker 2: and Speaker 2: exceptionally low cost of production. Speaker 2: And it's just Speaker 2: near the highway and Speaker 2: there's a port, there's a Speaker 2: train station and the main highway is just 20 kilometers off of the project site where Speaker 2: there's a road right to the mine as well as all the infrastructure Speaker 2: being in place, such as the tailing stand. Speaker 2: There's a transformer on site, it's on grid. Speaker 2: There's a main shaft and underground development about 16 kilometers Speaker 2: ri...
