Lessons from Building 6 Gold Mines (Matt Wilcox)

About this episode

Matt Wilcox shares insights from his experience building gold mines in West Africa and discusses recent developments in the industry.

Matt Wilcox and his team have built six mines in the last 14 years and counting. Most of them in West Africa. Some in places where logistics alone would stop most teams before they start. He’s now running Robex and just pulled off one of the more interesting deals in the gold space, merging with Predictive to consolidate Bankan in Guinea. This one is less about promotion and more about how things actually get built. And Matt's genuine insights on potential corporate dynamics in West Africa. Follow Matt on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wilcox-2a731624/ Episode recorded: 03/30/26 …………...… DIRECTOR'S SPECIAL EMAIL Join 16k+ subscribers to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Director’s Special⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : one daily email with all the news that matters in mining …………… TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Matt Wilcox Intro 1:50 - Africa Trip and Listener Shoutout 1:50 - Background and Why West Africa 5:40 - Bankan Battle: Predictive vs Robex 8:00 - Competing With Perseus 13:30 - Tietto and Chinese Takeover 17:30 - Orebody Lessons: Tietto vs Robex 20:50 - Register and BlackRock 22:20 - Robex Production and Oxide Holiday…

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Wilcox

Topics covered

• gold mining
• West Africa
• corporate dynamics
• mining logistics
• mergers and acquisitions

Keywords

• gold mines
• West Africa
• Robex
• Predictive
• Bankan
• mining logistics
• corporate dynamics
• mergers
• Chinese buyers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Robex, Predictive, BlackRock, Sprott, Nordgold, Bissa, Lefa, Endeavour, B2, FQM

Places: Guinea, West Africa, Siberia

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