About this episode

Brock Salier discusses the factors leading to the success or failure of mining projects across various countries and commodities.

We sat down with Brock Salier to dig into his experience getting projects funded, reflecting on who made it and who didn't. We walked through colourful examples of why some countries worked for projects while others didn't, which commodities seemed destined for greatness yet failed, and what the details were that actually mattered for project success. From Burkina to Cambodia, Guyana to Congo, and graphite to lithium to nickel and more, we cover it all. Plus, what commodities & countries to look out for next. Tune in to avoid the mistakes of the past. …………… TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Spicy Jurisdictions Mindset (8:30) Acid Economics, SOP, and Reagents (15:50) Iron Ore Boom and Logistics Nightmares (23:50) Elite Mine Builders (30:10) Debt Versus Equity Basics (37:60) Lithium Brines to Hard Rock (45:10) Nickel Sulfides Versus Laterites (50:20) Uranium Cycles and Big Finds (56:00) PGMs, South Africa, and Wrap …………… Join 19k+ subscribers to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Director’s Special⁠⁠⁠⁠ :one daily email with all the news that matters in mining …………… PARTNERS Thank you to the mining services businesses that make this content possible: • ⁠⁠⁠ Sandvik Ground Support ⁠⁠⁠⁠ – The only ground supportyou’ll ever…

People in this episode

Guest: Brock Salier

Topics covered

• mining projects
• funding
• commodity success
• country analysis
• economic factors
• project failures

Keywords

• mining
• funding
• project success
• commodities
• economic analysis
• country risk

Mentioned in this episode

Products: graphite, lithium, nickel, Iron Ore, Uranium, PGMs

Places: Burkina, Cambodia, Guyana, Congo

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