Ep 41: Ore to Ownership Bridging Mines and Money

About this episode

Lindsey Schultz interviews Sam Siebenaler about the intersection of mining production data and finance, exploring how to ensure accurate royalty payments and the complexities of mining contracts.

👤 Sam Siebenaler, CEO of Precision Mineral Accounting 🎙️Lindsey Schultz, CEO of MRC Recruiting Host Lindsey Schultz welcomes Sam Siebenaler, founder of Precision Mineral Accounting, to unpack the hidden world where ore becomes dollars. Sam traces his path from the Signal Corps to Newmont, then to PMA, explaining how bridging mine production data, metallurgical balance, and finance uncovers errors, clarifies contracts, and ensures royalty payees get what they are owed. They explore chain of custody, shared mills, tailings reprocessing, and why old agreements, geopolitics, and smelting bottlenecks shape today's deals. Sam shares pragmatic entrepreneurial lessons, leadership mindsets, and hiring insights, plus real talk on diversity, public perception, and student networking. Actionable takeaway, verify payments tied to minerals, define ownership before reprocessing, and ask the hard questions your contract allows. Our Promise: We aim to engage with the most creative minds in mining—from engineers and executives to environmentalists and geologists—to explore groundbreaking projects and pioneering innovations. Our discussions are designed not only to inform but to inspire action…

People in this episode

Host: Lindsey Schultz

Guest: Sam Siebenaler

Topics covered

• mining finance
• entrepreneurship
• contract management
• royalty payments
• leadership
• diversity in mining

Keywords

• mining
• finance
• royalty payments
• contract management
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• diversity
• networking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Precision Mineral Accounting, MRC Recruiting, Newmont

Places: Signal Corps

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