About this episode

George McLeod discusses the changing landscape of mining in the Sahel and the importance of operational independence for companies.

This week’s episode features George McLeod , mining partner at Critical Risk Team, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the escalating conflict in the Sahel, particularly in Mali and Niger. McLeod discusses why mining companies can no longer rely on U.S. military support in the same way they once did, and why greater operational independence is becoming essential. He also examines the risk environment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia and Myanmar. This week’s Spotlight features Hugh Agro , President and CEO of Revival Gold, who discusses the company’s two U.S. gold projects: the Mercur Gold Project in Utah and ongoing exploration at the Beartrack-Arnett Gold Project in Idaho. To learn more, visit: https://revival-gold.com/ All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel ( ⁠www.incompetech.com⁠ ). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-northern-miner-podcast/id1099281201⁠ Spotify: ⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Pocobelli

Guest: George McLeod

Topics covered

• Sahel conflict
• mining industry
• operational independence
• military support
• gold projects
• risk environment

Keywords

• Sahel
• mining
• military support
• gold projects
• risk environment
• Mali
• Niger

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Critical Risk Team, Revival Gold

Places: Mali, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Myanmar, Utah, Idaho

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