In this episode, we chat with Pierre Leveille, President, and CEO of Deep-South Resources, a mineral exploration company that is focused on the exploration and development of quality assets close to infrastructure in stable countries. Their expertise is in copper, in Africa, namely Namibia.
Pierre has a background in investment and mining exploration and has been heavily involved in the mining industry in Namibia over the past 25 years. He has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the country, what it is like as a mining jurisdiction, and tells us more about Deep South Resources.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Deep South Resources is a large copper deposit.
It´s a low-grade deposit, but with good extraction technology, it is highly viable.
Bio-assisted heat bleaching has been in use for around 40 years.
It is possible to recover 96% using this technology.
There are issues with the license, which can be resolved. This is all discussed, in detail, in the podcast.
Namibia is a good mining jurisdiction. The World Bank rates it as the number 2 or 3 country in Africa to invest in.
Forty percent of Namibia´s exports relate to mining.
Deep South Resources are planning to expand by acquiring more projects in Africa.
The price of copper is set to rise steeply over the next 5 years.
Demand for copper is going to be huge from both the IT and green industry sectors.

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘Bio-assisted heat bleaching is not a new technology. ´
‘By doing incline drilling we´re seeing the grades going up.’
‘Without any copper, you don´t have any transportation or communication.’
 
EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: www.deepsouthresources.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/deep-south-resources
Twitter: twitter.com/deepsouthres
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DeepSouthResources
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCGDww2c1Etb4NAGZ...
Email: info@deepsouthresources.com
 
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Email: rob@mining-international.org
Website: https://www.mining-international.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.
Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level.
Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
 
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.