In this episode, we chat with Peter George, MD for Alicanto Minerals who are an exploration company with a portfolio of historically producing, high-grade Copper-Gold and Polymetallic Skarn and VMS projects located in Sweden.
Peter is a mining engineer and mineral economist with a background in operations and management and more recently in executive management. He talks to us about Alicanto Minerals and their historic Sala project plus what it’s like to mine in Sweden.
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Alicanto has been uncovering rich deposits of copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, and other assets in Sweden.
They are a couple of months out from setting up their maiden resource at Sala.
Gaining access to the historical records revealed 20,000 litres of the historical core.
At 1244 grams per tonne, the historical silver grades were crazy high.
Drilling using the latest technology has revealed assets that were not in the historical data, at Sala.
Security worries, the drive to zero carbon, and low stockpiles are pushing governments to facilitate faster permitting.
Free trade is being replaced by protectionism, which means a will to mine raw materials locally.
Not all areas of Sweden move as quickly as the authorities have done in the Sala area.
To succeed in mining, push yourself to learn new things, put yourself out there, and do as much as you can before you have family responsibilities.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Sweden has its own particular nuances around permitting and timing, but with experience, you can navigate yourself through. ´
‘The stockpiles of copper, zinc, the basics we need for everyday life are down to weeks.’
‘I see massive opportunities for European mining.’
 
EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://www.alicantominerals.com.au/
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/alicanto-minerals-ltd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AusAlicanto
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlicantoMinerals/
 
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/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theminingpodcast/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast/videos
 
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 omnyst