In this episode, we chat with Ivan Fairhall, Director and CEO of Mawson Gold, a TSX-listed gold exploration company in two safe, Tier 1 mining-friendly jurisdictions: Finland and Sweden.
Ivan is a chartered engineer and mine finance professional with over 15 years of mining industry experience and talks about Mawson Gold and their projects in Finland and Sweden plus their Southern Cross project in Victoria, Australia. Ivan also gives his insights into how junior (pre-development) mining companies operate in quite a nuanced world where projects, strategy and market timing need to work in harmony.
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Mawson Gold is an exploration and development company.
Their main project is the Rajapalot gold-cobalt project which covers 17,989 hectares of exploration permits in Finland.
The field it sits in is a multi-million ounces greenfield discovery
Their other project in Sweden is in the initial stages of exploration.
They also own a large stake in Southern Cross Gold, in Australia.
There are many similarities between mining in Sweden and Finland. They are very trustworthy and good to work with.
Mining is not all about the technical merits of a project. Having a balanced team is key.
You need to be sure you can raise more money before spending all of what you have on drilling holes.
Mawson Gold owns 60% of the very exciting Southern Cross, Australia project.

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘Junior mining is not black and white. ´
‘Nothing goes according to plan ever in mining. So what matters is how you respond to change.’
‘Our stake in Southern Cross is effectively worth more than Mawson Gold.’
 
EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://mawsongold.com/
LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/mawson-gold-ltd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MawsonGold
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MawsonGold/
Email: info@mawsongold.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/
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 about 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.