In this episode we chat to Russell Fryer, CEO of Critical Metals, who were formed to identify and acquire brownfield mining opportunities in the strategic metals sector as defined by the United States and European Union. Their focus is on near-term production opportunities, prioritising cash flow generation over exploration upside and where the Board believes opportunities have been overlooked and under-analysed. Their primary asset is the Mol-ulu Project in the DRC’s Katangan Copperbelt,
Russell’s career has been in the mining investment and equity space working for some of the major global financial institutions and shares the story of Critical Metals and their new project in the DRC that has recently gone into production.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

In 1997, Russell got a glimpse of what the global world of mining looked like due to shifts in the South African market, allowing him a set of rare insights and providing a wealth of experience and wisdom.
In 2010, the world entered an economic world war, beginning with China shutting off the rare earth supply to Japan.
Dividends are beginning to pay off in terms of contracts and exploration. Projects begun years before are now attracting investors and interest.

BEST MOMENTS
'I've been investing in mines since 1991'
'We've got a 30 year encyclopaedia book of opportunities'
'We're trying to keep the cash burn low'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/CriticalMetals
Email: info@criticalmetals.com
VALUABLE RESOURCES
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from 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 clients' organisations 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.
CONTACT METHOD
rob@mining-international.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/
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.