Why Great Mining Projects Still Fail (Brock Salier)

<p>We sat down with Brock Salier to dig into his experience getting projects funded, reflecting on who made it and who didn&#39;t. </p><p>We walked through colourful examples of why some countries worked for projects while others didn&#39;t, which commodities seemed destined for greatness yet failed, and what the details were that actually mattered for project success. </p><p>From Burkina to Cambodia, Guyana to Congo, and graphite to lithium to nickel and more, we cover it all. Plus, what commodities &amp; countries to look out for next. </p><p>Tune in to avoid the mistakes of the past. </p><p>……………  </p><p><strong>  </strong></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS  </strong></p><p>(0:00) Spicy Jurisdictions Mindset<br>(8:30) Acid Economics, SOP, and Reagents<br>(15:50) Iron Ore Boom and Logistics Nightmares<br>(23:50) Elite Mine Builders<br>(30:10) Debt Versus Equity Basics<br>(37:60) Lithium Brines to Hard Rock<br>(45:10) Nickel Sulfides Versus Laterites<br>(50:20) Uranium Cycles and Big Finds<br>(56:00) PGMs, South Africa, and Wrap</p><p>……………  </p><p>  </p><p>Join 19k+ subscribers to the <a href="https://www.moneyofmine.com/subscribe">⁠⁠⁠⁠Director’s Special⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>:one daily email with all the news that matters in mining  </p><p>……………  </p><p><strong>  </strong></p><p><strong>PARTNERS  </strong></p><p>Thank you to the mining services businesses that make this content possible:  </p><p>• <a href="https://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/en/products/ground-support/">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Sandvik Ground Support</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> – The only ground supportyou’ll ever need</p><p>• <a href="https://www.titanrecruitment.com.au/contact">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Titan Recruitment</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a> – Specialists in engineering and technology recruitment</p><p>• <a href="https://marketech.com.au/focus?utm_source=partnerships&utm_campaign=mom">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Focus by Marketech</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a> – All your mining news and market needs in one powerful platform | <a href="https://marketech.com.au/focus?utm_source=partnerships&utm_campaign=mom">⁠⁠⁠10-day free trial⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.intralinks.com/">⁠⁠⁠<strong>SS&amp;C Intralinks</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a> – Powering deals with unmatched security and efficiency</p><p>• <a href="https://www.exceedcapital.com.au/sp-property-trust">⁠⁠⁠<strong>Exceed Capital</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a> – Diversify your portfolio with Exceed’s property trusts</p><p><strong>……………  </strong></p><p><strong>  </strong></p><p><strong>FOLLOW &amp; CONNECT </strong></p><p>• YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MoneyofMine">⁠⁠⁠⁠@MoneyofMine⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>   </p><p>• Twitter / X: <a href="https://x.com/moneyofminepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠@moneyofminepod⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>• <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/moneyofmine/">⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/moneyofminepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moneyofminepod">⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p>• Travis Ricciardo: <a href="https://x.com/TRAVmoneyofmine">⁠⁠⁠⁠@TRAVmoneyofmine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p>• Jonas Dorling: <a href="https://x.com/JDmoneyofmine">⁠⁠⁠⁠@JDmoneyofmine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p>• Email us <em>Word on the Decline</em>: <a href="mailto:gc@moneyofmine.com">⁠⁠⁠gc@moneyofmine.com⁠⁠⁠</a>  </p><p><strong>……………  </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>DISCLAIMER  </strong></p><p>All information in this podcast is for education andentertainment purposes only and is of general nature only. Please ensure you read our <a href="https://www.moneyofmine.com/c/privacy-policy">⁠⁠⁠⁠full disclaimer⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.  </p>