Why Great Mining Projects Still Fail (Brock Salier)

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