In this episode we chat to Gregory Beischer, President & CEO at Alaska Energy Metals Corporation, who are advancing the Nikolai project – a sulphide nickel and battery metal project with a multi-billion pound nickel potential and aiming to supply the essential strategic metals required to secure America’s energy future and drive the electric vehicle revolution.

Gregory is a seasoned explorationist with a solid track record of success and highly knowledgeable on the geology of magmatic nickel–copper–platinum deposits. He also sits on the Board of Alaska’s Resource Development Corporation and serves on the Alaska Minerals Commission. On the podcast he tells us more about Alaska Energy Metals Corporation, their Nikolai Nickel project, domestic and international Nickel news and production and the outlook of the company.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Alaska Energy Metals Corporation is advancing their Nikola project, a sulfide nickel and battery metals project with a multi-million pound nickel potential, aiming to supply essential strategic metals for American Energy's future and the electric vehicle revolution.
• Gregory has a solid track record in exploration and is highly knowledgeable about the geology of magnetic nickel, copper, and platinum deposits.
• The Nikola project has the potential to impact the nickel market by providing a domestic source of nickel for the United States. Currently, 100% of the nickel consumed in the US is imported, with Canada being a major supplier.
• The US needs to secure its supply lines for nickel and other essential metals to support the transition to electric vehicles and renewable power sources. Developing domestic mineral resources, such as the Nikolai project in Alaska, is crucial for achieving this.
• Alaska Energy Metals Corporation is committed to environmental considerations and integrating sustainability measures into their project. They aim to engage and benefit local communities, while also ensuring high environmental standards and social governance.

BEST MOMENTS

"I think nickel will probably be the choke point metal for this transition."

"The United States really has to secure supply lines and more aggressively encourage domestic mineral development." 

"We really do know how to do it right here. The mines, at least the ones in Alaska that I know very well, they're just excellent operations that are very protective of the environment." 

"We've had a lot of interest in our project and it seems like people are really supporting what we're doing."

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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.

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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.