In today’s episode we chat to Sam Pazuki, Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Oceana Gold, a multinational gold producer with operating, development & exploration experience in the Philippines, New Zealand & USA.

We talk about M&A activities in the gold sector, challenges around ESG in the current climate, and much more.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mining for oil and gas is typically less expensive, and incurs less overall costs, due to the fact that the results are almost immediate, and do not require lengthy periods of exploration and testing.
• Mining companies tend to promote themselves on an individual basis as opposed to a sector-basis. Oil and gas are far more vocal, and companies find themselves more readily represented through these groups.
• As the gold prices began to fall in 2013, the industry saw M&A transactions evaporate. This led to widespread frustration from shareholders due to the write-downs.
• The mining industry has long been split, not just upon how it can do better to disclose the positive work being done, but how to disclose it together, instead of separately.

BEST MOMENTS

’There are some pretty exciting things happening in the sector’

‘You do need one overarching body to represent the entire industry’

’It’s important to promote the good work we do'

‘We’re getting a much better sense of what sustainability really is'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Dig Deep – The Mining Podcast on iTunes

Oceana Gold - https://www.oceanagold.com/investor-centre/investor-contact/

Sam Pazuki LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sampazuki/?originalSubdomain=ca

ir@oceanagold.com

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 an insight to peoples 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 specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. We source, headhunt and discover new and top talent talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients organisation 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

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