Podcasts about homestake

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF),  joins me for a comprehensive review of all the work to date at both the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon and the La Plata Copper Project in Colorado.  Then we take a deeper dive into the Australia Creek gold alluvial claims and how the current operator has now added a 2nd project to their 2025 work program, giving Metallic Minerals a 2nd paying and producing royalty for this year.   We lead off discussing all the prior year's drilling that has been completed at the Keno Silver project, which led into the inaugural NI-43-101 mineral resource estimate last year. This was a key milestone for this Project which defined 18.16 million ounces of silver equivalent (inferred), over 4 deposits (Formo, Fox, Caribou and Homestake). The board is currently evaluating next steps for the work programs at Keno Silver for later in the season.   Next we pivoted over to the developing exploration strategy, ongoing groundwork, and targeting for this year at the La Plata Copper-Silver Project, following up on the prior 4 drill holes over 4,530 meters in 2023, and the foundational field season in 2024 looking at a number of new porphyry target across their land package with their strategic partners at Newmont Corporation. Newmont has maintained their 9.5% strategic equity investment in Metallic Minerals due to their interest in the prospectivity for both copper and precious metals at the La Plata Project. Scott outlines that those 4500 meters drilled have not yet been added into the existing 1.21-billion-pound copper and 17.6-million-ounce silver inferred mineral resource, and that the upcoming resource update will also add in resource values from gold, platinum, and palladium for the first time; which have not previously been included.   Wrapping up Scott unpacks the announcement on April 15th highlighting the signing of a new production royalty agreement for a mile of alluvial gold claims at its Australia Creek property in the Klondike Gold District, Yukon Territory. This agreement builds on Metallic Minerals gold royalty business in 2025, with an experienced mining operator, who brings over 40 years of gold mining experience in the Yukon. This marks the second agreement at Australia Creek expanding the Company's leased ground to over two miles from the original one-mile lease in Australia Creek, which gives the company at least two gold mining operations on its Klondike Gold District claims for the 2025 season; with discussions underway with other potential operators on other properties. Scott points out that there could be up to 10 operators on all their alluvial claims in the Klondike and at Keno Hill.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals,  then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news from Metallic Minerals

Dolly Varden Silver's (

We caught up with Shawn Khunkhun, CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (

We talked with show sponsor Shawn Khunkhun, CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins us to review more wide high-grade gold assays returned from the Homestake Silver Deposit as part of the 2024 exploration program at the Kitsault Valley Project; located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.   News out today on November 4th,  highlighted 5 more drill holes reported that targeted the plunge of a wide, high-grade zone within the within a wide gap area of previous drilling. The 2024 drill program is finished for the season, with 69 drill holes completed for a total of 31,726 meters; with 41 holes totalling 15,5467 meters, that were drilled at the Dolly Varden area, and 28 holes totalling 16,181 meters that were drilled at Homestake Ridge. Results are pending on an additional 23 drill holes from Homestake Silver, the Wolf area, and property-wide regional exploration drilling.   Highlights from the Homestake Silver Deposit (*intervals shown are core length):   HR24-432: Mineralized envelope including veins: 8.85 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag over 48.23 meters, including an internal zone of stronger breccia vein intervals grading 29.24 g/t Au and 16 g/t Ag over 13.94 meters, including one breccia vein grading 701 g/t Au and 184 g/t Ag over 0.54 meters.   HR24-435: Mineralized envelope including veins: 4.64 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag over 100.80 meters, including an internal interval of stronger breccia vein mineralization grading 12.23 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag over 34.93 meters. High grade breccia veins include 166 g/t Au and 675 g/t Ag over 0.97 meters.   Shawn reviews what these wide envelopes of gold mineralization mean to the growth of the Homestake area of the deposit, the balance of gold and silver across the overall Kitsault Valley Project, and how investors should think of the growing resources in relation to changes in the gold:silver ratio.   We also review the periodicity of the high-grade silver mineralization in the southern part of the project, and how every 1,400 meters from Torbrit to Wolf to Moose to Chance, there are recurring deposits, and this is helping the team vector in on future targets with ongoing surface sampling and ground truthing work.   If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden Silver, then please email us at either Fleck@kereport.com or at  Shad@kereport.com and then we'll get those questions addressed by management, or covered in future interviews.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dolly Varden Silver at the time of this recording   Click here to visit the Dolly Varden Silver website and read over the recent news.

Dolly Varden Silver has announced positive exploration results from the Wolf vein from the Kitsault Project in British Columbia, with significant silver, lead, and zinc mineralization. The company has drilled over 8,000 meters and plans to expand the program. They are also exploring other areas, including Homestake. Dolly Varden has secured a financing deal to enhance their treasury and continue exploration. The timing of the financing aligns with expectations of a potential silver price increase.

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins us to review more high-grade silver assays returned from the 2024 exploration program at the Wolf Vein, with step-out drilling returning 1,091 g/t Silver over 9.38 Meters at the Kitsault Valley Project; located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada.   We have Shawn outline what this step out drilling at the Wolf Vein means for the ongoing resource expansion in this target area, but also now the inclusion of some solid base metals credits from lead and zinc. Drill hole # DV24-404: 1,091 g/t Ag, 1.35% Pb and 1.40% Zn over 9.38 meters, including 2,505 g/t Ag, 3.42% Pb and 2.88% Zn over 1.63 meters.   He also breaks down the 1,400 meter periodicity of the mineralization occurrences; from the Torbrit area, to Wolf, to Moose, to Chance, and why their exploration team is encouraged that there could still be more mineralized zones to be discovered 1,400 meters out from Chance. Shawn also discusses how all of these deposits may potentially tie together in one larger system at depth.   Shawn highlights that while all of these high-grade silver results are tying together nicely, that the drill rigs have now moved up to the Homestake areas to follow up on the high-grade gold intercepts from last year's drill programs, and that those results are expected to come back in later in September.   If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden Silver, then please email us at either Fleck@kereport.com or at  Shad@kereport.com and then we'll get those questions addressed by management, or covered in future interviews.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dolly Varden Silver at the time of this recording.   Click here to visit the Dolly Varden Silver website and read over the recent news.

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF),  joins us to review the 2024 exploration strategy at both the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon and the La Plata Copper Project in Colorado.   We lead off discussing the 2,000 meters of drilling planned to begin in the next few weeks at the Keno Silver project, building upon the inaugural NI-43-101 mineral resource estimate, announced February 26th. This was a key milestone for this Project which defined 18.16 million ounces of silver equivalent (inferred), over 4 deposits (Formo, Fox, Caribou and Homestake). Preparations are underway to begin step-out drilling near the Formo target, which is the largest of the four deposits contributing to the initial resources announced earlier this year, and located inside the neighboring Hecla Mining's Keno Hill land package.   There will also be drill testing at a few new targets like McMillan and Rumtum.   Then we pivoted over to the developing exploration strategy, ongoing groundwork, and targeting for this year at the La Plata Copper-Silver Project, following up on last year's 4 drill holes over 4,530 meters, that was funded by a May 2023, 9.5% strategic equity investment by Newmont Corporation.  Scott outlines that those 4500 meters drilled last year have not yet been added into the existing 1.21-billion-pound copper and 17.6-million-ounce silver inferred mineral resource. Importantly, they will also add in more a grade and resources from gold, platinum, and palladium for the first time; which have not previously been included.   Scott outlined that the 4 holes drilled by the exploration team in 2023 did follow up on the area near the high-grade intercept hole # LAP22-04, and that three of four holes intercepted continuous porphyry style Cu-Ag-Au-PGE mineralization over 500 m in width at 0.3% Cu including significant intervals exceeding 0.5% to 0.7% CuEq with associated Ag, Au and PGEs. Drill hole LAP23-05 intersected 909 m of continuous mineralization from surface grading 0.26% CuEq over the entire hole length, with a 550 m wide higher-grade zone.  We discuss the variability in the grade and intensity of the mineralization in all drill holes, based on the density of veining and concentration of associated sulphides that carry the copper, silver, gold, platinum, and palladium. The deposit remains open to expansion at depth and along trend. Defining the geometry of these higher-grade porphyry units and alteration zones is an important focus of follow up drilling at the Allard resource area and potentially testing a few new targets in 2024.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals,  then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Metallic Minerals.   Click here for a summary of the recent news out of Metallic Minerals.

Dolly Varden provides an update on the first drill results from the 2024 exploration program at the Kitsault Valley project. The focus is on the Moose and Chance veins. The Moose vein has shown promising results with high-grade silver intercepts. The company has consolidated the land package and is the first to drill into Moose. The next focus is on the Wolf deposit, followed by Homestake.

Jonathan Awde, President and CEO of Dakota Gold (NYSE: DC), joins me for a comprehensive introduction to this gold exploration and development company with a specific focus on revitalizing the Homestake District in Lead, South Dakota.  Dakota Gold has the Richmond Hill and Maitland Gold mineral properties covering over 48 thousand acres surrounding the historic Homestake Mine.   The drilling commenced in 2022, and the  Company currently has four drills on site at its properties in the Homestake District of South Dakota as part of a larger $30Million exploration program that commenced last year and runs through 2024.  The Unionville Zone drilling at the Maitland Project is testing for Tertiary epithermal gold mineralization and is one of three ongoing programs being advanced by the Company - the other two being Homestake Mine-Style gold mineralization in the JB Gold Zone at Maitland and the infill and step-out drilling at the Richmond Hill Gold Project to update to the S-K 1300 resource estimate.   If you have any more questions for Jonathan regarding Dakota Gold, then please email them in to me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad has a position in Dakota Gold at the time of this interview.    Click here to follow along with the latest news from Dakota Gold

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins me review the big picture exploration results from the 2023 field season, the overall strategy for this year's 25,000 meter drill program, and the key differentiators and value proposition across the Kitsault Valley Project, located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada.   We start off reviewing the work done to date at the combined Kitsault Valley Project, that now contains 64 million ounces of silver and also around 1 million ounces of gold in all categories.   There was a major gold discovery made at the Homestake area last year, as well as the expansion of silver mineralization at both the Wolf and Tobrit deposits.  This year the program is going to focus on true exploration and discovery drilling at new targets at Moose, Chance, Ace Galena, North Star, and Red Point, as well as continued expansion at Wolf and Homestake with the goal to update the resource estimate.   Shawn then speaks to the pedigree and combined knowledge of the geological and technical team at Dolly Varden, that has been guiding all this exploration success.   We touch upon the advantages of their understanding of the geological model, leading to a thesis that many of these separate deposits may end up being connected at depth into a larger system.  In addition to the quality of the project, and the high-grade nature of the silver and gold mineralization, Shawn outlines that this precious metals focus, distinguishes the company from many other silver companies that actually have far more exposure to base metals like lead and zinc.  We wrap up discussing the jurisdiction, tight capital structure, and key strategic shareholders with Dolly Varden Silver.     If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden Silver, then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com and we'll get those questions addressed by management, or covered in future interviews.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dolly Varden Silver at the time of this recording.   Click here to visit the Dolly Varden Silver website and read over the recent news.

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF),  joins us to review both the assay results from the 2023 drill program at the La Plata Copper Project in Colorado; and the inaugural resource at the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon.   We lead off discussing the recent news unpacking the 2023 exploration results at that La Plata Copper-Silver Project that was funded by a May 2023, 9.5% strategic equity investment by Newmont Corporation.  In the 4 drill holes over 4,530 meters there were the dual objectives of expanding on the 1.21-billion-pound copper and 17.6-million-ounce silver inferred mineral resource, and defining the controls to higher-grade mineralization as seen in drill hole LAP22-04. As announced in February 2023, LAP22-04 was a continuously mineralized discovery drill hole that intercepted 816 m grading 0.41% recovered copper equivalent ("CuEq"), with significant widths exceeding 0.5% to 0.7% Cu. The intersection also included higher grade zones exceeding 1% Cu with precious metals grades of up to 11.5 g/t Au+PGE and 47 g/t Ag.   Scott outlined that the 4 holes drilled by the exploration team did follow up on the area near the high-grade intercept hole # LAP22-04, and that three of four holes intercepted continuous porphyry style Cu-Ag-Au-PGE mineralization over 500 m in width at 0.3% Cu including significant intervals exceeding 0.5% to 0.7% CuEq with associated Ag, Au and PGEs. Drill hole LAP23-05 intersected 909 m of continuous mineralization from surface grading 0.26% CuEq over the entire hole length, with a 550 m wide higher-grade zone.  We discuss the variability in the grade and intensity of the mineralization in all drill holes, based on the density of veining and concentration of associated sulphides that carry the copper, silver, gold, platinum, and palladium. The deposit remains open to expansion at depth and along trend. Defining the geometry of these higher-grade porphyry units and alteration zones is an important focus of follow up drilling at the Allard resource area in 2024.   For the balance of the interview, we pivoted over to the inaugural resource at the Keno Silver project, initially announced Feb 26th, which defined 18.16 million ounces of silver equivalent (inferred), over 4 deposits (Formo, Fox, Caribou and Homestake), which is a major milestone for the project. The 171 km Keno Silver Project, neighboring Hecla Mining's current Keno Hill operations, has very clear opportunities to grow the 2024 Resource Estimate quickly and efficiently with additional drilling, while continuing to advance early-stage targets to new discoveries. The Formo target was the highest-grade and largest contributor to the inaugural NI-43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Keno Silver project, and there are opportunities for drilling at depth and along strike to add significant resources in this area, as well as the other 3 key project areas used in this resource.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals,  then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Metallic Minerals.   Click here for a summary of the recent news out of Metallic Minerals.

Chris Herald of Solitario Resources provides an introduction to the Golden Crest project in South Dakota. The area has historic gold production from Homestake and a new exploration surge from other companies in the area. This project is drill ready. The company has found high-grade gold samples from surface.

In this episode, we have a returning guest who appeared back in June 2022 (Episode 246). Jonathan Awde, President and CEO of Dakota Gold Corp, listed on the NYSE are a junior mining gold exploration and development company with a specific focus on revitalizing the Homestake District in Lead, South Dakota. Jonathan spent the last 15 years raising financing for various junior resource companies, focusing on institutional accounts, high net worth, and family offices, and has raised more than $600 million for public and private companies in the natural resources sector during this period. He gives us an update since we last spoke on Dakota Gold's projects and what they have achieved and his opinion of what's happening in the gold market. KEY TAKEAWAYS Dakota Gold Corp's Progress: Dakota Gold Corp has made significant progress since the last podcast episode nearly two years ago, moving past the proof of concept stage to determine the size of their gold system. The company has made two significant discoveries at the Maitland project, with high-grade hits such as 4.87 ounces per ton. They have also found a new type of mineralization at the Unionville project, showcasing the potential for multiple discoveries. Dakota Gold Corp is set to release a maiden resource for the Richmond Hill project next month, compiling historical drill holes and new ones to outline the resource's potential for expansion and growth. The company is optimistic about the future, with upcoming catalysts like the Richmond Hill resource release and continued exploration at Maitland. They are also actively engaged in ESG initiatives and have a strong focus on community relations and responsible mining practices. BEST MOMENTS "We've got this resource coming out at Richmond Hill next month. And we've chosen to move all of the rigs to Maitland."  "We did also make a rare earth discovery at Richmond Hill that we announced last month." "I think it's a really exciting time. It's a pretty crazy time, but it's super exciting for our industry."  VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail:        rob@mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X:              https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast  Web:        http://www.mining-international.org Email: info@dakotagoldcorp.com Phone: +1 778 655 9638 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/dakotagold/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DakotaGoldCorp   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. 

Few developers can boast careers spanning more than 4 decades, but today's guest, William Volk has developed games for virtually every platform released, covering every genre, including strategy, RPG, adventures, educational titles, puzzle games, and more. Sit back and enjoy the insights, memories, and experience of a true legend of the industry! Recorded October 2023 Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://www.anagramquest.com/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/3264/william-d-volk/ He Put in a Bar, in the Back of His Car - https://youtu.be/pEQ_VLo4pBY?si=mw5p8i7-dlDo5-Zp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestake_experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_Hill https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/24/jobs/the-computer-telecommuters-say-theres-no-workplace-like-home.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Minsky https://www.mobygames.com/game/7390/ports-of-call/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/3165/aegis-interactive-entertainment/ https://www.macintoshrepository.org/6195-mac-challenger Infinite Loop - https://youtu.be/clxpPQbj234?si=aN1f215CSDnRmkVj https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LightWave_3D https://www.mobygames.com/game/9222/the-manhole/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard https://www.mobygames.com/game/1219/return-to-zork/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/44036/cosmic-osmo/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/434/cyan-worlds-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/39698/rodneys-funscreen/ https://youtu.be/yZbJL5Egyzs?si=abJ5FJ_CS9O-wZju https://www.mobygames.com/company/42078/lightspan-inc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realtime_Associates https://kidscreen.com/2001/10/01/lightspan-20011001/ https://psxdatacenter.com/games/U/L/LSP-010360.html https://www.gamezone.com/news/wayans_brothers_the_dozens_announced_at_e3/ https://www.pgconnects.com/hong-kong/speakers/william-volk/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/william-volk-veteran-game-developer-mobile-pioneer https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trump-dump/id1070999857 https://www.apple.com/de/tv-pr/originals/extrapolations/ https://www.theclimatetrail.com/ https://www.calstate.edu/attend/student-services/Pages/esports.aspx https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Oscar-Clark/dp/1138428302 https://www.mobygames.com/game/52384/controller/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/why-johnny-can-t-ship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act Copyright Karl Kuras

Dolly Varden published new drill results this morning from last year's step-out program. Nevada King Gold and F3 Uranium also publish results. There are updates from Perpetua Resources, Vizsla Silver, TDG Gold and Talisker Resources as well this morning. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (ASCU:TSX) is focused on developing its brownfield copper project on private land in Arizona, a tier 1 location. The Cactus Mine Project is located less than an hour's drive from the Phoenix International airport via highway i-10, and with grid power and the Union Pacific Rail line situated at the base of the Cactus Project main road. With permitted water access, a streamlined permitting framework and infrastructure already in place, ASCU's Cactus Mine Project is a lower risk copper development project in the infrastructure-rich heartland of Arizona.For more information, please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.arizonasonoran.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fireweed Metals is advancing 3 different projects within the Yukon and Northwest Territories, including the flagship Macmillan Pass Project, a large zinc-lead-silver deposit and the Mactung Project, one of the largest and highest-grade tungsten deposits in the world. Fireweed plans to advance these projects through exploration, resource definition, metallurgy, engineering, economic studies and collaboration with indigenous people on the path to production. For more information please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fireweedmetals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Vizsla Silver is focused on becoming one of the world's largest single-asset silver producers through the exploration and development of the 100% owned Panuco-Copala silver-gold district in Sinaloa, Mexico. The company consolidated this historic district in 2019 and has now completed over 325,000 meters of drilling. The company has the world's largest, undeveloped high-grade silver resource, which will grow with a resource update in early 2024. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vizslasilvercorp.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Victoria Gold operates the Eagle Gold Mine within the Dublin Gulch Property. Eagle is the largest gold mine in Yukon's long history of gold production. In addition to the long-life Eagle Gold Mine, the Dublin Gulch property has upsized exploration potential including priority targets Raven and Lynx among others. Follow all the gold production and exploration news at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vgcx.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this interview with sit down with Shawn Khunkhun the CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V: DV | OTCQX: DOLLF) to discuss the disconnect with Silver and Silver Equities, the latest news regarding more high-grade Silver results from the Homestake Silver Deposit, and the recent consolidation with addition of the Big Bulk Copper-Gold Porphyry Project. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:29 Disconnect on Silver and Silver Equities 8:25 Who is Dolly Varden Silver? 9:44 Homestake Silver Deposit Expansion Width and Depth 12:58 If Proposition, or a When Proposition? 13:10 Big Bulk Copper Gold Porphyry Consolidation, Commercial Success, Infrastructure 17:25 Business and Geological Acumen 17:48 Goals for 2024 20:50 Capital Structure Overview 21:50 What keeps you up at night that we don't know about 25:48 What did I forget to ask Dolly Varden Silver Corporation is a mineral exploration company focused on advancing its 100% held Kitsault Valley Project located in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia, Canada, 25kms by road to deep tide water. The 163 sq. km. project hosts the high-grade silver and gold resources of Dolly Varden and Homestake Ridge along with the past producing Dolly Varden and Torbrit silver mines. It is considered to be prospective for hosting further precious metal deposits, being on the same structural and stratigraphic belts that host numerous other, on-trend, high-grade deposits, such as Eskay Creek and Brucejack. The project also contains the Big Bulk property which is prospective for porphyry and skarn style copper and gold mineralization, similar to other such deposits in the region (Red Mountain, KSM, Red Chris). The Company's common shares are listed and traded on the TSX.V under the symbol DV and on the OTCQX system under the symbol DOLLF. We are an education channel that promotes resource stocks, with a proven track record of success in resource stocks and (highest)

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF),  joins me to review the ongoing exploration strategy at the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon, and at the La Plata Copper Project in Colorado; with updates on both projects.   We lead off discussing the recent high-grade silver drill intercepts and some wide meter mineralization from the 1,100 meter and 4 drill holes just released to the market in a news release this morning from the Formo Target at the Keno Silver Project. These holes were focused on further exploration the high-grade veins stepping out and at depth on a few targets within the Formo zone, which is in the western part of the project.    Drill hole # FOR23-03 represents one of the best intercepts to date for the Keno Silver project, returning grades of 256 grams per tonne (g/t) silver equivalent recovered (Ag Eq) over 46 meters; with multiple internal higher-grade zones including, 3.3 meters of 1,413.45 g/t Ag Eq (562.4 g/t Ag, 0.20 g/t Au, 2.35% Pb and 20.3% Zn). The bulk tonnage interval of this hole represents one of the highest gram-meter (g/t Ag Eq x interval thickness) intervals on the Keno Silver project to date, and extended mineralization by 140 m from the nearest 2022 and historic drill holes. This is also the deepest intercept to date on the Formo vein structure (only 275 m vertically from surface) and mineralization remains fully open down dip and along strike.   Formo is anticipated to be one of the highest grade and largest contributors to the forthcoming inaugural NI-43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Keno Silver project, currently nearing completion by SGS Geological Services, and slated to come out in the first quarter of 2024. The decision was made in Q4 of last year to hold off publishing the Maiden Resource Estimate at the Keno Silver Project so that these drill results from the Formo target can also be included. This inaugural resource will be the culmination of much of the exploration work completed since acquiring the project in 2017, and will feature resources from 4 key target areas of interest at the deposit; Formo, Caribou, Homestake, and Fox. The exploration team is getting more encouraged that in addition to bulk tonnage open pit opportunities at each of these targets, that there may additionally be selective higher-grade underground mining opportunities.   We then wrapped up shifting over to the La Plata Copper-Silver Project in Colorado and some of the key  takeaways thus far on the 4,500 meters of drilling completed at the La Plata copper-silver-gold-PGE alkalic porphyry project in last year's exploration program.  Assay results will be released to market, subject to the lab getting them back, by the end of the first quarter.  Scott outlined that the exploration team followed up on the area near the high-grade intercept hole #22-04 which  intersected 816 meters of 0.41% Cu Eq (0.30% Cu, 2.47 g/t Ag, 0.038 g/t Au, 0.055 g/t Pd and 0.093 g/t Pd) from surface and ended in 5.39% CuEq over 5.2 m (2.44% Cu, 18.7 g/t Ag, 5.0 g/t Au+PGE).   This hole generated more interest in this project from larger companies, and lead to the announcement on May 18th of the $6.3 million strategic equity investment by Newcrest Mining Limited to further advance the La Plata Project.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals,  then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Metallic Minerals.   Click here for a summary of the recent news out of Metallic Minerals.

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF),  joins me to review the ongoing exploration strategy at the La Plata Copper Project in Colorado and at the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon, and the key milestones coming for both projects in 2024. We also review their first revenue-generating royalty gearing up on their gold alluvial project in the Klondike.   We start off getting an update on some of the takeaways thus far on the 4,500 meters of drilling completed at the La Plata copper-silver-gold-PGE alkalic porphyry project, which will have assay results to be released in the new year.  Scott outlined that the exploration team followed up on the area near the high-grade intercept hole #22-04 which  intersected 816 meters of 0.41% Cu Eq (0.30% Cu, 2.47 g/t Ag, 0.038 g/t Au, 0.055 g/t Pd and 0.093 g/t Pd) from surface and ended in 5.39% CuEq over 5.2 m (2.44% Cu, 18.7 g/t Ag, 5.0 g/t Au+PGE).   This hole generated more interest in this project from larger companies, and lead to the announcement on May 18th of the $6.3 million strategic equity investment by Newcrest Mining Limited to further advance the La Plata Project.   Next we pivoted over to the 1,100 meter exploration program completed up at the Keno Silver Project, located in the Keno Silver district of the Yukon. The 4 holes from this year's program there focused on the high-grade veins and targets within the Formo zone in the west of the project, and those assays will be coming in and released to the market in the near future.  The decision was made to hold off publishing the Maiden Resource Estimate at the Keno Silver Project so that these drill results from the Formo target can also be included. This inaugural resource will be the culmination of much of the exploration work completed since acquiring the project in 2017, and will feature resources from 4 key target areas of interest at the deposit; Formo, Caribou, Homestake, and Fox. The exploration team is getting more encouraged that in addition to bulk tonnage open pit opportunities at each of these targets, that there may additionally be selective higher-grade underground mining opportunities.   Wrapping up, we highlighted that the revenues are starting to come in from the Australia Creek gold alluvial royalty property in the Klondike Gold District of the Yukon. Currently the primary operator working these claims towards production is Little Flake Mining, a company owned and operated by Parker Schnabel of Discovery Channel‘s top-rated television series, “Gold Rush.” This first proof of concept on this royalty, ties into a larger discussion on how there could be room for multiple operators along their vast alluvial land claims, resulting in more future royalties, which could bring in more revenues to fund exploration at both the Keno Silver and La Plata Projects.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals,  then please email me at  Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Metallic Minerals.   Click here for a summary of the recent news out of Metallic Minerals.

In this insightful interview, Bob Hoye joined Kerry Lutz to explore the burgeoning opportunities in the gold sector, particularly focusing on a promising small cap gold mining company in Colombia. This company, boasting a 20-kilometer-long main reef rich in gold, epitomizes the potential growth Hoye and Lutz foresee in the gold market. The discussion pivoted around the belief that gold stocks are set to outperform the S&P in the coming years, underpinned by the sector's strong growth prospects. Delving into the broader financial landscape, Hoye and Lutz dissected the anatomy of a financial bubble, aligning their analysis with current market conditions. They highlighted crucial indicators like the strengthening of the senior currency and the rise in real long interest rates, providing a roadmap for navigating from boom to bust phases in the market. This part of the conversation was particularly enlightening as it offered a pragmatic approach to understanding market dynamics. A significant portion of the discussion was dedicated to the historical and potential future performance of gold stocks, especially during periods of post-bubble deflation. The speakers drew on the example of Homestake, a gold mining company, to illustrate how gold stocks have historically fared during challenging economic times. This case study underscored their optimism about gold's enduring profitability and growth potential. If you want Bob's list of Junior Gold Miners write at kl@kerrylutz and put Bob's Stocks in the subject line.   

This week's guest is Jeff Batton, a principal at HomeStake, a fund that pursues a variety of business models, all designed around connecting more local investors with more local companies. In this episode, Justin and Jeff talk about the trend towards consolidation in business and some solutions HomeStake is pursuing to avoid the problems created by continuous consolidation, how investors can rethink how they invest in order to support the biodiversity of their local business ecosystem, and how you can contribute to a healthy local economy even as an everyday consumer. Transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JimYxknJ-1I8NGKed-hnKmTAztcaQqjH1nKOqOYEFiw/edit?usp=sharing

Mountain Trails Foundation trails update (3:08), UDOT selects gondola, enhanced bus service to improve LCC traffic issues (7:37), Park City Institute board member Ari Ioannides on Big Stars, Bright Nights (11:07), Marketplace development near Silver Summit moving ahead (21:45), Homestake housing project, open flame ban could be finalized Thursday (23:44), Women's Giving Fund's Dalia Gonzales and PC Tots' Sue Banerjee, the winner of this year's grant (26:25), Park City Film's Katy Wang previews upcoming screenings (40:05)

This episode features Jeff Batton, entrepreneur and co-founder of Homestake Partners.  Jeff describes how Homestake Partners directly supports the growth of small and mid-sized businesses in order to make communities flourishMentions Include:Jeff BattonHomestake PartnersBooks, Podcast and Music recommendationsSmartless podcastNY Times Opinion - A Policy Renaissance Is Needed for Rural America to ThriveEvents/Learning OpportunitiesList of All upcoming conferencesAssociationsAdvancement Network (AdNet)CEONetProNetCommACouncil on FoundationsAiPAmerican College of Financial ServicesMusicThanks to Andy Eppler for our intro MusicThanks to David Cutter Music for "Float Away

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins us to review the recently announced upsized capital raise and provided an exploration update with many more drill results on tap from 2022 to release.   On Dec 22nd, the Company announced the closing of a $22.6 million Private Placement with participation by Hecla Mining, maintaining their over 10% stake in the company, and this will allow the company to keep the exploration momentum going with more step outs and discovery drilling to test the size and scale of the combined Kitsault Calley Project (the recently combined Homestake Ridge and Dolly Varden Projects) in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.    Shaw recapped some of the high-grade silver drill results at the Kitsol Vein and stepping out from the Torbrit Resource Area as part of this year's exploration program as well as highlighting the success in stepping out and growing things at the Wolf deposit, for some of the best exploration results seen on the project to date. We also discussed the solid high-grade gold and silver results coming back from Homestake in recent news releases.   With 50 more drill holes to release from the Homestake, Wolf, and Torbrit areas, there is plenty of drill news on tap for the next few months.   If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden, then please email us at Fleck@kereport.com and Shad@kereport.com.

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins us to review some recent high-grade silver drill results at the Kitsol Vein and stepping out from the Torbrit Resource Area as part of this year's exploration program at the Kitsault Calley Project (the recently combined Homestake Ridge and Dolly Varden Projects) in the Golden Triangle of British Columbia.    The high-grade, potentially bulk-mineable Kitsol Vein continued to deliver outstanding, contiguous silver and base metal mineralization, where drill hole# DV22-291 intersected 12.51m (8.88m true width) averaging 442 g/t Ag, 0.68% Pb and 0.42% Zn, including of 1,367 g/t Ag over 1.50m (1.07m true width), as an up-dip infill hole from previous high-grade intercepts.   At Torbrit Main step-out  drill hole# DV22-289 intercepted 979 g/t Ag over 0.49 meters true width, and step-out hole # DV22-308 intercepted 297 g/t Ag over 6.59 meters true width, continuing to expand resources outside of the known orebody.   Shawn also updates on how these drill results compare to prior years drilling as far as grade and width, but also contrasts the very good results seen all year in prior step-out drill holes release at the Wolf vein, for some of the best exploration results seen on the project to date.  With 50 more drill holes to release from both from continuing to step out at the Wolf area, and also both infill and step-out holes around the Homestake area, there is plenty of drill news on tap for the next few months.   If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden, then please email us at Fleck@kereport.com and Shad@kereport.com.    

Design and Testing of a 3U CubeSat to Test the In-situ Vetoing for the ν SOL Solar Neutrino Detector by Jonathan Folkerts. on Monday 17 October For years, earth-based neutrino detectors have been run and operated to detect the elusive neutrino. These have historically been enormous underground detectors. The neutrino Solar Orbiting Laboratory ($nu$SOL) project is working to design a technical demonstration to show that a much smaller neutrino detector can be operated in near-solar environments for a future spaceflight mission. At a closest approach of 3 solar radii, there is a ten thousand-fold increase in the neutrino flux. This would allow a 100 kg payload to be the equivalent of a 1 kTon earth-based payload, larger than the first neutrino experiment in the Homestake mine. As a continuing step towards this goal, the $nu$SOL project will fly a 3U CubeSat for testing the detector's passive shielding design, active vetoing system in a space environment, and the rate of false double-pulse signals in a space environment. I go into technical detail about the characterization of the central detector in simuo and in the lab. The first test is a characterization of energy resolution and calibration through the use of radioactive sources. We will continue testing by measuring the veto success rate with ground-level cosmic rays. For the final ground testing, we will use the Fermilab test beam to characterize the central detector and veto performance at specific particle energies. Veto performance on the previous detector design has been promising, and we were able to veto a high percentage of all particles that can penetrate the passive shielding of the satellite. These laboratory results and simulations of the CubeSat detector design will raise the technological readiness level of the planned technological demonstrator flight to the sun, and the current level of shielding performance is promising for a successful CubeSat test flight. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.07975v1

Design and Testing of a 3U CubeSat to Test the In-situ Vetoing for the ν SOL Solar Neutrino Detector by Jonathan Folkerts. on Monday 17 October For years, earth-based neutrino detectors have been run and operated to detect the elusive neutrino. These have historically been enormous underground detectors. The neutrino Solar Orbiting Laboratory ($nu$SOL) project is working to design a technical demonstration to show that a much smaller neutrino detector can be operated in near-solar environments for a future spaceflight mission. At a closest approach of 3 solar radii, there is a ten thousand-fold increase in the neutrino flux. This would allow a 100 kg payload to be the equivalent of a 1 kTon earth-based payload, larger than the first neutrino experiment in the Homestake mine. As a continuing step towards this goal, the $nu$SOL project will fly a 3U CubeSat for testing the detector's passive shielding design, active vetoing system in a space environment, and the rate of false double-pulse signals in a space environment. I go into technical detail about the characterization of the central detector in simuo and in the lab. The first test is a characterization of energy resolution and calibration through the use of radioactive sources. We will continue testing by measuring the veto success rate with ground-level cosmic rays. For the final ground testing, we will use the Fermilab test beam to characterize the central detector and veto performance at specific particle energies. Veto performance on the previous detector design has been promising, and we were able to veto a high percentage of all particles that can penetrate the passive shielding of the satellite. These laboratory results and simulations of the CubeSat detector design will raise the technological readiness level of the planned technological demonstrator flight to the sun, and the current level of shielding performance is promising for a successful CubeSat test flight. arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.07975v1

From 1876 to 2001, the Homestake mine in South Dakota yielded almost 1400 tons of gold. It shut down when costs went up and gold prices went down. Today, though, the mine is just about as busy as ever. Hundreds of scientists use its tunnels as laboratories. Shielded from radiation from space, it's a good site for trying to catch exotic particles — especially dark matter. In fact, the world's most sensitive dark-matter detector finished its first test run this year. It didn't find any dark matter, but it did show that it's ready to look for it. Dark matter exerts a gravitational pull on the normal matter around it. And it appears to account for about 85 percent of all the matter in the universe. But it produces no energy, so we don't know what it is. The leading idea has been that it's a type of heavy particle. But no experiment has seen any such particles. The new experiment is LUX-ZEPLIN — L-Z for short. It's almost a mile below the surface. It consists of a tank filled with seven tons of ultra-pure liquid xenon, surrounded by a much larger tank of water. If a particle of dark matter hits an atom of xenon, the impact should produce a flash of light. A second flash would come from an electron released in the collision. Studying the flashes in detail should reveal what caused them — perhaps a particle of dark matter. L-Z will run for several years — looking for scientific “gold” far below South Dakota.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF), joins us to review some recent high-grade silver drill results at the Wolf Vein, and to further outline this year's exploration program at the Kitsault Calley Project (the newly combined Homestake Ridge and Dolly Varden Projects) in the Golden Triangle of BC.   With an expanded 35,000 meter program under way, the assays announced new September 13th,  from drill hole DV22-300 encountered a wide interval of multi-phase veins and breccia, intersecting 19.85m (13.90m true width) averaging 584 g/t Ag, 0.92 %Pb, 0.56% Zn and 0.19 g/t Au, with bonanza grade silver mineralization grading 4,326 g/t Ag, 4.21% Pb, 1.36% Zn and 1.00 g/t Au over 1.60m (1.12m true width).  As the exploration team drills deeper, grade is continuing to increase in a substantial way, and the company is keenly awaiting Drill hole DV22-316 which will also be testing the extension at depth.   Sean also updates on how the 150 meters of step out drilling at the Wolf vein, away from the known deposit is continuing to explorer the gap area between the Wolf and Torbit deposits, and also points out the other drilling success the Company has been having on the Kitso Vein at Torbrit.   We also discuss that about half of the drilling so far this year has also been focused at the newly acquired Homestake property on a few different key targets and that all those drill assays will be released over the next few months.   If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden, then please email us at Fleck@kereport.com and Shad@kereport.com.

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF), joins us to outline the recent news where the Company is acquiring 100% interest in 3 claims over  5 square kilometres ("km2") of new mineral properties in the Keno Hill silver district of Canada's Yukon Territory, bringing the Company's total district hard-rock land position to 171 km2.    We have Scott start by outlining the more advanced Nabob and Faro Claims at the Keno Hill "Main" vein and its numerous offshoots.  Drilling in 2012 returned impressive results (NA-12-02, 0.4 meters (m) of 4,090.6 grams per ton (g/t) Silver Equivalent (3,140 g/t Ag, 0.86 g/t Au, 22.37% Pb and 0.25% Cu), that led to high-grade surface mining of 65 tons of ore material over 4,200 g/t Ag. The Nabob Main vein was successfully targeted by two Metallic Minerals drill holes in its 2022 field program and assay results are pending.    Next we touched on the Rage 1-3 Claims, that cover the Rain and Shine Vein and target area, occurring at the intersection of the Flame & Moth and Onek trends, which host 41.5 million ounces of silver.  Lastly we review the exploration potential a the Tveter-Pavlovich claims on the south side of Sourdough Hill, 500 meters from Hecla's Bellekeno mine.   This leads to a discussion on what it means to have a large silver producer of the caliber of Hecla Mining as their neighbors now, and what options this may give the Company for development of the Keno Silver Project.   We wrap up by getting Scott's thoughts on the big picture exploration strategy, with 3,000 meters drilled in 2022 and more assays pending, as well as the plans to incorporate the last few years drilling at Caribou, Formo, Homestake, and Keno East into a maiden resource estimate later in 2023.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals, then please email us at either Fleck@kereport.com or Shad@kereport.com.

A mining company and regulators failed to clean up waste from a uranium processing mill in a small New Mexico community. Now the company wants to hand the site over to the Department of Energy — they just need to get rid of the residents first. KZMU speaks with investigative reporter Mark Olalde of ProPublica about his reporting on this story. // Show Notes: // ProPublica: A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making https://www.propublica.org/article/new-mexico-uranium-homestake-pollution // John Boomer Arts https://www.facebook.com/people/John-Boomer-Arts/100054373156642/ // A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making: John Boomer song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_6d-C_HX-s // Photo: An aerial view of Grants, New Mexico and areas around the Homestake uranium mill is seen in 2007. Creative Commons/"Grants NM aerial 2007 by Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA."

We were joined by Fury Gold Mines' CEO Tim Clark and SVP of Exploration Bryan Atkinson for a sponsor update. News has picking up in the past month and CEO Clark assured us that more is on the way. Dolly Varden Silver's recent strike further underpins the thinking behind Fury's recent sale of its Homestake project DVS. Fury became a 1/3 owner of Dolly Varden and is poised to benefit greatly from future developments there. Fury in concert with Newmont upped their respective stakes in the Éléonore joint venture, buying out their partner Azimut's interest in the project. The Éléonore South JV is located in an area of prolific gold mineralization and is 11km to the north of Newmont's Éléonore Mine. According to CEO Clark, “The consolidation of the property ESJV is a key transactional milestone for Fury and a positive outcome for all parties. We see a tremendous amount of exploration upside in the joint venture and are thrilled to have a great working relationship with Newmont.” It was Exploration SVP Bryan Atkinson's first time on the show. He reviewed the significance of this month's drill results. Further drilling in the Hinge is yielding impressive results. Atkinson remarked that, “The Hinge Target is taking shape with an over 20% plus increase to the mineralized footprint of the Eau Claire deposit… As we have started to gain a better understanding of the geometry of the Hinge Target and narrow in on the sweet spot of gold mineralization, we are planning continued aggressive drilling.” Multiple zones of high grade and broad widths of moderate grade, intercepts included: 3.50m of 4.79 g/t gold, 1.00m of 14.19 g/t gold, 3.50m of 5.86 g/t gold, 1.00m of 20.6 g/t gold and 17.50m of 1.29 g/t Au. This year's drilling is about 2/3 complete. Assay labs remain backed up, but more results are due in shortly. CEO Clark is rightfully pleased with Fury's accomplishments during the past year. With C$10 million in the treasury, there's no need to raise capital at current share prices. He's convinced that a massive metals bull market is rapidly approaching and is quite satisfied with Fury's vantage point and its unique position to capitalize upon it. Seasonality favors a run-up in the sector, come Q4 '22 and Q1 '23 and Fury is a likely beneficiary, which is why we're holding our position. Company website: www.FuryGoldMines.com Ticker Symbol TSX and NYSE: FURY

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF) joins us to review some recent high-grade silver drill results at the Kitsol Vein nearby Torbrit, and to further outline this year's exploration program at the Kitsault Calley Project (the newly combined Homestake Ridge and Dolly Varden Projects) in the Golden Triangle of BC. With an ongoing 30,000 meter program under way, the assays announced new August 10th,  from drill hole DV22-283 include: 50.18 meters (~30.0m true width) averaging 414 g/t Ag, including 7.15m (4.29m true width) averaging 646 g/t Ag, and  11.74m (7.04m true width) averaging 658 g/t Ag, and also 5.34m (3.20m true width) averaging 801 g/t Ag.   In addition to the drilling to the west of Torbit on the Kitso Vein, we also discussed the two other targets for growing resources at Wolf doing an additional 150 meter step out hole, and also expanding the resources at Homestake and stepping out. There are currently 2 drills turning at Homestake, and one drill rig moving back and forth between Torbrit and Wolf, and 18,000 meters have been drilled so far and things are running ahead of schedule for the year.     Shawn outlines the key members of Dolly Varden's exploration team as well as board of directors and technical advisors, that give him the confidence that the 7 different resource areas will continue to grow into an economic deposit that will be developed and taken into production by a larger company.    If you have any follow up questions for Shawn about Dolly Varden, then please email us at Fleck@kereport.com and Shad@kereport.com.  

Scott Petsel, President of Metallic Minerals (TSX.V:MMG – OTCQB:MMNGF), joins us to outline the exploration strategy for 2022 to expand the copper resources and make new discoveries at the La Plata Project near Durango, Colorado.   Earlier this year the Company announced the NI 43-101 compliant Maiden Resource Estimate at 985 million lbs of copper, at  an average grade of 0.39% copper equivalent (0.35% Cu and 4.02 g/t Ag) using a 0.25% Cu Eq cut-off grade.       The goal of this 3,000 meter drill program is to step out 100 to 150 meters from the Allard Target to keep expanding the inferred resource; but also to test a number of new potential copper porphyry  targets, to see what other systems may be present across the large consolidated land package. The main focus of drilling at La Plata has been at the Allard target and even inside the Allard Tunnel, but because porphyries occur in clusters, the exploration team also is optimistic that more porphyry centers will be found with 16 other targets identified from prior geophysics studies.   Next we transition over to the Keno Silver Project in the Yukon, discussing the ongoing 3,000 meter drill program at the Central Keno Area at the Caribou and Formo targets, as well as the big picture exploration strategy for 2022 with more drilling at Caribou, Homestake, and Keno East that show promise at depth. We wrap up with the financial strength of the company, with $7 million in the treasury as of the end of Q2, after recent private placements and flow through capital was raised earlier in the year.   If you have any follow up questions for Scott on Metallic Minerals, then please email us at either Fleck@kereport.com or Shad@kereport.com.  

On today's Local News Hour: (6:44) Homestake development representatives Rory Murphy and Ryan Davis ( J Fisher Company ) talk about their proposal and how to make it affordable, (28:11) Youth Sports Alliance Executive Director Emily Fisher has a preview on the youth sports programs being planned for next school year and (36:09) Snyderville Basin Recreation Director Dana Jones has an update on their strategic plan process and the Trailside East project.

Shawn Khunkhun, President and CEO of Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V:DV – OTCQX:DOLLF) joins us to outline this years drill program at the Kitsault Calley Project...

If you want to listen to this article, you can via the button above. “Look at what they do, not at what they say.”If you are seeking truth of any kind, this is a great maxim to live by - particularly when it comes to politicians. And lovers.And indeed mining CEOs.My advice today is to apply the maxim to your author, because there is a marked divergence between what I say on the subject of gold mining companies and what I actually do.We’ll start with what I say…Here’s why everyone believes that gold miners are a leveraged play on goldTalk to any grizzled goldbug who remembers the 1930s – there must be one or two that were there at the time – and one or two more that have read about them. In the US, the story went as follows. After the stock market crash of 1929, the US sunk into an economic recession that became known as the Great Depression. In order to fund a government stimulus programme, the President, Franklin D Roosevelt, confiscated his citizens’ gold. It became illegal for Americans to own gold. Like the loyal citizens they were, Americans handed their gold in and the authorities gave them dollars in exchange at the official exchange rate of $20 per ounce.Roosevelt then devalued those dollars by 40%. The official price of gold would now be $35 per ounce. Some moaned, while many didn’t notice, but the cannier folk thought: “We might not be able to own gold, but we can own gold mining companies – and their profit margins have just gone bananas.” Homestake was the biggest gold miner in North America at the time. Its share price multiplied many times over. It became the investment of the decade.Fast forward to the 1970s, a decade which policy-makers seem intent on re-living in some kind of Black Mirror parallel universe situation. Inflation was rampant, money was debased, the gold standard was abandoned and there was an energy crisis. The decade ended with Russia invading a neighbouring country, in this case Afghanistan.Gold went from $35 to (briefly) $850 over the course of the decade. But gold miners – whoosh. They multiplied and multiplied and multiplied. They were the investment of the decade.Thus has it been implanted in our psyche that gold miners give you leverage to the gold price. When gold goes up, gold miners go up by more.Except they don’t.Gold miners have been terrible investments compared to boring old goldHere we now present Exhibit A, which is the ratio between the HUI, the index of unhedged gold miners, and gold since the mid-1990s. The chart has been falling since late 2003. In other words, gold has been outperforming gold shares. Apart from odd bouts of outperformance, this has been the case for more than 15 years now.Barrick, off and on the world’s largest gold mining company, has had a good couple of years since it changed management. Even so, it is still trading at the same price it was in 2005. Gold was selling for less than $500 an ounce in 2005. It’s $1,900 now.In 2018, Barrick was trading at the same price it was in 2001. In 2001, gold was $250.In other words, what has been the point of owning gold miners, when you could simply have owned gold? And some would argue what is the point of gold, when you can own bitcoin?So how do to explain the underperformance of miners? The reason, in my view, aside from a proliferation of incompetence among management, is that, starting in around about 2003, when that chart peaked, we saw a plethora of different ways by which ordinary investors could buy and hold gold.Aside from taking delivery of bullion itself, we saw the rise of online storage companies – Goldmoney, Bullion Vault, Goldcore and so on. The exchange traded funds (ETFs), by which investors and institutions could buy and hold gold via a broker, came into existence. Cheap online brokers became commonplace. If you wanted something a bit racier, there were spreadbets, futures, CFDs, covered warrants, leveraged ETFs and more. Why bother with individual company risk with some many options? They made the gold miner’s role as the levered way to play gold even more redundant. Has that changed? No. It’s very hard to intellectually justify owning a gold miner in the face of the above. So that is what I say.But what do I do? I own a load of gold miners. I’m overweight gold miners. I’ve spent a lot of time researching mining companies. I think the ones I own are really good – exceptional even. But they are still gold miners – and sector allocation usually proves more important than individual company selection.I do look at that above ratio and suggest that it has made a low and is now rising. The low came at the end of 2015 and it was re-tested in the coronavirus panic of 2020. It looks like it’s on the rise. I also note an odd divergence over the last month, as the chart below shows. Gold sold off. Gold miners didn’t. They actually outperformed. What gives?Gold is in red. The miners are in blue. See the outperformance??Gold mining companies are better run, generally, than they were. There are some real growth opportunities. But it is still a dirty, risky business and a lot can go wrong.So what’s the point? I don’t know. But look at what I do, not what I say.And if you want to know what my biggest personal gold mining holdings are, take a look at my Special Reports. Here’s one pick. And here’s another.This article first appeared at Moneyweek. Get full access to The Flying Frisby at frisby.substack.com/subscribe

We sat down with Fury Gold Mines' Chair Ivan Bebek and CEO Tim Clarke for a sponsor update. Fury's sale of its Homestake Ridge Silver/Gold project to Dolly Varden Silver is now complete. Fury received CAD $5 million, 76.5 million in DV shares and two board seats. Fury's resulting enterprise value will be in the $40 - $45 million range.  Chair Bebek explains “So you're getting three potentially great assets for $40 to $45 million …It doesn't come around that often…” The transaction was followed up by a $5.3 million DV investment by Heckla Mining, the largest primary silver producer in the U.S., which also owns properties near Homestake. CEO Clarke adds, “…this is going to help shore up our treasury. We've got a lock up on those … marketable securities from Dolly for a year. Not only did we not have to finance again, but we could be an acquirer of other assets if it goes the right way.” Once silver begins its inevitable bull market, “We could pull out well over a $100 or even $200 million out of this.” This could finance Fury's extensive drill programs well into the future, thus precluding the need to do many more future capital raises. The funds will be put to good use. Clarke observes that “We've got some of the best drill results we've ever had. (Recently at Committe Bay — 9.18 g/t gold (Au) over 1.5 metres (m) and 7.30 g/t Au over 1.0m in drill hole 21RV-012 and 0.88 g/t Au over 8.00m in drill hole 21RV-011 as well as rock grab results of up to 32.90 g/t Au and at Eau Claire's Snake Lake 20.70 g/t gold (Au) over 1.5 metres (m) in drill hole 21SL-008, 5.16 g/t Au over 2.50m in drill hole 21SL-003 and 7.14 g/t Au over 1.5m in drill hole 21SL-009). With significant intercepts like these, Fury will be upping their drill programs. All of which, leaves the company in the enviable position of having great prospectivity and the resources to uncover more high-grade mineralization. (We own shares in Fury) Company website: www.FuryGoldMines.com Ticker symbol is FURY on the NYSE American and TSX

In early 2002, Barrick Gold decides to merge with another company, Homestake Mining, to create one of the largest Gold companies in the world. A young French Canadian geologist (do not hold that against him) working for Barrick in Nevada is asked to pack his bags and move to Australia, to take up a vacant Chief Geologist position for this combined company. At the same time, a young Australian geologist from Adelaide South Australia (do not hold that against him) was working for Homestake and is asked to take over the Australian Exploration Manager role for the new company. Both men were taking on new management roles, a huge step up for both of them. That's how Francois Robert and Rob Krcmarov first meet. This episode is about 2 people with different skillsets who decided to work together by creating a relationship of mutual respect and trust. Let's explore.

We were joined by sponsor Fury Gold Mines' Chair Ivan Bebek and CEO Tim Clark to get the latest on the just announced sale of its Homestake Project to Dolly Varden Silver (TSX.V: DV). It's a $50 million deal for which Fury gets CAD $5 million in cash and the balance in DV shares, along with two board seats. In the words of Clark, “…the combination of these two adjacent assets is very strong. Combining our Homestake Project with the DV Project creates an attractive opportunity to immediately establish shareholder value through the potential synergies that result from their regional proximity.” It's been no secret that Chair Bebek had been looking to sell-off Homestake. He observed that these two projects were always meant to be together and that there's huge upside potential for Fury, once DV begins executing on its plan. In the meantime, Fury receives a substantial cash infusion, which when combined with a $2 million payment from Quebec, puts off their need to raise fresh capital. They can continue to focus upon their core projects, Committee Bay and Eau Claire. And for good reason too. Several days ago, Fury announced that they had drilled 13.93 g/t of Gold over a hefty 10 meters. These were the best drill results in five years. Clark sees this achievement as opening up substantial expansion opportunities and it confirms the thesis that Committee Bay represents a major gold exploration opportunity. Most importantly for shareholders, the last week has seen company's future value increased both by the drill bit and the Homestake sale, which gives Fury a dual opportunity for share price appreciation. (We own shares) Company Website: FuryGoldmines.com -- Trades as FURY on NYSE American and TSX.

Shawn Khunkhun, CEO of Dolly Varden Silver, joins us today for his corporate comments on the acquisition of the Homestake project in the Golden Triangle from Fury Gold Mines. We discuss the workings of the deal and how it changes the company's strategy for 2022.

A round of news out this Monday morning. Dolly Varden is acquiring a project in the Golden Triangle. Osisko is adding to its royalties from Talisker. New exploration updates from Adriatic and Meridian. Solaris is spinning out their non-core assets. We'd like to thank our sponsors: Integra Resources is advancing the past-producing DeLamar Project in southwestern Idaho. The Company has continued to demonstrate resource growth and conversion through greenfield and brownfield exploration and plans on delivering a pre-feasibility study in Q4 2021 to further de-risk and advance the project towards permitting. Integra Resources trades on the TSX-V under ITR and the NYSE American under ITRG. Corvus Gold is a North American gold exploration and development company, focused on its near-term gold-silver mining projects in southwestern Nevada. The Company holds a commanding land position within the Bullfrog Mining District. Neighbouring, adjacent projects controlled by AngloGold Ashanti, Kinross Gold and Coeur Mining highlight this active District. The two 100% owned North Bullfrog & Mother Lode projects have a combined nearly 4-Million oz gold of in-pit resource and continues to grow with an on-going, successful, resource expansion drill program. Corvus trades on the TSX and the Nasdaq with the symbol KOR. Western Copper and Gold is focused on developing the world-class Casino project in Canada's Yukon Territory. The Casino project consists of an impressive 11 billion pounds of copper and 21 million ounces of gold in an overall resource. Western Copper and Gold trades on the TSX and the NYSE American with WRN. Be sure to follow the company via their website, www.westerncopperandgold.com. Rio-2 is advancing the Fenix Gold Project in Chile, the largest undeveloped gold heap leach project in the Americas. Fenix consists of 5 million ounces in the measured and indicated resource category and 1.4 million ounces in the inferred resource category. With a robust PFS in place, Fenix is set up for fast-tracked construction and production. You can find a list of project and company information on their website, rio2.com.

In today's episode, I talk with Jeff Batton, the founder of HomeStake Venture Partners. We talk about what is HomeStake. We talk about how many companies are in their portfolio. Jeff discusses how and why he got into it. Jeff talks about the company and team members including Bill his business partner. We discuss what would investors expect and the return possibilities. We talk about what it looks like from the entrepreneur perspective and why Jeff believes in their unique model. We discuss what's next from HomeStake and Jeff's vision. Here's a closer look at the episode: What is HomeStake How many companies are in the portfolio How and why Jeff get into it. Bill, Jeff's business partner What would investors expect out of it The founder's fund What does Jeff's day to day looks like From the entrepreneurs perspective Why Jeff believes in their unique model What's next for HomeStake Resources: Website: https://homestakeventurepartners.com/ Jeff's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-batton-04188/ Company's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homestakeventurepartners/

In today's episode, I talk with Jeff Batton, the founder of HomeStake Venture Partners. We talk about what is HomeStake. We talk about how many companies are in their portfolio. Jeff discusses how and why he got into it. Jeff talks about the company and team members including Bill his business partner. We discuss what would investors expect and the return possibilities. We talk about what it looks like from the entrepreneur perspective and why Jeff believes in their unique model. We discuss what's next from HomeStake and Jeff's vision. Here's a closer look at the episode: What is HomeStake How many companies are in the portfolio How and why Jeff get into it. Bill, Jeff's business partner What would investors expect out of it The founder's fund What does Jeff's day to day looks like From the entrepreneurs perspective Why Jeff believes in their unique model What's next for HomeStake Resources: Website: https://homestakeventurepartners.com/ Jeff's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-batton-04188/ Company's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homestakeventurepartners/

Summary:In today's episode, I talk with Jeff Batton, the founder of HomeStake Venture Partners. We talk about what is HomeStake. We talk about how many companies are in their portfolio. Jeff discusses how and why he got into it. Jeff talks about the company and team members including Bill his business partner. We discuss what would investors expect and the return possibilities. We talk about what it looks like from the entrepreneur perspective and why Jeff believes in their unique model. We discuss what's next from HomeStake and Jeff's vision. Here's a closer look at the episode:What is HomeStake How many companies are in the portfolio How and why Jeff get into it. Bill, Jeff's business partner What would investors expect out of itThe founder's fund What does Jeff's day to day looks likeFrom the entrepreneurs perspective Why Jeff believes in their unique modelWhat's next for HomeStake Resources:Website: https://homestakeventurepartners.com/Jeff's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-batton-04188/Company's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/homestakeventurepartners/

Fury Gold Mines’ CEO Michael Timmins and Chairman Ivan Bebek provide an overview and update on the company’s progress. Michael commented on the advancement at Fury’s flagship project: “Eau Claire continues to impress us. And I think it's the sheer scale of the mineral endowment that has surprised us the most. This is the type of project that I was searching for back when I was at Agnico Eagle. Significant growth, high-grade gold, easy access, gold at all project scales and in different geologies and the suite of regional targets, that's going to offer that long-term growth.” Ivan commented on why he is excited about Fury Gold’s potential: “Just a tremendous amount of deep value. And just listening to Mike, talk about the projects and what's on deck and coming, it reminds me of why I want to own a lot more of Fury, when appropriate. We have a lot of results pending, so I'm going to wait until they're all out, but I just feel there's a tremendous amount of deep value behind this robust exploration and all the torque you look for as a shareholder. And I think that's going to be lived every month for the rest of the year. There'll be some holes to look for that could really, really change the game for us considerably, to the upside. Love the direction the company's headed. Feel it's a tremendous opportunity right now. I don't know the results yet. Obviously, want to know them as much as everybody listening, but there's enough holes there that can give us a lot of different ways to win for investors. Not just here. There'll be the ones at Homestake as well as at my favorite, Committee Bay, this summer. So, I look forward to an extremely active year. Company's busy and you're going to hear a lot from Mike and the team.” 0:00 Introduction 1:37 Eau Claire project overview 4:20 Gold macro situation & Fury Gold’s valuation 8:43 Shelf prospectus & why Fury filed it 10:34 Ivan’s perspective on flow-through financing 12:12 High-grade gold in Canada 15:00 Drilling focus among three projects 18:50 Upcoming catalysts https://furygoldmines.com/ Ticker: FURY Presentation: https://furygoldmines.com/site/assets/files/6072/fury_ir_20apr2021_hcw_final.pdf Sign up for our free newsletter and receive interview transcripts, stock profiles and investment ideas: http://eepurl.com/cHxJ39 Fury Gold Mines is a Mining Stock Education sponsor. The forward-looking statement found in Fury Gold’s most-recent presentation found at www.FuryGoldMines.com applies to everything discussed in this interview. The content found on MiningStockEducation.com is for informational purposes only and is not to be considered personal legal or investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities or any other product. It is based on opinions, SEC filings, current events, press releases and interviews but is not infallible. It may contain errors and MiningStockEducation.com offers no inferred or explicit warranty as to the accuracy of the information presented. If personal advice is needed, consult a qualified legal, tax or investment professional. Do not base any investment decision on the information contained on MiningStockEducation.com or our podcasts or videos. We may hold equity positions in some of the companies featured on this site and therefore are biased and hold an obvious conflict of interest. MiningStockEducation.com may provide website addresses or links to websites and we disclaim any responsibility for the content of any such other websites. The information you find on MiningStockEducation.com is to be used at your own risk. By reading MiningStockEducation.com, you agree to hold MiningStockEducation.com, its owner, associates, sponsors, affiliates, and partners harmless and to completely release them from any and all liabilities due to any and all losses, damages, or injuries (financial or otherwise) that may be incurred.

In August 2015, scientists from the University of Notre Dame went west, the disassembled pieces of a particle accelerator secured in the back of their U-haul. Over 1,000 miles later and nearly a mile down, they started installing the machine in a new home: deep within an old mine in the town of Lead, South Dakota. Miners first excavated the Homestake gold mine in the 1880s.

TranscriptSpeaker 1: Spectrum's. Next. Speaker 2: N. N. N. N. Speaker 3: [inaudible].Speaker 1: Welcome to spectrum the science and technology show on k a l x, [00:00:30] Berkeley, a biweekly 30 minute program, bringing you interviews, featuring bay area scientists and technologists as well as a calendar of local events and news. Speaker 4: Good afternoon. I'm Rick Karnofsky. Brad swift and I are the hosts of today's show. Today we're talking with doctors, Tonya Wilkie and Chris Rink of the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek. They recently published an article entitled insights into the Phylogeny and coding potential [00:01:00] of microbial dark matter in which they have to characterized through relationships between 201 different genomes and identified some unique genomic features. Tonya and Chris, welcome to spectrum. Speaker 5: Thanks for having us. Thank you. Speaker 4: So Tanya, what is microbial dark matter? Speaker 5: We like to take life as we know it and put it in an evolutionary tree in a tree of life. And what this assists us is to figure out the evolutionary histories of organisms and the relationships between [00:01:30] related groups of organisms. So what does this mean? It's to say we take microbial diversity as we know it on this planet and we place it in this tree of life. What you will find is that there will be some major branches in this tree, about 30 of them, and we call these major branches Fila that are made up of organisms that you can cultivate. So we can grow them on plates in the laboratory, we can grow them in Allen Meyer, flask and liquid media. We can study that for CLG. We can figure out what substrates they metabolize, [00:02:00] we can figure out how they behave under different conditions. Speaker 5: Many of them we can even genetically modify. So we really know a lot about these organisms and we can really figure out, you know, how do they function, what are the genetic underpinnings that make them function the way they do in the laboratory and also in the environment where they come from. So now coming back to this tree of life, if you keep looking at this tree of life, uh, we will find at least another 30 off these major branches that we refer to as [00:02:30] Canada. Dot. Sila and these branches have no cultivators, representatives, so all the organisms that make up these branches, we have not yet been able to cultivate in the laboratory. We call these kind of dot, Fila or microbial dark matter. And the term dark matter. All biological dark matter has been coined by the Steve Craig Laboratory at Stanford University when they published the first genomes after a candidate, phylum TM seven. We know that dark matter is in most if not all [00:03:00] ecosystems. So we find it in most ecosystems, but to get at their complete genetic makeup. That's the key challenge. Speaker 4: Yeah. And if you, if you want to push it through the extreme, there are studies out there estimating the number of bacteria species they are and how many we can cultivate. And the result is all there. The estimation of the studies we can cultivate about, you know, one or 2% of all the microbial species out there. So basically nine to 9% is still out there and we haven't even looked at it. So this really, this major on culture microbes and majority is [00:03:30] still waiting out there to be explored. So that sort of carries on the analogy to cosmological dark matter in which there's much more of it than what we actually see and understand. Right. Speaker 5: So how common and how prevalent are, are these dark matter organisms? Yeah, that's a really good question. So in some environments they are what we would consider the rabbi biosphere. So they are actually at fairly low abundance, but our methods are sensitive enough to still pick them up. [00:04:00] In other environments. We had some sediment samples where some of these candidate file, our, actually what we would consider quite abandoned, it's a few percent, let's say 2% of opiate candidate phylum that to us, even 2% is quite abandoned. Again, you have to consider the whole community. And if one member is a 2%, that's, that's a pretty dominant community members. So I'd arise from environment, environment Speaker 4: and Chris, where were samples collected from? So altogether we sampled nine sampling sites all over the globe [00:04:30] and we tried to be as inclusive as possible. So we had marine samples, freshwater samples, sediment samples, um, some samples from habitats with very high temperatures and also a sample from a bioreactor. And there were a few samples among them that for which we had really great hopes. And among them were um, samples from the hot vans from the bottom of Pacific Ocean. The samples we got were from the East Pacific virus sampling side, and that's about 2,500 meters below the store phase. And [00:05:00] the sample there, you really need a submersible that's a small submarine and you can launch from a research vessel. In our case, those samples were taken by Elvin from the woods hole oceanographic institution and now you have a lot of full Canik activity and also the seawater seeps into the earth crust goes pretty deep and gets heated up. Speaker 4: And when it comes back out as a hydrothermal event, it has up to [inaudible] hundred 50 to 400 degrees Celsius. And it is enriched in chemicals such as a sulfur or iron. [00:05:30] It makes us immediately with the surrounding seawater, which is only about a two degrees Celsius. So it's a very, it's a very challenging environment because you have this gradient from two degrees to like 400 degrees within a few centimeters and you have those chemicals that uh, the organisms, the micro organisms could use blast. There is no sunlight. So we thought that's a very interesting habitat to look for. Microbial, dark matter. There were several samples. That's a to us. One of them is the Homestake [00:06:00] mine in South Dakota and that's an old gold mine that is not used anymore since 2002 but are there still scientific experiments going on there? It's a very deep mine, about 8,000 feet deep and we could all sample from about 300 feet. Speaker 4: And we were surprised about this Ikea diversity we found in those samples. There were a few Akia that were not close to any, I don't know another key out there for some of them. We even had to propose new archaeal Fila. Stepping back a bit, Chris, [00:06:30] can you tell us more about Ikea and perhaps the three domains of life? The three domains were really established by Culver's with his landmark paper in 1977 and what he proposed was a new group of Derek here. So then he had all together three domains. You had the bacteria and archaea and the eukaryotes, the eukaryote state. There are different one big differences to have the nucleus, right? They have to DNA in the nucleus and it also includes all the higher taxa. But then you have also their key and the bacteria. [00:07:00] And those are two groups that only single cell organisms, but they are very distant related to each other, the cell envelope, all. And also the cell duplication machinery of the archaea is closer to the eukaryotes than it is to the bacteria. Speaker 5: Yeah, and it's interesting, I mean Ikea, I guess we haven't sequenced some that much yet, but Ikea are very important too, but people are not aware of them. They know about bacteria, but Ikea and maybe because there aren't any RKO pathogen [00:07:30] and we'd like to think about bacteria with regards to human health, it's very important. That's why most of what we sequence are actually pathogens, human pathogens. So we sequence, I don't know how many strains of your senior pastors and other pathogenic bacteria, but archaea are equally important, at least in the environment. But because we rarely find them associated with humans, we don't really think about archaea much. Our people aren't really aware of Ikea. Speaker 4: Talk about their importance, Speaker 5: the importance [00:08:00] in the environment. So Ikea are, for example, found in extreme environments. We find them in Hydro Soma environments. We find them in hot springs. Uh, we, they have, they have biotechnological importance and not a lot of, quite useful in enzymes that are being used in biotechnology are derived from Ikea in part because we find them in these extreme environments and hot environments and they have the machinery to deal with this temperature. So they have enzymes that function [00:08:30] properly at high temperature and extreme conditions, really extreme on the commerce extreme or fields. And that makes them very attractive bio technologically because some of these enzymes that we would like to use should be still more tolerant or should have these features that are sort of more extreme. Um, so we can explain it them for a biotech technological applications. [inaudible] Speaker 6: [inaudible] [00:09:00] you are listening to spectrum on k l x Berkeley. I'm Rick [inaudible] and I'm talking with Kanya vulgate and Chris, her and Kate about using single cell genomics. You're expand our knowledge that the tree of life, Speaker 5: [00:09:30] so again, we called up a range of different collaborators and they were all willing to go back to these interesting sites, even to the hydrothermal vent and get us fresh sample. No one turned us down. So we, we, we screened them again to make sure they are really of the nature that we would like to have them and the ones that were suitable. We then fed into our single cell workflow. Can you talk briefly about that screening? There were two screens in waft. One screen was narrowing down the samples themselves and we received a lot more sample, I would say at least [00:10:00] three times as many sample as we ended up using. And we pre-screened these on a sort of barcode sequencing level. And so we down selected them to about a third. And then within this third we sorted about 9,000 single cells and within these 9,000 single cells, only a subset of them went through successful single cell, whole genome amplification. And out of that set then we were only, we were able to identify another subset. And [00:10:30] in the end we selected 200 for sequencing 201 Speaker 4: and how does single cell sequencing work? Speaker 5: So to give you a high level overview, you take a single cell directly from the environment, you isolate it, and there's different methodologies to do that. And then you break it open, you expose the genetic material within the cell, the genome, and then you amplify the genome. And some single cells will only have one copy of that genome. And we have a methodology, it's a whole genome amplification process that's called multiple displacement amplification [00:11:00] or MDA. And that allows us to make from one copy of the genome, millions and billions of copies. One copy of the genome corresponds to a few family or grams of DNA. We can do much with it. So we have to multiply, we have to make these millions and billions of copies of the genome to have sufficient DNA for next generation sequencing. Speaker 4: Are there other extreme environments that you guys didn't take advantage of in this study that might be promising? Definitely. Um, so we, [00:11:30] we created the list already off environments that would be interesting to us based on, you know, on the results from the last start in the experience we have with environmental conditions and the is microbes we've got out of it. So we're definitely planning to have a followup study where we explore all those, um, habitats that we couldn't include in this, uh, study. Speaker 5: So some examples of the Red Sea and some fjords in Norway and their various that were after Speaker 4: the, that the Black Sea is a very interesting environment too. It's, it's completely anoxic, high levels of sulfide [00:12:00] and it's, it's really, it's huge. So that's a very interesting place to sample too. And how historically have we come to this tree in the old days? And I mean the, the, the pre sequencing area, um, the main criteria that scientists use to categorize organisms whilst the phenotype. That's the, the morphology, the biochemical properties, the development. And that was used to put, uh, organisms into categories. And then with the dawn of the sequencing area, and that was [00:12:30] mainly, um, pushed by the Sanger sequencing, the development of the Sanger sequencing in the 70s. We finally had another and we could use and that was the DNA sequence of organisms. And that was used to classify and categorize organisms. Does a phenotyping still play a role in modern phylogeny? It still does play a role in modern philosophy in the, especially for eukaryotes. Speaker 4: Well you have a very significant phenotype. So what you do there is you can compare a phenotyping information with the [00:13:00] genomic information and on top of that even, uh, information from all the ontology and you try to combine all the information you have doing for, let's say, for the evolutionary relationships among those organisms in modern times, the phylogeny of bacteria, Nokia, it's mainly based on molecular data. Part of our results were used to infer phylogenetic relationships into the started. The evolutionary history of those microbes. We'll be, well do you have for the first time is we now have chine [00:13:30] ohms for a lot of those branches of the tree where before we only had some barcodes so we knew they were there, but we had no information about the genomic content and they'll seem to be hafted for the first time. We can actually look at the evolutionary history of those microbes and there were two, two main findings in our paper. Speaker 4: One was that for a few groups, the f the placement that taxonomic placement in the tree of life was kind of debated in the past. We could help to clarify that. For example, one group is they clock chemo needs [00:14:00] and it was previously published. It could be part of the farm of the spiral kids, but we could Cully show with our analysis that they are their own major branch entry of laughter or their own file them and a a second result. That's, I think it's very important that that's because they didn't share a lot of jeans with others. Bifurcates is that, that's, that's right. So if you placed him in a tree of life, you can see that the don't cluster close parakeets, they'll come out on the other side by out by themselves, not much resembling if the spark is there. And the second result was [00:14:30] that, uh, we found several of those main branches of the tree of life, those Fila the class of together consistently in our analysis. Speaker 4: And so we could group them together and assign super filer to them. One example is a sweet book, Zero Fila Debra Opa 11 or the one and Chino too, and also almost clustered together. So we proposed a super final name. Potesky and Potesky means I'm bear or simple. And we choose that because they have a reduced and streamlined genome. That's another common feature. [00:15:00] I'm Andrea and I, I have to say that, you know, looking into evolutionary relationships, it is, it is a moving target because as Tanya mentioned, especially for microbes and bacteria and like here, there's still so many, um, candidates that are out there for which we have no genomic information. So we definitely need way more sequences, um, to get a better idea of the evolutionary relationships of all the books. Your Nokia out there Speaker 6: [00:15:30] spectrum is a public affairs show about science on k a l x Berkeley. Our guests today are Tanya. Okay. And Chris Rink k you single cell genomics to find the relationships between hundreds of dark matter of microbes. Speaker 4: And can you speak to the current throughput? I would have thought that gathering up organisms in such extreme environments was really the time limiting factor. [00:16:00] But I suppose if you have this archive, other steps might end up taking a while. I will say the most time consuming step is really to to sort those single cells and then to lyse the single cells and amplify the genome and then of course to screen them for the, for genomes of interest for microbial like metagenomes [inaudible] that was a big part of the study. So actually getting the genomic information out of the single cells and if that can be even more streamlined than uh, and push to a higher or even more stupid level, I think [00:16:30] that will speed up the recovery of, of novel microbial dogmatic genomes quite a bit. Speaker 5: Well, we have a pretty sophisticated pipeline now at the JGI where we can do this at a fairly high throughput, but as Chris said, it still takes time and every sample is different. Every sample behaves different depending on what the properties of the samples are. You may have to be treated in a certain way to make it most successful for this application and other staff in the whole process that takes a long time is the key. The quality control [00:17:00] of the data. So the data is not as pretty as a sequencing data from an isolet genome where you get a perfect genome back and the sequence data that you get back is fairly, even the coverage covered all around the genome. Single cell data is messy. The amplification process introduces these artifacts and issues. It can introduce some error because you're making copies of a genome. Speaker 5: So errors can happen. You can also introduce what we call comeric rearrangement. That means that pieces of DNA [00:17:30] go together that shouldn't go together. Again, that happens during the amplification process. It's just the nature of the process. And on top of that, parts of the genome amplify nicely and other parts not so nice. So the overall sort of what we call sequence coverage is very uneven. So the data is difficult to deal with. We have specific assembly pipelines that we do. We do a sort of a digital normalization of the data before we even deal with the data, so it's not as nice. And then on top of that you can have contamination. So the whole process is very [00:18:00] prone to contamination. Imagine you only have one copy of a single cell, five Phantogram, one circle of DNA and any little piece of DNA that you have in that prep that sometimes as we know comes with the reagents. Speaker 5: Because reagents are not designed to deal with such low template molecules. They will call amplify, they will out-compete or compete with your template. So what you end up with in your sequence is your target and other stuff that was in was in the reagents or again, in your prep. We have very rigorous [00:18:30] process of cleaning everything. We you read a lot of things we sterilize, so we need to get rid of any DNA to not, um, to, to have a good quality genome in the end. And so that said, we have developed tools and pipelines at our institute now that specifically help us detect contamination. Sometimes it's not easy to detect it and then remove it. We want to make sure that the single cell genomes that we released at as single cell genome ABC are really ABC and not a plus x and [00:19:00] B plus k because accidentally something came along and contaminated the prep. And especially with candidate Fila, it's, it's fairly difficult to detect tech contamination because what would help us would be if we would have referenced genomes, we're actually generating this reference genome so we don't have a good reference to say, yeah, this is actually, that's our target organism and the rest is public contamination, so it's very tricky. Speaker 4: Are there other examples for [00:19:30] single cell sequencing being used on this many organisms Speaker 5: on this many organisms? No, not that I'm aware of. I know there's an effort underway and the h and p, the human microbiome project where they also identified there, they nicely call it the most wanted list, so they have the target organisms that are quite abundant in different microbiomes within the human body associated with the human body and they've been very successfully able to cultivate. A lot of them bring a lot of them in culture [00:20:00] and it may be easier for the h and p because we can mimic the conditions within the body a little bit better and more controlled. We know our body temperature and we know sort of what the middle year is in the different parts of our body. So it's a little bit easier to bring these organisms and culture than going to the hydrothermal vent and try and recreate these conditions which are extremely difficult to recreate. So that said, um, there are some that they are now targeting with single cell sequencing. So that's another large effort [00:20:30] that I know of that's specifically using single cell genomics to get at some of these reference genomes. Speaker 4: Can you get more out of this then? Sort of phylogenetic links? We found a few unique genomic features and one on one dimension is we found a recode. It's stopped caught on in, in two of those, a bacteria from the hot vans I mentioned earlier. And to give you a little bit of background, so, um, it's, we know the genetic information of each sale is and coded in its DNA, but in order to [00:21:00] make use of this genomic information, this genetic information has to be translated into proteins. And then proteins that could be enzymes that are employed in the metabolism to keep the cell going. And a dispensation is pretty universal between the three domains of life. The way it works, we have three basis in your DNA and three basis are called the core done. And each call is translated in the one amino acid. Speaker 4: So this way you'll build a chain of amino acids and then this chain is for a folder [00:21:30] and then you have your ready made protein. This call them triplet. This three basis also work for start and stop. So there are certain colons that tell the cell, okay, that's where you start a protein. And another called in to tell us the cell. So that's, that's where you enter prod and you're done with it. There are some slight variations, but in general does a universally called, is perceived between all three domains of life. And what we found was very interesting in two of those bacteria from the hot vans. Ah, those two caecilian bacteria, we found the [00:22:00] recording. So one of the accord on did not called for a stop code on anymore, but in the quarter's for an amino acid in that case, glycine. And that has never been seen before. Were you surprised by these results? Speaker 5: To us, they were surprising because they were unique and they were different. On the other hand, I have to say I'm not that surprised because we haven't, like Russ said, we haven't looked at heart yet and considering that we can only cultivate a few percent of all the microbial diversity that exists on this planet as far as, [00:22:30] as far as we know it, it's not that surprising that you find these novel functions and there's these unique features and novel genetic codes because it's really, it's a highly under-explored area. Speaker 4: It is very rewarding. But if you look in the future, um, how much is still out of the sequence? Of course we're interested in that. So we looked at all the files show diversity that's known, that's out there based on this, um, biomarkers that Tony mentioned earlier and we just compared it to the genomes that we have sequenced so far. And we really want [00:23:00] to know, so if you want to cover let's say about 50% of all the fall diversity that's out there, how many achievements do we still have to sequence and the number of the estimate was we need to sequence at least 16,004 more genomes Speaker 5: and this is a moving target. So this is as we know, diversity of today it and every day we sample my environments, we sequence them deeper and everyday our diversity estimates increase. So what we've done with these 201 it's the tip of the iceberg but it's a start. Speaker 4: [00:23:30] Well Tanya and Chris, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us. Thanks for having us. Yeah. Speaker 6: [inaudible] that's what shows are archived on iTunes to you. We've queued a simple link for you. The link is tiny, url.com/calex Speaker 7: spectrum Speaker 8: irregular feature of spectrum is a calendar [00:24:00] of some of the science and technology related events happening in the bay area over the next two weeks. Here's Brad swift and Renee Rao here today. Majority tomorrow. Expanding technological inclusion, technological inclusion is not an issue for some of us. It is an issue for all of us. Mitchell Kapore, co-chair of [inaudible] center for social impact and a partner at Kapore capital. We'll moderate a panel discussion among the following [00:24:30] presenters, Jennifer r Guayle, executive director of Latino to Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code Connie Mack Keebler, a venture capitalist with the collaborative fund. Vivek Wadhwa academic researcher, writer and entrepreneur here today. Majority tomorrow is free and open to everyone on a first come first seated basis. This is happening on the UC Berkeley campus in Soutar de Di Hall [inaudible] [00:25:00] Auditorium Monday October 7th at 4:00 PM Speaker 7: the second installment of the six part public lecture series, not on the test. The pleasure and uses of mathematics will be held this October 9th Dr. Keith Devlin will deliver a lecture on underlying mathematics in video games. Dr Devlin will show how casual video games that provide representation of mathematics enabled children and adults to learn basic mathematics by playing in the same way people [00:25:30] learn music by learning to play the piano. Professor Devlin is a mathematician at Stanford, a Co founder and president of Inner Tube Games and the math guy of NPR. The lecture will be held on October 9th at 7:00 PM in the Berkeley City College Auditorium located at 2050 Center street in Berkeley. The event is free and open to the public. Speaker 8: The Leonardo arts science evening rendezvous or laser is a lecture series with rotating barrier venues. October 9th there will be a laser [00:26:00] at UC Berkeley. Presenters include Zan Gill, a former NASA scientists, Jennifer Parker of UC Santa Cruz, Cheryl Leonard, a composer, Wayne Vitali, founding member of gamelons Sakara [inaudible]. This is Wednesday, October 9th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM on the UC Berkeley campus in barrels hall room 100 Speaker 7: how can we prevent information technology [00:26:30] from destroying the middle class? Jaron Lanier, is it computer scientists, Kim Poser, visual artist and author. October 14th linear will present his ideas on the impact of information technology on his two most recent books are title. You are not a gadget and who owns the future. The seminar will be held in Sue Taja, Dai Hall, but not auditorium on the UC Berkeley campus. Monday, October 14th from 11:00 AM to noon [00:27:00] and that with some science news headlines. Here's the Renee, the intergovernmental panel on climate change released part of its assessment report. Five last Friday. The more than 200 lead authors on their report included Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, Michael Warner and William Collins who had a chapters on longterm climate change productions and climate models. The report reinforces previous conclusions that over the next century, the continents will warm [00:27:30] with more hot extremes and fewer cold extremes. Precipitation patterns around the world will also continue changing. One-Arm Collins noted that climate models since the last report in 2007 have improved significantly as both data collection and mechanistic knowledge have grown using these models. Scientists made several projections of different scenarios for the best, worst and middling cases of continued greenhouse emissions. Speaker 7: [00:28:00] Two recent accomplishments by commercial space programs are notable. Orbital Sciences launched their sickness spacecraft on September 18th a top the company's rocket and Tara's from wallops island, Virginia. On September 28th the Cygnus dock did the international space station for the first time, a space x rocket carrying and Canadian satellite has launched from the California coast in a demonstration flight of a new Falcon rocket. The next generation. Rocket boasts [00:28:30] upgraded engines designed to improve performance and carry heavier payloads. The rocket is carrying a satellite dead kiss IOP, a project of the Canadian Space Agency and other partners. Once in orbit it will track space weather. Speaker 2: Mm mm mm. Mm Huh. Speaker 7: The music [00:29:00] heard during the show was written and produced by Alex Simon. Yeah. Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to spectrum. If you have comments about the show, please send them to us via email. Address is [inaudible] dot [inaudible] dot com Speaker 9: [inaudible]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.