Blake McLaughlin on Axcap Ventures and the Future of Gold Mining

In this episode, we chat with Blake Mclaughlin, Vice President of Exploration at Axcap Ventures, a North American investment firm with a focus on mining, holding some of the most prospective gold belts in the United States and Canada, combining historical drilling success with modern exploration upside. Blake has spent over a decade in the mining and metals industry and is highly experienced in taking mining companies from development into production. From grassroots junior exploration to advanced exploration, resource development, and project construction. He’s worked for a number of companies in the pre-resource to maiden resource stage. Blake is on the podcast to give us an overview and history of Axcap, to talk about where to find exploration success, M&A in the junior space, and much more around the junior market. KEY TAKEAWAYS The company emphasises acquiring projects with substantial historical data and exploration spend, allowing them to leverage existing information The current macroeconomic environment, characterised by geopolitical stability and monetary policies, is seen as favourable for gold prices Axcap is actively conducting a 5,000-meter drill program at the Converse project, with initial results indicating promising intersections that could support a path toward a 10 million ounce resource Axcap Ventures aims to advance and de-risk its projects rather than build large-scale mines, positioning itself for potential acquisition by larger producers BEST MOMENTS The structural setup for gold to perform well for the foreseeable future is pretty strong, in my opinion." "We're in the middle of a 5,000 meter drill program right now at Converse in Nevada. The goal of this program is to show that there's a path towards a 10 million ounce resource." "I think the exploration upside is a big part of that. We're underpinned by resources, and each of them has a really paradigm-changing exploration attribute that we will test." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail:        [e-mail] 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 This episode is sponsored by Hawcroft, leaders in property risk management since 1992. They offer: Insurance risk surveys recognised as an industry standard Construction risk reviews Asset criticality assessments and more Working across over 600 sites globally, Hawcroft supports mining, processing, smelting, power, refining, ports, and rail operations. For bespoke property risk management services, visit www.hawcroft.com GUEST SOCIALS  Axcap Ventures LinkedIn Page Blake McLaughlin LinkedIn Page Contact: [e-mail] CONTACT METHOD [e-mail] 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.  This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/