With more than 35 years of industry experience, Bob Jankovic our Snowden Optiro Executive Consultant brings first-hand insights from both the mining and banking sides of the table - mining companies and the capital markets. Together, our General Manager Tarrant Elkington and Bob discuss the value investment banks add to project development, the skills technical professionals bring to finance, and how junior miners can attract the right kind of attention.
Whether you’re an executive, a consultant, or just curious about how major mining projects get funded, this episode has something for you.
Key Moments
00:04 – Introduction and welcome
01:06 – What do investment banks actually do in mining?
02:58 – The technical expertise needed in investment banking
04:50 – The value investment banks bring to project development
06:30 – Equity vs. M&A: How banks support mining at different stages
08:00 – The link between technical confidence and funding success
09:04 – How junior miners can engage investment banks
10:35 – Do investors really understand mining? (Spoiler: Yes!)
12:00 – Lessons from working on both sides—operations and banking
13:15 – Final thoughts and why operational experience matters
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Snowden Optiro is a resources consulting and advisory group that provides independent advice, consulting and training to mining and exploration companies, their advisors and investors.
We help mine developers to advance their projects, mining companies to improve their operations and their professionals, and investors to de-risk their investments by the provision of quality advice, training and software in the field of Mineral Resources and Mineral/Ore Reserves.
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