Ask a Mining Expert: Due Diligence, Mineral Exploration, and Mining

In this episode of Technically Speaking, Sandstorm Gold Royalties' Co-Founder, Dave Awram, asks viewer-submitted questions to our panel of Mining Geologists and Engineers. Use the list below to jump to specific questions.
Questions:
00:36 - What is technical due diligence?
02:22 - What are common red flags when evaluating projects?
10:24 - How big is the upside of the Aurizona project versus what is expected today?
12:32 - What are some tips for reading and understanding drill results?
15:57 - Explain the different mining methods and the pros and cons of each.
21:54 - How has technology changed the mining industry?

[@ccgoulart]

I am from Brazil and I am a geologist. Appreciate the videos. Very informative. Thanks for taking the time!

[@WallStForMainSt]

Exploration upside on each royalty or stream without massive capex spent on drilling or maintaining a mine with maintenance capex!

[@sohaibmushtaq7670]

plz answer: what mineability characteristics to note-down before deciding underground mechanised mining ???

[@rocklincinvestmentpartners9195]

Appreciate the videos. Very informative. Thanks for taking the time!

[@biglizer]

Very informative video

[@BlackSwansFine-jx8qu]

Proud shareholder here!

[@WallStForMainSt]

Me too. And very few gold companies provide this type of education for free. Most of the juniors would rather spend $$ on different unethical types of "marketing." The technical team at SAND has had a lot of exploration success for the last few years and this has continued on Kari Pump, Kari West, Kari Center and Aurizona.

[@moefrancois272]

Ever looked into Arizona Metals?

[@69199]

What does this team feel about Oyu Tolgoi?

[@taylorcollins615]

How old is this interview?

[@69199]

Also does this team have any checks or veto power if someone at SG wants to buy a dud?

[@sparshsingh7777]

No more further mining and exploring rights end of mining term