2024 Development & Pre-Production Bootcamp – Part 1
8:00 AM-8:10 AM
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Platform Opens
Platform Opens (Schedule subject to change. Presentations will be recorded and archived in Rule Classroom, and a link will be emailed to you after the event).
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8:10 AM-8:26 AM
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Welcome Message
Rick Rule welcomes you to the Rick Rule’s Virtual Development Stage & Pre-Production Mining Bootcamp and Introduces our Sponsors

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom
8:26 AM-8:42 AM
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Keynote Part 1
Evaluating Mining Projects from an Investment Firm’s Perspective: Part 1

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners
8:42 AM-8:47 AM
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Keynote Part 1 Q&A

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom
8:47 AM-10:07 AM
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Keynote Part 2
Evaluating Mining Projects from an Investment Firm’s Perspective: Part 2

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners
10:07 AM-10:17 AM
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Keynote Part 2 Q&A

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom
10:17 AM-10:40 AM
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Keynote Part 3
Evaluating Mining Projects from an Investment Firm’s Perspective: Part 3

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners
10:40 AM-11:00 AM
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Q&A
11:00 AM-11:45 AM
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Break
11:45 AM-12:00 PM
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Panel Session
Understanding development finance, the financing stack in mine development

Douglas SilverCEO, Balfour Holdings, LLC

Nick MichaelVP Technical Services (retired), Orion Resource Partners

Louis-Pierre GignacPresident & CEO, G Mining Ventures Corp.

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media
12:00 PM-12:20 PM
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Interview: Frank Trotter, Co-Founder of Battle Bank

Frank TrotterPresident, Battle Bank

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media
12:20 PM-12:35 PM
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Battle Bank Q&A

Frank TrotterPresident, Battle Bank

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom
12:35 PM-1:05 PM
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Lessons from 2023 for 2024

Lobo TiggreThe Independent Speculator
1:05 PM-1:20 PM
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Panel Session
Analyzing development stage companies, PEA, PFS, BFS

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Lobo TiggreThe Independent Speculator

Louis-Pierre GignacPresident & CEO, G Mining Ventures Corp.

Brent CookEconomic Geologist/Senior Advisor & Founder, Exploration Insights
1:20 PM-1:35 PM
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Interview: Louis-Pierre Gignac, President & CEO, G Mining Ventures Corp.

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Louis-Pierre GignacPresident & CEO, G Mining Ventures Corp.
1:35 PM-2:15 PM
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Break
2:15 PM-2:55 PM
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How I Select Development Stage Companies

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media
2:55 PM-3:15 PM
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Q&A

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom

Brent CookEconomic Geologist/Senior Advisor & Founder, Exploration Insights

Lobo TiggreThe Independent Speculator
3:15 PM-3:45 PM
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What Have We Learned?

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom
3:45 PM-4:00 PM
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Closing Remarks

Rick RuleFounder, Rule Investment Media

Albert LuCo-founder, Rule Classroom