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Rick Squire

Portfolio Manager

Acorn Capital

acorncapital.com.au/

Rick Squire

Rick Squire is a Portfolio Manager for the Resources & Energy sectors at Acorn Capital where he is responsible for fundamental investment research on the companies in his investment universe. Rick is a geologist with over 20 years of experience across the mining, exploration and research of mineral deposits; the past 11 years have been in mining finance and equities. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from Monash University as well as a PhD from the University of Tasmania.

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Presenting On

13 : 00 - Tue, 27 Oct

Tue, 27 Oct
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13:00 - 13:45 AEDT
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45 min

Mining Pitch Battle

STREAM: BHP Investment

13:00 - 13:45
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45 min

Mining Pitch Battle

15 : 10 - Tue, 27 Oct

Tue, 27 Oct
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15:10 - 17:30 AEDT
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140 min

Mining Spotlights

STREAM: BHP Investment

15:10 - 15:15
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Kenley Steadman, Student, Curtin University

15:15 - 15:25
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10 min

Orogen Royalties

Project Stages: Exploration
Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver
Location: USA

Paddy Nicol, Chief Executive Officer & President, Orogen Royalties

15:25 - 15:35
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10 min

Stavely Minerals

Chris Cairns FAusIMM, Managing Director, Stavely Minerals

15:35 - 15:45
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10 min

Kantra Copper

Project Stages: Exploration, Development, Production
Commodities: Copper
Location: Australia

Bob Fulker FAusIMM, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Kantra Copper

15:45 - 15:55
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10 min

Titan Minerals

$158M (AUD) - ASX:TTM
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Exploration, Development
Commodities: Gold, Copper
Location: Australia, Chile

Melanie Leighton, Chief Executive Officer, Titan Minerals

15:55 - 16:05
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10 min

Coda Minerals

$47M (AUD) - ASX:COD
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Exploration
Commodities: Copper, Cobalt, Silver
Location: Australia

Chris Stevens FAusIMM, Chief Executive Officer, Coda Minerals

16:05 - 16:15
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10 min

Culpeo Minerals

$14M (AUD) - ASX:CPO
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Exploration
Commodities: Copper
Location: Chile

Geoff McNamara, Non Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, Culpeo Minerals

16:15 - 16:25
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10 min

Oroco Resources

$104M (USD) - OTC:ORRCF
$148M (CAD) - TSXV:OCO
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Development, Exploration
Commodities: Copper, Gold, Silver
Location: Mexico

Adam Smith, Business Development, Oroco Resource

16:25 - 16:35
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10 min

Alara Resources

$69M (AUD) - ASX:AUQ
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Production, Development, Exploration
Commodities: Copper
Location: Oman

Peter Lee FAusIMM, Executive Chair, Alara Resources

16:35 - 16:45
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10 min

Aston Bay Holdings

$24M (CAD) - TSXV:BAY
Market Capitalization (Updated: 06 Oct 2026)

Project Stages: Exploration
Commodities: Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Cobalt
Location: Canada

Thomas Ullrich, Chief Executive Officer, Aston Bay Holdings

16:45 - 17:30
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45 min

Panel Discussion: Fund Manager’s Picks – Short, Medium and Long Term

12 : 30 - Wed, 28 Oct

Wed, 28 Oct
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12:30 - 15:15 AEDT
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165 min

De-Risking Projects for Investment & Delivery

STREAM: Agnico Eagle Project Development & Delivery

12:30 - 12:35
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Marion von Achten, Regional Director, Australia, Oceania & India, Parametric NatCat, Munich RE

12:35 - 12:55
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20 min

Keynote Interview: From Resource to Reality – What Makes a Mining Project Deliverable?

12:55 - 13:15
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20 min

Increased Exploration Funding: Has it Translated to New Projects?

13:15 - 13:35
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20 min

Parametric Natural Catastrophe (NatCat) Risk Transfer – Solutions to Narrow the Insurance Gap

13:35 - 14:15
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40 min

Panel Discussion: The Path Forward for the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) and the Copper Mark

14:15 - 14:20
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5 min

DynaIndustrial

Kevin Anderson, Mining Equipment Program Manager, DynaIndustrial

14:20 - 14:45
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25 min

Interview: How to Develop Projects while Mitigating Risk and Attracting Investments, JV and Partnerships

14:45 - 15:15
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30 min

Panel Discussion: From Discovery to Development: South Australia’s Investment Pipeline

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International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)

27 - 29 October 2026

ICC Sydney

Australia's largest mining event connecting global mining leaders with technology, finance and the future.

Opening times:

Tue,Tuesday, 27 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Wed,Wednesday, 28 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Thu,Thursday, 29 October: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Mines and Money @ IMARC

27 - 29 October 2026

ICC Sydney

Leveraging off the scale of Australia's largest mining event to bring an unrivalled network of thousands of investors to Sydney.

Opening times:

Tue,Tuesday, 27 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Wed,Wednesday, 28 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Thu,Thursday, 29 October: 9:00am - 4:30pm

Mines and Money Online Connect

14 - 15 July 2026

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START: Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC+1)
END: Thursday, 16 July 2026, 8:00 AM (UTC+1)

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Resourcing Tomorrow London

1 - 3 December 2026

Business Design Centre, London

Resourcing Tomorrow is the global forum where mining leaders unite to shape the future of the mining industry.

Opening times:

Tue,Tuesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Wed,Wednesday, 02 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Thu,Thursday, 03 December: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Mines and Money @ RESOURCING TOMORROW

1 - 3 December 2026

Business Design Centre, London

Europe's largest mining investment event, connecting miners with money, and investors with opportunity.

Opening times:

Tue,Tuesday, 01 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Wed,Wednesday, 02 December: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Thu,Thursday, 03 December: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Resourcing Tomorrow Hong Kong

7 - 8 April 2027

Hong Kong

Where relationships meet returns.

Opening times:

Wed,Wednesday, 07 April: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Thu,Thursday, 08 April: 8:30am - 5:00pm

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