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Nic Earner

Managing Director & CEO, Alkane Resources

Search every verified Nic Earner interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Nic Earner, Managing Director and CEO of Alkane Resources, has been presenting the company's operational and strategic outlook at investor conferences and virtual roadshows. He discussed the company's three operating mines—Tomingley in New South Wales, Costerfield in Victoria, and Björkdal in Sweden—and its Boda-Kaiser copper-gold development project. Earner noted that Alkane produced approximately 169,000 gold-equivalent ounces in FY2026 and guided to 163,000–177,000 ounces for FY2027. He described capital allocation priorities, including over A$150 million in spending on mine development and infrastructure, and stated that the company aims to reduce all-in sustaining costs, particularly at Björkdal, while returning capital to shareholders. Earner also addressed the company's growth strategy, including the 2025 merger with Mandalay Resources that established the TSX listing, and ongoing work at Boda-Kaiser, which he described as a "sleeping giant." He said the company is evaluating merger and acquisition opportunities that are complementary and accretive, while acknowledging challenges in finding suitable targets. He emphasized Alkane's record of delivering on stated commitments and expressed confidence in the company's ability to sustain cash flow and pursue further growth through development and M&A.

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“If you look at our all-in sustaining cost is because we have in the midish mid a bit above 2,000. This is Australian dollars per ounce. All in sustaining cost. In the Australian operations. And then the mid $3,000 an ounce at Bjorkd. We want to drive the Bjorkd one down. We want to hold the Australian ones where they are. So let's call them 3,000 as an average. So then if you look at the capital allocation, we end up”

“So if you look at our capital allocation this year, we're spending over 150 million Australian dollars on capital, which includes things like finishing the road diversion at Toming Lead, allow those open pits to start, significant tailing stem expansion at Bjorkdale, starting mining to a new mining area, storehead at Bjorkdale, development to a new mining area called Brunswick West of Costa. So you get new mining in ”

“I personally think that the market doesn't really grasp what we're hoping to do with Bogdal over the next three years because I think that, you know, the guidance for this year, we'll call it say 35 3600 Australian/Canadian per ounce. You know, we really have the capacity to drive that down to closer to $3,000 an ounce. And then we have potentially if we're correct with storeh development we have a we have a mine wit”

“The reason why you have the dual listing is because in August last year in 2025, we finished a merger with Manderlay Resources which was listed on the TSX. And so as a result, we have three mining operations which you can see on the screen there. The first one, Tommingley in New South Wales, is about 4 and a half hours drive west northwest of Sydney. Tommingly last year, as you can see there, did 83,000 ounces. And I”

“M&A needs to be complementary and it needs to bring value to our existing shells, of course, right? Which means that the true cost of capital our cost to NAV, you know, needs to be adequate they they adequate value, right? So, if we think we're undervalued to the market cost or whatever, then we need to be making a pragmatic assessment against that. So, I think the type of companies that meet that criteria then are c”

“I think a lot of investors want to say, 'Hey, am I dealing with a management team that if they say they're going to do something, barring exceptional circumstances, they're going to deliver?' So, I want to tell you what I've been saying for the last 12 months. So, 12 months ago, and in numerous presentations I did in Australia and overseas, I said that we're going to merge with Mandaley Resources on the TSX. We did t”

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