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Gilbert Clark

Chief Executive Officer and Director, Meridian Mining

Search every verified Gilbert Clark interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Gilbert Clark, CEO of Meridian Mining, has been actively discussing the company's progress on the Cabaçal copper-gold project in Brazil following the release of its definitive feasibility study (DFS). In interviews during the London Metals Exchange week and the Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit, Clark highlighted the project's reported after-tax net present value exceeding $2 billion and an internal rate of return above 107%, with a payback period of less than one year under base-case assumptions. He said the company is advancing project financing, noting that the structure will prioritize shareholder interests, and has begun ordering long-lead equipment and upgrading site infrastructure to support a construction timeline targeting ramp-up in late 2028 and free cash flow in 2029. Clark also discussed the company's broader strategy to become a mid-tier copper-gold producer, describing Cabaçal as a central hub that could process future discoveries from its exploration portfolio in Brazil's volcanic massive sulfide belts. He mentioned permitting progress for the Santa Helena project as a potential second production hub and stated that the company holds approximately $90 million in cash, which he said funds it through a final investment decision. Clark expressed confidence in the project's economics and emphasized the team's focus on execution, noting the company's growth from a lower valuation since its 2018 restructuring. He also indicated that discussions on dividend policy could begin in the medium term as the project moves toward cash generation.

Recent appearances

  • Meridian Mining's Next Big Catalyst: Financing Cabaçal

    October 22, 2026 · 📺 CLEAR COMMODITY NETWORK

    Meridian Mining CEO Gilbert Clark joins Trevor Hall during LME Week in London to discuss the market's response to the definitive feasibility study for the Cabaçal copper-gold project in Brazil. With an after-tax NPV exceeding $2 billion and an IRR of 108%, Meridian is now advancing project financing and commercial discussions with smelters and trading houses. Clark outlines the company's path toward construction, targeting initial ramp-up in late 2028 and free cash flow in 2029. The conversation also covers the strategic value of Cabaçal's high-quality copper concentrate, financing considerati…

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  • Meridian Mining: Cabaçal’s DFS Delivers Standout Economics

    September 22, 2026 · 📺 CLEAR COMMODITY NETWORK

    Meridian Mining CEO Gilbert Clark joins Mining Stock Daily from the Beaver Creek Precious Metals Summit following the release of the Definitive Feasibility Study for the Cabaçal copper-gold project in Brazil. Clark discusses the project’s strong economics, along with the increased reserve base and US$322 million initial capex. The conversation also covers project financing, the path toward a final investment decision and construction, and how Cabaçal could become the foundation for Meridian’s ambition to build a new mid-tier copper-gold producer in Brazil.

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  • MERIDIAN MINING PLC - Investor Presentation to discuss the Cabaçal DFS Results

    September 22, 2026 · 📺 Investor Meet Company

    To be informed of all MERIDIAN MINING PLC's upcoming presentations, register at InvestorMeetCompany: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/m... 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Highlights 12:56 Q&A

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  • Meridian Mining CEO: Cabaçal DFS nears as company eyes mid-tier copper-gold status

    September 09, 2026 · 📺 Proactive Investors

    Meridian Mining Plc (LSE:MNO, TSX:MNO, OTCQX:MRRDF) CEO Gilbert Clark spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's plans to become a mid-tier copper-gold producer, with its Cabaçal project in Brazil central to that growth strategy. Clark said Meridian is approaching publication of the definitive feasibility study (DFS) for Cabaçal, with the focus on demonstrating the strength and longevity of the project's economics ahead of the next phase: project financing. The company has already started ordering long-lead equipment to lock in prices and bring forward the potential construct…

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  • Gilbert Clark Provided a Tutorial on Blister Copper and Why it Matters for Cabaçal

    August 04, 2026 · 📺 CLEAR COMMODITY NETWORK

    Meridian Mining continues to de-risk the Cabaçal Copper-Gold Project with successful smelter testing that produced high-quality blister copper, a major validation of the project's metallurgy ahead of the definitive feasibility study. CEO Gilbert Clark joins Mining Stock Daily to explain why these results matter for project financing, offtake negotiations, and long-term commercial value. The conversation also covers the remaining milestones toward construction, exploration growth across the Cabaçal Belt, and how Meridian is positioning itself to transition from developer to producer.

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  • Meridian Advances Cabaçal While Growing Santa Helena

    June 19, 2026 · 📺 CLEAR COMMODITY NETWORK

    Meridian Mining CEO Gilbert Clark returns to Mining Stock Daily to provide an update on the company's rapidly advancing Cabaçal  Belt projects in Brazil, highlighted by a new discovery of stacked VMS mineralization at the Santa Helena Project. Gilbert discusses why the latest drill results could materially expand Santa Helena into a second development hub, while also providing updates on the Cabaçal  Definitive Feasibility Study, permitting progress, and ongoing project financing efforts. The conversation also explores Meridian's aggressive regional exploration strategy, the potential for add…

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  • MERIDIAN MINING PLC - Investor Presentation

    June 02, 2026 · 📺 Investor Meet Company

    To be informed of all MERIDIAN MINING PLC's upcoming presentations, register at InvestorMeetCompany: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/m... 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Investor Highlights 10:29 Cabaçal Updates 16:12 Santa Helena Central and Growth Targets 19:19 Corporate information 24:39 Q&A Meridian Mining PLC provided a comprehensive investor update highlighting strong progress at its flagship Cabaçal copper-gold project in Brazil, one of South America's most advanced VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) development assets. The company reported robust project economics from its Pre-Feasibilit…

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  • Meridian Mining: The Gold-Copper opportunity targeting entry into the FTSE 250 index in 12 months

    June 02, 2026 · 📺 London South East

    Meridian Mining (LSE: MNO) (TSX: MNO) is a resource development and exploration company focused on gold-copper projects in Brazil. It listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in May targeting FTSE 250 inclusion within 12 months. It’s developing the advanced stage Cabaçal gold-copper project and chief executive Gilbert Clark says the asset and Meridian’s extensive exploration portfolio “is one of the few opportunities in the market for near term development based on some of the best economics that the mining industry has seen the last 10 years.” In this interview investors wil…

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  • Is This Cashed-Up Developer the Best Way to Play Copper and Gold?

    May 12, 2026 · 📺 Resource Insider

    👉 Want access to the best investment opportunities in the natural resources sector? Join our FREE newsletter: https://resourceinsider.com/#free-RI-... With the copper price nearing all-time highs, Meridian Mining (TSX: MNO) is moving toward a major construction decision at its Cabaçal copper-gold project in Brazil. In this interview, Resource Insider’s Chris Atkinson speaks with Meridian Mining CEO Gilbert Clark about the company’s recent London Stock Exchange listing, its strengthened cash position, the upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study, permitting progress in Brazil, exploration upside…

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  • Building a Copper Gold Mine in Brazil: Risks, Reality and What Investors Miss

    January 28, 2026 · 📺 Dig Deep The Mining Podcast

    In this episode, we speak with Gilbert Clark, CEO of Meridian Mining, a mineral exploration and development company focused on unlocking high-value copper, gold, silver and other metal resources in Brazil. Meridian’s flagship asset is the advanced Cabaçal Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide project in Mato Grosso. We discuss Meridian’s recent resource milestones, how the company is positioning itself for execution and growth, the de-risking of the project, skills within the Brazilian mining industry, an update on the Brazilian mining industry and what the outlook could look like as it moves toward…

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  • Meridian Mining is Developing $984M Copper-Gold Opportunity in Brazil

    January 25, 2026 · 📺 StockBox

    In this interview, StockBox spoke to Gilbert Clark, CEO Meridian Mining (TSX:MNO) about the company’s rapid growth and strategic vision for its copper-gold operations in Brazil. ➡️ Cabaçal Project Momentum: The company’s flagship Cabaçal project, a historic asset rediscovered in 2020, shows strong economics with a $984M NPV and 61.2% IRR, and is progressing toward a DFS with permitting underway. ➡️ Expanded Resource & Exploration Upside: Meridian doubled its land package to over 100,000 hectares, leveraging historic BP Minerals data to reduce exploration risk and unlock high-potential copper…

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  • Meridian Mining: CEO on the Preliminary License for Cabaçal and What's Next

    November 03, 2025 · 📺 Swiss Resource Capital AG

    Distributed and paid for on behalf of Meridian Mining. In this conversation, Gilbert Clark, CEO of Meridian Mining, discusses the recent approval of the preliminary license for the Cabaçal project in Brazil. He highlights the importance of community engagement and the positive socio-economic impact of the project. The discussion covers the next steps in the licensing process, project financing strategies, and the company's low cost structure. Gilbert also addresses the political landscape in Brazil and reassures shareholders about the company's control and direction. The conversation concludes…

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“Look, both the candidates are bipartisan on their interest in mining. It's part of the economy. Lula has a preference not to go bulldoze the Amazon jungle. That's what the electorate votes for. For us in Mato Grosso, which has been fantastic, the governor got passed on the first tour. So that's great. And the senator we know quite well, he got elected. So where we are in Mato Grosso, our relationships in the small co”

“The hardest question posed to me is how soon can you get to cash flow? We'll be in dry ramp up by the end of 2028 with wet ramp up soon after and we will be generating free cash flow in 2029 and then of course we've now got to have offtake agreement settled debt as well debt discussions that will advance and now I think that in the medium term almost certainly next year the executive and the board will sit down we'll”

“The DFS provides a centralized hub where we can actually any success that we get in the future exploration, none of those deposits will have to carry the capex to build a mine. They'll all be essentially processed. So that greatly affects both the size of the any future deposits and the profitability of those deposits. So the Cabacal deposit underpins the future production of the mineral.”

“For some time we've really talked to our investor community of how significant that we think the results are and the promise that was Cabacal to deliver. On a base case post tax in US dollars, we generated an NPV of over 2 billion USD with an IRR of over 108%. If you look at today's spot prices, that gives us a NPV of 2.9 billion with a return of 134% in the IRR. These are great numbers, but these are industrial numb”

“We're going to go into near-term cash flow and that means all of the future exploration success that we're going to get post cash flow, the success of that exploration goes straight up to the equity to the shareholders. So, we want to see that discovery, growth, revaluation as a long-term producer. Now, this team took a company back in 2020 when it had a $5 million market cap and pretty very small balance sheet. Now,”

“So, look, we've always said Cabaçal is a very special project. So, base case scenario we used, we generated a post-tax NPV5 of 2.092 billion in US dollars. It's got an IRR of over 107.6%. It gets paid back in 0.9 of a year, so less than a year to pay it back on the base case. And most importantly, that NPV5 to CapEx ratio it's grown to now to be 6.5 to 1. I mean, we are almost talking about some leading industry econ”

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