Many metals are used in modern devices but ALL modern electronics and power distribution uses copper.
Copper is in high and growing demand, commanding premium prices and forecast large increases in required volumes.
It is one of the most highly recycled metals of all, because it is so valued and so widely used.
In this modern era, society demands environmental sensitivity.
Today’s modern mining techniques, mean that commercial expediency can co-exist with environmental stewardship. It is no longer an ‘either-or’ decision, but, rather the ability to achieve Both in parallel – societies’ needs and the environment’s needs.
To achieve this ‘Win’ for society, and concurrent ‘Win’ for the environment, Fetch chooses to focus on so called “Brown-field” sites.
In short, it’s a mine site that has been previously mined.
The ore body doesn’t need to “discovered” or “found”. It is already known. High speculative exploratory drilling campaigns aren’t required to “find” an ore body.
Historical mining records contain valuable information about what was mined, the geological structure of the mining and information such as the grades of ore mined.
Knowing the location of an ore body and its characteristics, means that drilling programs can be far better focussed, in and around the known ore body, significantly reducing costs.
The regulatory process can be significantly simplified, as mining has already occurred on the site, the environment has already been disturbed. Modern more efficient mining technologies enable the ore which wasn’t economical to mine historically, to be extracted profitably. Mining operations can therefore be confined to the existing mine’s foot-print, and be commercially rewarding.
Each and every brown-field site recommissioned means one less new mine needs to impact the environment.
Modern environmental mine site remediation standards far exceed those of even 20 years ago. Fetch has a vision of modern mining focussed on brown-field opportunities.
In the next 100-years Fetch will be an integral part of helping to clean up some of the environmental damage inflicted, by others, in the past 120+ years of mining activity.
Tom is a professional mining engineer with extensive industry experience in operations and technical management, project and business development, having worked with MIM Holdings (Mt Isa Mines) where he was responsible for underground operations, BDM with Downer Mining, and Executive Development Manager with Thiess. He served in Senior Project Development roles with Mungana Mines, Aeris Resources, Oceania Gold and as COO with GBM Resources. He has served as an Advisory Board member with the University of Queensland within the Sustainable Minerals institute.
Since completing his military service, Rob has accrued over 20-years’ experience as an Engineer in the mining industry, working at BHP and Vale across multiple management disciplines including Project Engineering, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Head of Mining, VP Growth & Operations and Risk Management. Prior to joining Fetch Metals, he had founded, scaled and sold a private gold mining company that explored and operated in Africa and Papua New Guinea. Rob also has extensive technology investment and scaling experience across industrial software and AI used for mining operations.
Over 20 years of in corporate finance and banking, Anna has specialised in buy-and-build strategies, capital raising and debt advisory. Anna commenced her career with Orix Capital Markets Mezzanine and Private Equity in USA. She then worked with Deloitte both in the USA and in Australia where she was actively involved in corporate transactions including acquisitions, takeovers, mergers, divestment, IPO and capital raising. At the CBA Group she served as Director for Corporate Banking at Bankwest working on senior debt funding and managing a portfolio of corporate clients.