Tungsten West CEO on Bringing Britain’s Historic Hemerdon Mine Back to Life

In today’s episode, we're joined by Jeff Court, CEO of Tungsten West, the company redeveloping the Hemerdon tungsten project in Devon, UK. Jeff’s worked on mining projects all over the world, and we’ll be talking about his journey into leadership, why tungsten is such a critical mineral, and what it takes to bring a historic mine back into production. We’ll also cover the company’s new feasibility study, financing challenges, and what the EU Critical Raw Materials Act means for Hemerdon. ============================================================ ✴️ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this channel to watch MORE CONTENT like this one & Hit the NOTIFICATION BELL to be notified when a new video is live✴️ @DigDeepTheMiningPodcast ============================================================ LETS CONNECT ON SOCIALS: ✅CONTACT METHODS - ROB TYSON Email: [email protected] Twitter:   / miningrobtyson   LinkedIn:   / rob-tyson   ✅CONTACT METHODS - MINING INTERNATIONAL Website: https://www.mining-international.org/ LinkedIn:   / mining-international   X: https://x.com/MiningRobTyson ✅CONTACT METHODS - DIG DEEP THE MINING PODCAST Website: https://www.digdeeptheminingpodcast.com/ Instagram:   / theminingpodcast   LinkedIn:   / dig-deep-the-mining-podcast   X: https://x.com/digdeep_mining =================================================== ✅GUEST SOCIALS X - @TungstenWest https://x.com/TungstenWest LinkedIn - @ Tungsten West plc   / tungsten-west-plc   Facebook - Tungsten West plc   / tungstenwest   Website: https://www.tungstenwest.com/ Contact: [email protected] =================================================== ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Mining International source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace. Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics. As part of our aim to support mining professionals with career advice and resources, we’ve developed a free CV Tips Guide and a FREE Interview Preparation Guide. You can find them here: https://bit.ly/cv-tips-guide AND https://bit.ly/interview-prep-guide-m.... ==================================================================== #mining #miningpodcast #miningnews #podcast #digdeep #digdeeptheminingpodcast ======================= ⛏VIDEO CHAPTERS ⛏ 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Jeff’s Career Journey into Mining 04:18 How Diverse Industry Experience Shaped His Leadership 07:45 Overview and History of Tungsten West 10:13 What Attracted Jeff to the Hemerdon Project 13:14 EU Critical Raw Materials Act – What It Means for the Project 15:26 Financing the Hemerdon Mine Restart 18:48 Challenges of Restarting a Historic Mine 23:38 Key Highlights from the Updated Feasibility Study 27:14 Why Tungsten Is a Critical Raw Material 33:02 Addressing Sustainability and Environmental Concerns 38:26 Outlook for Tungsten West in the Next 6-12 Months 39:56 How to Contact Tungsten West and Learn More 40:50 Outro