Gaius King – Managing Director & Commodities Analyst

Gaius King

Commodities Analyst & Managing Director

Specialising in:

• Transport trends, battery metals, global vehicle sales, EV & hybrid uptake
• Supply and demand analysis on uranium, REEs, lithium, fertilisers and PGMs
• Cryptocurrencies vs gold, drivers and strategy
• Hydrogen economy, including unconventional geothermal projects
• Pre, IPO and Post capital raisings with associated research
• Identification of early-stage investable projects
• Preliminary structural interp. and drill programme design
• Cryptocurrencies, and investigating gold backed blockchain methodologies
• Coal, gold, iron ore, lithium, uranium, PGMs, REES, geopolitics
• UK and Australian equity coverage – rebuilding models and maintaining equity coverage
• Macro scenario analysis of the iron ore industry, timing, capital requirements and political considerations
• Global summary covering the nickel industry, resources, reserves, mining and downstream developments
• Corporate valuations on mining and gas stocks.
• Unconventional geothermal projects and associated heat-exchange technologies.
• Commercial viability and possible valuations for numerous agriculture projects (g. tuna, prawn, cereal, sandlewood, pearl, beef, chicken, lamb and forestry).
• Collaborative writing (Chapter 10) of a John Mauldin book, covering advanced materials (including graphene, nanotubes, endohedral fullerenes; lithium and magnesium markets; and passive energy systems including latent pyroelectric sources.
• Valuing publicly listed mining stocks (g. CLNR, EXT, KEFI, GDP, HER, MEO, VGM)
• Site visitation of prospective and operating projects/mines
• Capital raisings, early-stage project and management selection
• Initiation and continued coverage of mid to large ASX 200 mining stocks (g. MRE, JBM, ZFX, ILU, MCC, CEY, FMG, PDN), which special emphasis on mid-tiers, coal iron ore and base metals
• Valuation and continued coverage of junior mining companies (g. SBM, AUZ, MLX)
• Secondary coverage of O&G and Mining Majors
• Visitations of prospective and operating mines in Australia and overseas
• Pre-IPO economic evaluation and project feasibility
• Preparing admission documents to duel list companies on AIM (London Alternative Investment Market)
• Mentored graduate geologists in Archean komatiite volcanology
• Evaluation of the extent of gold mineralisation on the Widgiemooltha Dome
• Preliminary exploration of East Dordie Rocks alluvial gold prospect
• Site visitation of prospects and operating mines
• Economic evaluation of existing and feasibility for new projects
• Indirect tax benefit advice and investigation for investment into large resource infrastructure projects
• Data analysis to generate further exploration targets
• Planning & organising activities and contractors at Black Swan lease, and the Binti-Binti/Emu Lake prospects
• Part of a multi-disciplinary team facilitating the optimal extraction of nickel at seven different mine sites (e. Otter-Juan, Carnilya, Blair, Mariners, Wannaway, Miitel).
• Economic evaluation of various ore-bodies, including resource modelling and calculation of reserves
• Management and design of surface/underground drilling programmes and the supervision of geologists
• Investigations of high gold values associated with structural lineaments
• Groundwater movement and hydrogeological inflow problems
• Optimising stope design and implementation of a longhole evaluation and dilution analysis system

Skillset:

• Able to distinguish geological opportunities & avoid a plethora of projects with prospective shortcomings and/or dubious facts
• Generation of returns greater than the market
• Forecasting operating results and industry trends (g. ANTO, FQM, KAZ, FRES, RRS, HOC, ABG, CEY, POG, HGM, AUE, CMCL, MIRL, CGH, AMA, AVM)
• Conceptual & Creative Problem Solving Skills
• Financial Modelling
• Independent working on seeking out new projects and alternative revenue streams
• Project Management Skills & Ability to prioritise project loads
• Strategic Direction to take advantage of business opportunities

Education:

• MBA (Adv.) (Sub-major in Corporate Finance), University of Western Australia (2001-2003) – Elective emphasis was on corporate and financial analysis
• Masters of Ore Deposit Geology, University of Western Australia (1998 – 2004) – Synthesis of all known models associated with primary magnesite formation in sedimentary and ultramafic rocks, isotopic and geochemical characteristics in determining secondary replacement and/or enrichment
• Bachelor of Science (Geology Major), University of Tasmania (1992 – 1994)

Miscellaneous:

• Macro Indicators newsletter focusing China, US, EU, commodities, energy transition, O&G, currencies/gold
• CF30  UK Compliant
• PS 146 (2005) Aust. Securities & Derivatives Industry Association
• Financial Markets & Economics (2004), Securities Institute
• Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme (2019)