Brandon Gaspar, Black Belt, Geologist, Mineral Financial Analyst - Beyond the Belt #10

Brandon Gaspar is a black belt out of Ontario, Canada. Brandon is former gold miner, current geologist, and now works as a research analyst doing technical due diligence on mineral development projects. Episode Links: * Instagram: https://instagram.com/@bgaspar00 * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgaspar * SCP Resource Finance: https://www.scp-rf.com/ * Volt Rush by Henry Sanderson - https://btb.fan/10-book1 * The New Map by Daniel Yergin - https://btb.fan/10-book2 * Solo Travel Collection Instagram: https://instagram.com/@SoloTravelCollection Contact: * Be a Guest: https://btb.fan/newguest Outline: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Journey to Black Belt 02:38 The Meaning of Belts 04:06 A Non-Typical BJJ Journey 10:17 Gracie University Curriculum 14:46 Jiujitsu's Role in Life 16:22 Being a Geologist and a Gold Miner 19:09 The Geologist's Role in Mining Operations 21:29 Licking and Smelling Rocks 22:42 Shifting from Mining to Operations 25:46 Evaluating Mining Projects 28:29 The Community's Role in Mining 31:25 Responsible Mining Practices 34:39 Properly Closing Down a Mine 36:52 PR in Mining and Modern Day Mineral Needs 39:23 Geopolitics of Global Mining Needs 42:40 Geopolitical Tensions and Resource Control 48:34 Innovations in Lithium Mining 51:15 Nickel and Dirty Nickel 54:29 Financing Mines and Venture Capital 01:00:55 Martial Arts and Stress Management 01:08:02 BJJ Defensive Focus and Training Differently 01:16:36 Living Day by Day 01:18:58 Outro Podcast Links: * Podcast Website: https://www.beyondthebeltpod.com/ * Spotify: https://btb.fan/spotify * Apple Podcasts: https://btb.fan/apple * RSS: https://btb.fan/rss Social: * Instagram: https://instagram.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Tiktok: https://tiktok.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Youtube: https://youtube.com/@beyondthebeltpod * Facebook: https://btb.fan/fb