A Year of Volatility: Base Metals Review and Outlook
Join us as we unpack a year defined by record copper prices, shifting tariffs and supply shocks that kept traders, producers and investors on edge. From the forces behind 2026’s biggest price swings to the trends set to shape 2027, this discussion will give you a view of where base metals could be heading.
Vice President, Corporate Development at EDM Resources
Mr. Grigo has more than 20 years of capital markets experience, including as a research analyst covering technology and special situations. Since 2020, he has worked directly with mining companies in corporate development roles, strengthening their capital markets profiles, executing equity financings and supporting M&A initiatives. He has also advised companies across the mining, technology, gaming and fintech sectors on capital markets strategy and has been involved in equity and debt financings totaling more than $1 billion. Mr. Grigo holds an MBA in Finance from Cardiff University and a B.Com. (Honours) from Delhi University and has completed the CFA Program.
Graham Downs began his career in the mineral exploration industry over 25 years ago with Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited, a consulting geological engineering firm focused in Yukon. He held a number of positions within Archer, Cathro ranging from prospecting to managing early and advanced stage exploration programs. He transitioned his field experience into marketing and communications for a number of junior resource companies before focusing on business development including financing and property transactions. In 2007, he was appointed CEO of ATAC Resources Ltd., in 2015 he was made President and in 2022, he was appointed Director. Over his career, he has raised over $100 million for mineral exploration and has completed numerous transactions with junior to major mining companies.
President, CEO, Director at Stillwater Critical Minerals
Michael Rowley is a mining industry executive with over 30 years of experience in the exploration, development, mineral testing, and mine environmental industries, including capital markets and operations. His primary role since 2017 has been CEO, President and Director of Stillwater Critical Minerals, which he co-founded in 2006. At Stillwater he led the acquisition and advancement of the Stillwater West project in Montana, USA which the company is advancing with a focus on American supply chains of critical minerals, including engaging Glencore as a strategic investor and technical partner. He is on the Board of Advisors for the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) at Columbia University, holds several patents relating to novel environmental and waste treatment technologies based on mining industry techniques, and is active in other private and public mineral industry companies including as co-founder of the Metallic Group of Companies.
