The David Lin Report · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Ian Harris believes Colombia is strategically positioned to benefit from the global copper shortage, predicting it will become a "hottest new mining region." He highlighted that much of the world's copper supply is concentrated in South America, and many existing mines are aging with declining grades. Harris also noted that exploration budgets have been low, leading to fewer new discoveries, making regions like Colombia particularly attractive.
“the next couple of years Colombia is going to become the hottest new mining region in the world”
“So we see what the world does when it needs resources when we just look at oil”
“And then you say well where are the biggest copper mines actually come from where are they actually the the jurisdictions where you could find easy and quick production which means near surface”
“And we've found most of it right there's like Martin Gibson who is one of our directors”
“So the point is is that obviously Colombia is positioned extremely well because it's one of the last remaining unexplored areas that has a high potential to see new discoveries near surface”