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Podcast: C.O.B. Tuesday
Episode: "Our Stockpiles Were Worth $50 Billion… Today, They’re Worth $800 Million" Featuring Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, Fmr U.S. DOE
Description: Today we were thrilled to welcome our good friend Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, former Deputy Director for Batteries and Critical Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy, to our offices in Houston. Ashley brings more than a decade of experience in acquiring, financing, and developing greenfield and brownfield mining projects, with deep expertise across the global mining supply chain. She served in the Biden Administration from January 2024 to January 2025, overseeing deployment of capital and tax incentives into the U.S. battery supply chain. Prior to her government service, Ashley was Co-Founder and President of Black Mountain Metals and Black Mountain...