Why Frank Giustra Heavily Invested In The Most Overlooked Resource

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 07, 2026 at 20:32  |  32:48  |  The David Lin Report
Speakers
Steven Dean — Chairman, Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
Frank Giustra — CEO, Fiore Group
David Lin — Founder & Host, The David Lin Report / ex-Anchor, Kitco News

Summary

Frank Giustra and Steven Dean argue commodities are in a structural bull market driven by deglobalization, AI, defense, reshoring, and infrastructure demand. They focus on high-grade iron ore and Oceanic Iron Ore Corp's tidewater deposit as an undervalued way to play rising high-grade demand. Copper, gold, and steel demand are also highlighted, with high interest rates dismissed as a major headwind.

  • Steven Dean says China is shifting steel production toward high-grade ore and electric arc furnaces.
  • Frank Giustra argues AI, defense, reshoring, and infrastructure are creating a structural metals bull market.
  • Defense spending and US grid refurbishment are cited as major steel and copper demand drivers.
  • High-grade iron ore with low impurities is expected to earn a premium over the 62% benchmark.
  • Oceanic Iron Ore's Hopes Advance deposit has 68% Fe concentrate, low silica, tidewater location, and no rail requirement.
  • Frank Giustra says copper has the largest projected supply deficits and should be prioritized.
  • Steven Dean says Oceanic trades at a fraction of typical developer value and may add strategic partners within 12 months.
  • The video is sponsored by Oceanic Iron Ore.
Ideas
Steven Dean Chairman, Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. 2:16
High-grade iron ore demand and premiums rising.
Global steel production may be flat, but the required share of high-grade iron ore is rising as China shifts to electric arc furnaces and tighter environmental rules, while India, Europe and developing economies add demand. Oceanic's 68% Fe, 2% SiO2 concentrate with low impurities fits the high-grade slot and should command a premium over the 62% benchmark.
Frank Giustra CEO, Fiore Group 3:45
Structural metals bull market underway.
The world is deglobalizing and competing for critical minerals; AI infrastructure, defense spending, reshoring and infrastructure buildout are creating simultaneous supply and demand shocks. Even with 10-year yields near 5%, copper, iron ore and gold have not been stopped, indicating a structural multi-year metals bull market rather than a normal cycle.
Steven Dean Chairman, Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. 5:27
Iron ore is stable, critical, supported.
The world is deglobalizing and competing for critical minerals; AI infrastructure, defense spending, reshoring and infrastructure buildout are creating simultaneous supply and demand shocks. Even with 10-year yields near 5%, copper, iron ore and gold have not been stopped, indicating a structural multi-year metals bull market rather than a normal cycle.
Frank Giustra CEO, Fiore Group 11:00
Defense spending drives steel demand.
Defense and rearmament are a major steel demand driver: missiles, bombs, planes, tanks and drones all require steel; NATO countries are beginning a multi-trillion-dollar defense buildout as US support recedes, and two major wars are depleting weaponry, requiring large amounts of iron and steel.
Frank Giustra CEO, Fiore Group 15:08
Oceanic high-grade tidewater deposit rerating.
The market is missing a rerating opportunity in high-grade iron ore similar to copper's strategic-asset rerating. Oceanic is his first and only iron ore investment because it is a very large, multigenerational, high-grade, low-impurity deposit on tidewater, avoiding hundreds of kilometers of rail and giving far lower transportation costs and capex than projects like Simandu.
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