FOUNDER AND CEO, TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS METALS CORP.
"Conventional financing tends to be inconsistent or unreliable at various points of the cycle, and mines need to be built on their own unique schedules. This requires more patient, long-term knowledgeable capital."
"Our primary goal is to keep our eye on the ball in terms of delivering Media Luna on time, on schedule and on budget. However, we also want to diversify away from single asset risk."
VICE PRESIDENT ONTARIO OPERATIONS, AGNICO EAGLE MINES
"Our asset base across Ontario and Québec is very robust, so much so, that we are now the third largest gold producer in the world, and we are producing in some of the safest jurisdictions."
"New orebodies are more complex to exploit and are situated at greater depths. This creates new challenges because the temperature underground increases as mines go deeper. "
"A big change that is shaping the mining value chain in Africa is the proliferation of mining contractors and, specifically, local contractors, which we believe will bring enormous socioeconomic benefits."
"Arizona currently uses as much water now as it did in the mid 1950’s. Conservation, water banking, and forward-looking water laws have played a tremendous role in this."
This pre-release, containing insights from executives across leading African upstream, downstream, financing, and service providers, spotlights developments in local capabilities, infrastructure, and new projects that are driving change in some of Africa's most interesting oil and gas producing countries.