Growth for the sake of growth is over, but that doesn't mean mergers and acquisitions in the mining space are finished, says Ian Parkinson, director of equity research-mining with GMP Securities L.P.
Director and former chairman of the World Gold Council discusses the significance of the shift in gold ownership from West to East, the problem of mining scale and the results of the industry's failure to develop new prospecting technology.
Jon Awde, CEO of Gold Standard Ventures, discusses how spectacular drill results have guided Gold Standard Ventures to focus on creating the southernmost mining district of the Carlin trend—the Railroad/Pinion District.
Charles Oliver, lead portfolio manager with the Sprott Gold and Precious Minerals Fund, discusses silver and gold demand drivers, as well as portfolio ideas that figure to get bigger with time as the trigger.
The future will be decided in a race between global advances in demand for resources, complex technology and biotech innovation, and growing sovereign debt.
