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A BOOM IN B.C.'S GOLDEN TRIANGLE
HAS PUT THE PROVINCE'S MINING
INDUSTRY BACK IN THE LIMELIGHT.
BUT CAN THE GOOD TIMES LAST?
For those in B.C.'s mining sector,
there is but one event on
the business calendar each year: the Association for Mineral Explo-
ration (AME) Roundup conference. Held in late January, the 2020
edition saw more than 6,000 people from 38 countries crowd the
hallways, ballrooms and meeting rooms of the Vancouver Conven-
tion Centre's east wing. They inspected mineral exhibits, chatted with
suppliers, attended seminars and panel discussions, and socialized
at nightly networking events with colleagues and competitors from
around the world.
A select few got a head start on the activities. On Monday, January
20—dark and early, at 7 a.m.—about 50 chief executives and senior
leaders from some of B.C.'s top mining companies came to hear
from one of their industry's leading thinkers. Rick Rule, president
and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings, a San Diego–based financier and
go-to media expert on all things metals, was there to discuss "Van-
couver's Competitive Advantage in Mining and Mining Finance." As
Rule sees it, there's much for B.C. miners to celebrate in 2020.
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