PROFILE
across the industry , whether it ’ s acquisitions , joint ventures or other means of creating financial stability . Meyer is well-placed to offer the best advice to his clients .
“ There ’ s a growing trend to more cost-effective exploration and to look for value within mineral deposits rather than scale ,” he explains . “ Go back five or six years and companies were generally trying to show they had large-scale mines with large scale production profiles . Now they are better focused on the creation of value through the more costeffective development of higher margin mining operations . Scale is often sacrificed in the quest for efficiency . That ’ s a good thing .
“ There ’ s a more careful approach towards the creation of value . It ’ s very important - we ’ ve been banging on
“ THERE ’ S A GROWING TREND TO MORE COST-EFFECTIVE EXPLORATION AND TO LOOK FOR VALUE WITHIN MINERAL DEPOSITS RATHER THAN SCALE ”
JOHN MEYER , RESOURCE ANALYST , SP ANGEL
12 August 2017