Commentary: How to craft benefits packages for globe-trotting employees
Increasingly, corporate management structures and areas of accountability no longer follow the strict political boundaries that define countries.
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John Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X
John Felderhof looks much thinner than when we first met at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in 2010.
Groia ground down but defiant after Felderhof’s Bre-X trial
Early in 2012, the Law Society of Upper Canada convicted Toronto securities lawyer Joe Groia of “incivility” during his defense of John Felderhof against quasi-criminal charges laid by the Ontario Securities Commission of insider…
Pierre Lassonde: The gold guru sounds off on diamonds
In a frank discussion with Diamonds in Canada in late September, the cofounder and now chairman of Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) and ex-Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) CEO explains why he believes…
Lucara Diamond CEO just getting started
“I don’t ever believe in using the word try,” says William Lamb, the current driving force behind Lucara Diamond (LUC-T). “If you try, you are setting yourself up for failure….
Editorial: Atleo keeps his crown
Every once in a while, by a cosmic long shot, the meek really do inherit the Earth. What’s unsaid is that they’re never so meek again once they’ve taken the reins of power.Amid increasing calls for his ouster, Shawn Atleo…
Obituary: Kinbauri founder Christopher Gleeson
After a 60-year career as distinguished scientist, explorer, pioneer and innovator, Christopher Gleeson has died of cancer.Born in Ottawa in August 1931 to Irish immigrants, Gleeson earned his B.Sc. from Loyola College in Montreal in 1953. He…
Editorial: Blood diamond victims get some justice
Another sad chapter in Africa’s modern history has come to a close. The former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted by the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague of aiding and abetting war crimes in…
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
WGM: Around the world in 50 years
To survive half a century as an independent firm, Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM) has had to be the James Bond of the consulting world, willing to embrace extremes and extricate itself from some dicey situations: bush planes sinking under the…
Editorial: Oppenheimer out
The decisive, US$5-billion exit of the storied Oppenheimer family from its 40% controlling interest in De Beers brings to a close a century of history in the global diamond trade.
Obituary: Ken Wright: taking a Detour to success
Ken Wright had three passions: his family, metallurgy and his pipe.