Sector Spotlight
SILVeRSTANDARD ReSOURCeS
John Smith, President and CEO of Silver Standard Resources.
Contact: John Smith President & CEO of Silver Standard Resorces
Executive Officer of Silver Standard. He started his career in the North Sea oil industry and has spent the last 18 years with BHP Billiton where he has worked in various operational, strategic, M&A, and commercial roles within BHP Billiton. In his most recent operations role, he was President Integration for the planned combination of BHP’s and Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations, for which he designed and implemented an organization to manage the growth and safe production of 700mt of iron ore per year. Prior to that, he was CEO of the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, which operates one of the world's largest coal operations in the Bowen Basin of Queensland, consisting of nine mines, a port, and 4,000 employees. Under his leadership, four of the mines completed significant expansion projects, one new mine was brought into operation, and a tenth mine was developed to within a year of production. He has a BA, Commerce degree from Robert
M 62
www.finance-monthly.com
r. Smith, with over 30 years of varied experience in the resources industry,
is the President and Chief
Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, and an MBA with Distinction from Aberdeen University. Mr. Smith is based in Vancouver, B.C.
Silver Standard was founded in 1946. Until fairly recently, the company was primarily engaged in exploration. The idea was to aggregate silver resources into a single vehicle for investors seeking exposure to silver. This model worked well for many years. However, with the advent of ETFs, investors were able to obtain exposure to silver through other means. With this, the company decided to develop operating mines, rather than remain as a land-bank. Silver Standard now operates one of the world’s largest open-pit primary silver mines (Pirquitas, in Argentina) and has a number of exploration and development projects underway. Looking ahead, the company aims to develop mines in Mexico and Peru, pending the outcome of ongoing feasibility studies and community negotiations.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112