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Why mine developments go wrong

The industry needs to embrace past failures to move forward

Paul Harris
Colossus Minerals went into insolvency in 2014 after announcing a major capex overrun at its Serra Pelada gold project

Colossus Minerals went into insolvency in 2014 after announcing a major capex overrun at its Serra Pelada gold project

Informal checks and balances have been replaced by reporting standards such as NI 43-101, but mine developments continue to have a nasty habit of not working out as planned. Project developments can...

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