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Legendary executive Rob McEwen talks about gold mining in golden times
By Derrick Penner
Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Legendary mining executive Rob McEwen knows a thing or two about gold-mining companies, having built Goldcorp Inc. into a powerhouse producer before stepping down as chairman and CEO in 2005.
Now he's working on building up his next venture, McEwen Mining Inc., with mines in Mexico and Argentina, just as gold has hit a rebound. The Vancouver Sun caught up with him at the recent Sprott Natural Resources Symposium to talk about his views on where the rally is going:
Q: With your firm, you take the title chief owner. Why is it important for you to spell that out?
A: I think it's very important that people running companies have skin in the game, they have something at risk. They don’t just get a big salary with lots of options and have no investment in the company. It makes you focus on what's the most important thing a company should be doing, that is building the value for every other share owner of that company. ...
... For the remainder of the interview:
http://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/qa-legendary-executive-r...
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