Money of Mine The 5 Most Destructive Deals in Mining History
Today’s show is a bit different. We thought we’d give ourselves a history lesson and explore the costliest M&A mistakes in our industry.
Our aim was to understand what went wrong, why things went south and what mining companies and investors alike can learn so that we allocate capital better going forward.
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(0:00:00)Intro
(0:01:53)What's the criteria?
(0:04:08)How were the deals ranked
(0:05:47)Deal 5: An Island Adventure
(0:18:55)Deal 4: Wanna be a Copper Champ
(0:35:16)Deal 3: Don't Worry, We've Done the DD
(0:50:35)Deal 2: In a Land Far Far Away…
(1:05:33)Deal 1: Commodities are Higher Forever, Right?
(1:18:41)What are THE lessons to learn