The LBMA Precious Metals Conference 2006
25-27 June
The Raffles Palace Hotel
Montreux, Switzerland
Session 1: Opening Session
Session 2: Investment
Session 3: Mining
- Session 3 - all speeches (956k)
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Introduction by the Session Chairman
Paul Burton, Editor & Publisher, World Gold Analyst (109k)
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Areas of Future Growth in Gold Mine Supply
David Cox, Vice President Sales, Metals Economics Group (232k)
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Access to Land:
Key Social and Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century -
Pierre Lassonde, President, Newmont Mining Corporation (471k)
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Future Silver Production in China
Jin Haiming, Beijing Antaike Information Development Co., Ltd (172k)
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Managing Political Risk in Mining Operations
Ben Cattaneo, Practice Leader, Mining & Metals, Control Risks (183k)
- Questions and Answers (54k)
Session 4: Debate: The Importance of Jewellery vs. Investment to the Gold Market
Session 5: Fabrication & Industrial Demand
- Session 5 - all speeches (537k)
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Introduction by the Session Chairman
Kevin Crisp,
Manager, Precious Metals Department, Mitsubishi Corporation UK (60k)
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New Applications for Silver
Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director, The Silver Institute (214k)
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The Small Gold Bar Market
Mehdi Barkhordar, Managing Director, PAMP SA (76k)
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The Use of Precious Metals in the Watch Industry
Martin Bless, Head of Watches and Jewellery Division, Metalor Technologies SA (307k)
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Platinum Group Metals:
Rare Metals for a Wide Variety of Industrial Uses
Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, Head of Sales & Marketing,
Heraeus Metallhandelgesellschaft m.b.H. (81k)
- Questions and Answers (81k)
Closing Session
- Closing Session - all speeches (493k)
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Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Jeremy Charles, LBMA Chairman (49k)
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Demographics and Economics:
the Twin Pillars of Precious Metals Demand
George Magnus, Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Investment Bank (144k)
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Gold – Commodity, Currency, Store of Value
Anthony S Fell, Chairman, RBC Capital Markets (90k)
- Questions and Answers (64k)
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Conference Summary and Close
Kamal Naqvi, Director, Institutional Fund Sales, Barclays Capital