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The Big Score: Robert Friedland, INCO, And The Voisey's Bay Hustle
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Jacquie McNish (Goodreads Author)
From the windswept Labrador coast, where the massive nickel deposit was discovered, to the boardrooms of Singapore, Toronto, and Vancouver where the giant poker game for Diamond Fields was played out, the story behind Voisey's Bay has enormous economic significance for Canada and international financial markets.
One of the most intriguing elements was the takeover battle fo ...more
One of the most intriguing elements was the takeover battle fo ...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
October 19th 1999
by Doubleday Canada
(first published October 20th 1998)
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An excellent book, easy to read/follow story of the business side of Inco's acquiring Voisey's Bay Nickel deposit from Friedland/Diamond Fields. Though definitely more on the business side than the geology side of things, I still found it very interesting. It was good to see how the geology played into the business side of things at the high levels of the boardroom. Also told were the stories of the actual discovery of the deposit, the stories of the comeuppance of many junior mining companies:
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Two stars alone just for being able to read the titanic drill intersections from the Ovoid Zone. Aside from that, a well written, well organized account of the biggest thing in exploration in the 90s, until it was eclipsed by BreX. McNish gives context while avoiding the folksy meanderings that many of these popular books about exploration are prone to. She also recounts the essential facts without getting bogged down in technical minutia.
The story is told from the point of view of promoters, s ...more
The story is told from the point of view of promoters, s ...more
This was a really exciting read. I really enjoyed this book.
Not technically challenging which a lot of these books can be or become too long and boring but kept a good pace and kept it easy enough for the lay person to understand and follow the story.
Not technically challenging which a lot of these books can be or become too long and boring but kept a good pace and kept it easy enough for the lay person to understand and follow the story.
Well written and covers a topic that could have gotten bogged down in geology and finance - but did not.
Must read for anyone interested in Canadian Business writing.
Great perspective on Canadian venture exchange and reads like one of those classic American merger and acquisition stories like Barbarians at the Gate.
Jan 16, 2016
Ian Cassel
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it was amazing
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mining-biography
An exhilarating book about Robert Friedland and his rise from Canadian penny stock promotor to one of the most influential figures in mining.
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Jacquie McNish was born in Peterborough, Ontario, shortly after which she moved with her family through a series of leafy suburbs in the United States and Canada.
She has spent her professional career in Toronto and New York with The Wall Street Journal and the Globe and Mail. She is the author of four books, the latest of which is: Losing The Signal, The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise ...more
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She has spent her professional career in Toronto and New York with The Wall Street Journal and the Globe and Mail. She is the author of four books, the latest of which is: Losing The Signal, The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise ...more
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