JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES IN TODAY'S MARKET, PART 1: THE ROLE OF JUNIOR MINING IN TODAY'S MARKET AND CHALLENGES AHEAD CHALLENGES FOR THE JUNIOR MINING SECTOR

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International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment
(Apr 2015)
CHAPTER 8C
JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES IN TODAY'S MARKET, PART 1: THE ROLE OF JUNIOR MINING IN TODAY'S MARKET AND CHALLENGES AHEAD CHALLENGES FOR THE JUNIOR MINING SECTOR
Catherine J. Boggs
General Counsel
RCF Management L.L.C.
Denver

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CATHERINE ("CASSIE") BOGGS is Vice President and General Counsel of Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a private equity group based in Denver that invests only in the mining sector. Prior to joining RCF in January 2011, Cassie served as Senior Vice President-Corporate Development for Barrick Gold Corporation, the world's largest gold mining company. During her time at Barrick, she also served in Pakistan as President and CEO of Tethyan Copper Company Pakistan (Pvt) Limited, a joint venture of Barrick and Antofagasta plc, and acted as the interim President of Barrick's African Business Unit, and as the acting General Counsel and Company Secretary of African Barrick Gold plc, a subsidiary of Barrick listed on the London Stock Exchange. Cassie graduated from the University of Denver with a BA in Economics, a MA in Resource Economics from Michigan State University, and a J.D. in Law from the University of Denver. Prior to joining Barrick, she was an International Partner with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, serving as the head of its Global Mining Practice and working in the Chicago, San Francisco, Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Jakarta, Indonesia offices of the firm. Prior to joining Baker & McKenzie, she was Of Counsel at Stoel Rives in Portland, Oregon, and a partner in the Denver law firm of Sherman & Howard. Cassie has served as President and Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (2012-2013) and currently serves on its Board of Directors. She was recently named by UK Women in Mining as one of the "100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining."

Junior Mining Companies in Today's Market, Part 1: The Role of Junior Mining in Today's Market and Challenges Ahead

CATHERINE J. BOGGS

RCF Management L.L.C., Denver

STUART BREEN

Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

CARLOS ESPINOSA

Toronto Stock Exchange/TSX Venture Exchange, Toronto

Challenges for the Junior Mining Sector

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development and Investment

April 21, 2015

CATHERINE J. BOGGS

RCF Management L.L.C., Denver

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