Creating a new company as the vehicle for an asset (rather than using an existing tired company) was the 'smartest thing' Detour Lake did, as it allowed full capitalization from the start ($35M in cash), avoiding years of shareholder baggage and negative sentiment associated with previous failed attempts on the same asset.
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Gerald PantanoEvidence Quote
“the smartest thing we did at dour was to put this into a brand new company... the asset was valuable the vehicle was tired I called it like a a car with three or four flat tires it does not move anymore”
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The Biggest Problem With Junior Mining, the Story of a Mine Builder, and a Different Copper Porphyry— Resource TalksCreated: 8/13/2026, 4:56:03 AM
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