TORONTO, ONTARIO and NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (Marketwired) -- 02/19/16 -- BMO Capital Markets will host its 25th annual Global Metals & Mining Conference from February 28 to March 2, 2016, in Hollywood, Florida. The conference will bring together metals and mining industry leaders and institutional investors from around the world.
BMO Capital Markets will celebrate the silver jubilee edition of the conference by welcoming more than 1000 industry professionals representing nearly 500 companies from 28 countries and six continents.
"We are proud to once again host the industry at our Global Metals & Mining Conference, an annual event that has for decades celebrated our commitment to the sector across commodities cycles," said Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer, BMO Capital Markets.
BMO Capital Markets has been advising companies on the mining industry for more than 100 years, and earlier this month was recognized by Global Finance Magazine for the seventh consecutive year as the world's best investment bank for metals and mining.
The conference brings together the global investors and executives who continuously map the future of the diverse and dynamic mining industry. The conference is typically viewed as an early barometer of industry sentiment for the year to come, featuring presentations from some of the world's largest mining companies.
Companies scheduled to present at the conference include:
-- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) -- Agrium Inc. (AGU) -- Anglo American (AAL) -- Antofagasta (ANTO) -- Barrick Gold (ABX) -- BHP Billiton (BLT) -- Cameco (CCO) -- Franco-Nevada (FNV) -- Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) -- Gemfields (GEM) -- Goldcorp (GG) -- HudBay Minerals (HBM) -- Lundin Mining (LUN) -- Mosaic (MOS) -- Newmont Mining (NEM) -- Petra Diamonds (PDL) -- PotashCorp (POT) -- Randgold Resources (RRS) -- Silver Wheaton (SLW) -- Steel Dynamics (STLD)
The three-day event is hosted by the BMO Capital Markets Metals & Mining Equity Research team. With dedicated metals and mining analysts in Toronto, London, and New York, BMO covers more than 150 publicly-listed companies, making it one of the largest mining and fertilizer research groups in the world.
"Our event gives investors the opportunity to get the information and insight they need for the year," said David Gagliano, who co-heads mining research with Andrew Kaip at BMO Capital Markets.
"While the current market environment is challenging, we all know that the sector is cyclical. This is absolutely the time to be looking at the space," said Mr. Kaip.
Members of the BMO Metals & Mining Equity Research Group include:
-- Andrew Breichmanas, Research Analyst, Precious Metals -- Sasha Bukacheva, Research Analyst, Base Metals -- Jessica Fung, Research Analyst, Commodities -- David Gagliano, Research Analyst, US Metals & Mining -- Joel Jackson, Research Analyst, Fertilizers & Chemicals -- Andrew Kaip, Research Analyst, Precious Metals -- Alexander Pearce, Research Analyst, non-Precious Metals -- Brian Quast, Research Analyst, Precious Metals -- Edward Sterck, Research Analyst, Diversified, Uranium, Diamonds
For a copy of the agenda, access to Webcast presentations, or to request a telephone interview, please contact Pav Jordan at BMO Media Relations.
Members of the Research team will be available at the close of the conference to discuss the conference and market sentiment.
About BMO Capital Markets
BMO Capital Markets is a leading, full-service North American financial services provider. With more than 2,300 employees operating in 29 locations, including 16 in North America, BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO)(TSX: BMO), One of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America, with total assets of CDN $642 billion as of October 31, 2015, and close to 47,000 employees.
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Media Contacts:
Pav Jordan, Toronto
416-867-3996
Pav.Jordan@bmo.com
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