Rick Rule: “High Quality Deposits, Almost Irrespective of Commodity–Will Be Taken Out This Cycle”

Rick Rule, Chairman of Sprott US Holdings, discusses the increasing trend of M&A’s in the Gold Mining Sector. He covers what’s likely to come next, the types of companies which attract M&A, and how M&A’s are impacting the mining sector overall.

TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:

00:32 Growing M&A Trend In Gold & Mining Companies

02:32 Logic Behind Recent M&A Transactions

05:05 What Types of Companies Are Fertile For Acquisition

07:31 What Makes A Deposit A Good Take-Out Target

08:27 ‘Optionality’ Deposits Are Something Much Different

09:51 How Does M&A ‘Trickle-Down’ And Affect Sector?