The International Resource Journal: Franco-Nevada

Franco-Nevada
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admin on 08 July, 2009 12:00:00
 
Franco-Nevada is the gold-focused royalty company that changed the way the
royalty game is played. It was Toronto-based founders, Seymour Schulich and
Pierre Lassonde, who originally conceived the public royalty business model in
the resource sector. In 1982, they began acquiring a portfolio of assets,
handpicking high-quality properties located in Canada, Australia and the United
States. With high-margin profits and lower exposure to capital costs,
Franco-Nevada used its free cash-flow to acquire more assets. Today, the
portfolio includes over 300 royalties, covering properties in operation,
advanced properties at the permitting....
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