With the commodity and equity markets in general being in much better shape compared with a year ago, industry players are navigating the early days of a new bull run with renewed interest in exploration and mergers and acquisitions activity to secure future supplies.
While the commodity market is perhaps not ramping up quite as fast as might have been hoped for, sure signs of recovery permeate throughout the spectrum of participants, with significant investment flowing from the majors who are exploring brownfields opportunities, as well as investing in junior explorers at the grass-root level.
