WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Being a woman in mining Women in the mining industr y have often had to go the extra mile to prove that they are as capable as, if not more capable than, their male counterpar ts. Lara Smith, managing director of Core Consultants, believes this should not be the case. By Dineo Phoshoko
H Lara Smith is the managing director of Core Consultants
aving successfully run her consultancy business for the past 10 years, Smith believes that it is possible for women to be involved in the mining industry without having to undertake labour-intensive jobs at harsh mine sites. Her career is heavily involved in the mining industry, but she now seldom visits mine sites. She has been running a successful consultancy business that deals with market research and analysis in the mining industry. Prior to this, Smith used to work for a diversified mining company as the head of research, where she was responsible for sourcing offtake agreements, analysing and valuing different companies and projects for acquisition, and looking after various portfolios.
Venturing on her own In 2009, the global economy and markets were faring poorly. This
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