Lawrence Devon Smith

Mr. Lawrence Devon Smith

5 articles
Canada LDSA

Biography

Lawrence Devon Smith Larry Smith is a mining engineer with over 45 years experience in economic evaluations for mining, metallurgical, and industrial projects. His experience includes economic evaluations, targeting and ranking studies, scoping studies, optimization studies, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, risk assessment, and due diligence work for banks and mining companies. Larry teaches mineral economics, mineral project evaluation, and “Introduction to Mining”. He is on the executive of the CIM Mineral Economics Society (MES) and is a past chair of CIM Toronto Branch. He is the recipient of the CIM Robert Elver award for Mineral Economics, a Fellow of CIM, and a CIM Distinguished Lecturer.

Publications by Year
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Mining SEDAR - Estimating early-stage costs using NI 43-101 project reports
Kamran Esmaeili University of Toronto
Lawrence Devon Smith LDSA
Markets and Finance Technical Session
General Management & Finance Topics
CIM 2023 Convention Montreal
Discount Rates - Industry Practice (CIM MES Survey 2023)
Lawrence Devon Smith LDSA
Markets and Finance Technical Session
Mining Practices & Case Studies: CIM MES 2023, Due Diligence, Graphite & Lithium
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver
A Simple Economic Tool for Early Stage Project Evaluation
Brian Buss BWB Consulting Services Inc.
Lawrence Devon Smith LDSA
Geological Innovations for Sustainable Mineral Exploration Technical Session Attachment
Silos & Breaking Down Barriers: Innovative Approaches in Mineral Exploration and Project Evaluation.
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal
Fail Fast – Prioritizing Properties in Mineral Exploration
Lawrence Devon Smith LDSA
Brian Buss BWB Consulting Services Inc.
Geological Innovations for Sustainable Mineral Exploration Technical Session Attachment
Silos & Breaking Down Barriers: Innovative Approaches in Mineral Exploration and Project Evaluation.
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal
Investment strategies for a sustainable future: Business Perspectives on Sustainable Closure Planning
Karen Chovan CI-RiskDB by Enviro
Lawrence Devon Smith LDSA
David Clarry Innotain Inc.
Michael O'Kane Okane Consultants
Investment & Financing to Meet the Energy Transition Panel Session
CIM CONNECT 2025 Montréal