GOLD MINING

Exercise 1: Watch the following video about gold mining and fill in the gaps:

1a.Gold has ............. a strong come back among investors.
1b. Mining is a ........... business as mineral deposits contain a certain amount of ore and when that ore runs out, the deposit is .................
2. St. Andrew Goldfields is focused on .............. of mines across the world.
3.Thanks to the property in Timmins the company can cost their ......... on new developments further afield.
4. It is anticipated that Timmons Stock Gold Complex will be developed within the next ............ years.
5. A key objective is to increase production from all the ........... .............. and to produce up to ............ per day

Why is acquisition strategy essential to mining companies?