Larry Smith is a consultant and educator in Mineral Project Evaluations.

As a mining engineer with over 40 years experience in economic evaluations and project engineering, Larry’s experience includes scoping studies, optimization studies, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, risk assessment, and due diligence work for banks and mining companies. He has published a number of papers on these topics and is a popular speaker at conferences.

In addition to consulting, Larry is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and at the Schulich Mining MBA program at York University. He also teaches Mineral Economics for in-house training as well as workshops and courses through EduMine. These courses are for operators, evaluation professionals, management, finance personnel, lawyers, and First Nations organizations.

Larry has held senior positions in mineral project evaluations with Barrick Gold, Vale, Inco, BHP-Billiton, and Rio Algom as well as SNC-Lavalin / Kilborn.

He is the recipient of the CIM MES Robert Elver Award for Mineral Economics, is on the executive of the CIM Management and Economics Society (MES), is past Chair of the CIM Toronto Branch, a CIM Distinguished Lecturer, and a CIM Fellow.