Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> March 8, 1999
VICTOR LAZAROVICI is a senior analyst covering the Base Metals and
Mining industry. Prior to joining BMO Nesbitt Burns in 1998, he covered
the base and precious metals industries at Smith Barney as a managing
director and at S.G. Warburg as a vice president. He also worked for
James Capel, Andras Research and Scotia McLeod in Canada, covering the
North American metals and mining industry. He also has 15 years of
industry experience, in engineering, finance and accounting, and
corporate development. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Sir
George Williams University (1972) and an MBA from York University
(1977). Profile
TWST: Let's start with a backdrop to the outlook for the non-ferrousmetal sector in 1999 by reviewing what happened to the group in 1998.
Mr. Lazarovici: In 1998, the metals sector was