Bristow, Friedland may go head to head in on-stage copper-gold debate

Dr Mark Bristow of Randgold Resources and Robert Friedland of Ivanhoe Mines may go head-to-head in a live on-stage gold-versus-copper debate at the Investing in African Mining Indaba event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 5 to 8, Mining Indaba MD Alex Grose disclosed to journalists in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The introduction of the debate concept are one of several changes that are expected to shoot the lights out at what has become the world’s biggest mining investment event.