BMO Global Metals and Mining Conference Kicks Off With Presentations From Freeport McMoRan, Barrick, Goldcorp

Monday marked the first day of the annual BMO Capital Markets Metals and Mining Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

Monday marked the first day of the annual BMO Capital Markets Metals and Mining Conference in Hollywood, Florida. The event kicked off with presentations from Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX), Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) and Goldcorp (TSX:G).
Certainly, it’s been a tough time for the mining industry lately. Still, Andrew Kaip, managing director of mining and equity research at BMO, was optimistic.
“While the current market environment is challenging, we all know that the sector is cyclical,” he said in a statement. “This is absolutely the time to be looking at the space.”
Certainly, things looked positive for attendees on the first day of the conference:

@BMO #GMM2016 25th Global Metals & Mining Conference packed this year. You’d think it’s a #bullmarket #MasterMetals pic.twitter.com/q0X0ZscrCp
— MasterMetals (@MasterMetals) February 29, 2016

@BMO #metals and #mining Conference lots of discussion #commodity prices/outlook for 2016. Are the markets turning? #Trackingthetrends 2016
— Phil Hopwood (@HopwoodPhil) February 29, 2016

With an interesting tidbit or two coming out of the conference on the first day:

BHP may consider fracking again if oil sustainably above $40 says CEO at BMO conference @ClareoPartners @im_mining
— PeterJBryant (@PeterJBryant) February 29, 2016

Along with Rio Tino (NYSE:RIO) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), some of the companies presenting at the conference include: