Gold Fields vice president of greenfields exploration Matthew Crawford has called on major gold companies to play a greater role in early-stage discovery, saying the burden of exploration is increasingly being shouldered by junior miners. In a speech delivered at the Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie, Australia, Crawford warned that the industry is not discovering enough new gold and that seniors need to “step up, lean in, support with capital, support with technical capabilities, and also provide that long-term commitment”.“The juniors are doing a lot of the heavy lifting,” he said. “At Gold Fields, we ... (full story)