Kerry Smith Quotations

So it's a long-term plan, and I think a very good long-term plan.

If they were to spin something like this off it would have a pretty good market capitalization, given what others are willing to pay for silver plays.

If it's just a matter of reporting, the cost is minimal. If they require special forms and a committee of five, there's a lot of time involved in that.

What is clear is that investors are tired, frustrated and extremely nervous.

We support a law that sets a basic floor for states. But states should be able to experiment and come up with new ways to protect consumers.

I talked to them about the glaciers before and they weren't so fussed about it because they said they could just work around them and they are retreating anyhow.

I think every mining company in the world would have looked at this.

Using a shovel that is too tall or too short for you only makes working with that particular tool harder on you.

The problem is we've got to come up with more money. It's not even a question of what are we taking away from our employees. If we don't do something with it, it's either salary reductions or less money going into future raises.

We've only been in business for a year and a half, so (the fund-raiser) helps for people to know we're here.

Costs were a bit higher, and they didn't realize as much of a good price on the copper side because they had hedging.

Provo is having a problem maintaining its buildings, because they are not collecting enough money to maintain them.

A lot of bills are filed that really have no legs. I don't personally expend a lot of time and effort until mid-February. I'll look to see what's still out there, what's up for vote.

They're pretty popular. People get upset when we run out.

They're going to replace some of their higher cost production out of Sudbury, (Ont.) and Thompson, (Man.) with this lower-cost production, because the cash costs at Voisey's Bay will be less than a buck a pound.

It's got a lot more acreage than an elementary school, ... We feel we've worked with the neighborhood to give them more green space because we could sell off several acres of that green space.

They beat the earnings estimate, but didn't beat the cash flow estimate.

They made good money. I think they're quite happy to sit on the fence, see how this plays out.

If there's just a handful of them and they all take five hours each, there's half a person a week that all of a sudden you have to hire. Everything that involves a person costs you money somewhere.

If you look at the numbers, maybe they weren't quite as good as people were hoping for.

I didn't think there was anybody else that could pay the same kind of value.

If growth comes up (increases) then we'll be able to leave all (schools) open.