Raymond Goldie’s interest in Voisey’s Bay began in 1970, when he was part of the first prospecting team to visit the coast of Labrador to examine its potential for deposits of copper and nickel. In the late 1970s, armed with a Ph.D. in geology from Queen’s University, Kingston, he began to work in the Canadian investment industry, most recently with Salman Partners Inc. As mining analyst, he has followed the fortunes of North American mining companies and mine developments, including Inco Limited and its Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper project.