"We always put people at the top of the list when investing in a project. It doesn"t matter how good your project is, if it doesn"t have good people it will never progress."

Simi Julka-Kohli Resource Capital Ltd managing director presenting at the Mine Exploration and Investment Asia conference held in Singapore recently.

"I'd rather be managing a certain amount of political risk rather than exploration risk. Anvil is familiar with emerging countries and I like being in countries with elevated political risk, exploration potential and little competition."

Bill Turner, president and CEO Anvil Mining which operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo