With a few notable exceptions, minerals exploration is suffering a funding drought. Whilst some factors such as commodity prices and financial crises may be out of the industry's control, there is much that can be done by the industry itself to help improve the way it creates value for stakeholders. In an attempt to address these issues and hopefully provide… Read this post →
There is an article I authored in this month's Australian Resources & Investment magazine entitled "Seven strategies for the rare earths industry". As the title suggests the article outlines seven strategies for rare earths miners: The First Mover; The Niche; The Fast-Follower; The Disrupter; The By-Product; The Experimentalist; and The Alternative Road. The article concludes by making the point that… Read this post →
Yesterday, a co-authored article I did with Allan Trench for his Strictly Boardroom column was published on MiningNewsPremium.net, entitled "Beyond China - why some commodities are profitable (and others not)". The article is available to subscribers of MiningNewsPremium.net. The article is a reminder to industry strategists and mineral economists that there are more ways to profit in the mining industry than high… Read this post →
