As some of you will be aware, I have been undertaking a PhD at the Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia since the beginning of 2013. My research is into the long-term future of copper mining, with the aim of using this information to help guide strategic exploration targeting. The chosen methodology for conducting this research is… Read this post →
This week's Strictly Boardroom on MiningNewsPremium.net is on key performance indicators and the lessons we can learn from Communist booksellers. Intrigued? The article is available to subscribers online here. For keen followers of the Strictly Boardroom column, our new book “Strictly (Mining) Boardroom Volume II: A Practitioners Guide for Next Generation Directors” is out now and available as a hard… Read this post →
Earlier in the year, I was privileged to collaborate with Chris Gemell (Wood Mackenzie) and Allan Trench (The University of Western Australia) on a paper and presentation discussing previous research for the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) into the fiscal attractiveness of various African and South American countries for gold mining investment. The paper was entitled "Is Perception Reality?… Read this post →
Earlier this year, I was privileged to present at the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) Lithium and Graphite Seminar, on the subject of "Entering complex concave metal markets: Lessons from the previous lithium and rare earths booms for the current lithium and graphite booms" with co-authors Allan Trench (University of Western Australia - UWA), Matthew Greentree (SRK Consulting), Sam Davies… Read this post →