All post from: January 2018

Do we need goals?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Management, Media, Publications, Strategy

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In late September we published one of my favourite articles of the year in the Strictly Boardroom column - a personal musing on the purpose of goals. In a journey through Eli Goldratt, Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Henry Mintzberg, Kees van der Heijden, Niccolo Machiavelli and some amateur psychology, we come to the conclusion that perhaps goals don't matter that…
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On 50% higher gold royalties

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Media, Mineral Economics, Mineral Policy, Publications

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Continuing our catch up on last year's Strictly Boardroom articles in September we looked at the proposed gold mine royalty increase by the Western Australian government. Whilst, obviously the local gold industry was not happy, and in the end lobbied successfully for the proposal to be dropped, we (alongside gold expert Sam Ulrich) thought the proposal a good opportunity for…
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Will graphite explorers benefit from the renewable energy transition?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Conferences, Exploration, Future, Mineral Economics, Mining, PhD, Publications, Research, Strategy

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The final presentation I made in 2017 was at Mines and Money in London, and the first on behalf of Richard Schodde and MinEx Consulting. Many of the companies and analysts at the conference were focused on the battery metals industry. In line with this, I was invited to give an overview of the graphite industry, its role in the…
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Shock and ore: Minerals for the defence industry

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Media, Publications, Strategy

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Another Strictly Boardroom article published last year looked at the role of metals and minerals in the defence industry. The issue of 'critical' or 'strategic' minerals, particularly for the defence industry has been of increased salience in recent years. Whilst the military broadly uses most metals and minerals - it uses buildings, automobiles, and consumer products, just like the rest…
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Building a ‘social licence to operate’? Think small

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Management, Media, Mining, Publications, Strategy

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Last year one of the article's we published in the Strictly Boardroom column was on 'social licence to operate'. It was based on some personal observations made at Perth Airport. The serious point underlying the article though was that with the social licence involving community connection it may be better approached from the bottom up rather than the top down…
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