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Western Australian Iron Ore – Insights Far Beyond the Pilbara

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Case Studies, Conferences, Management, Mineral Economics, Mining, Publications, Recommended, Research, Strategy

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Earlier this year, we were proud to help University of Western Australia MBA student, Laurent Barrere present his coursework on Fortescue Mining Group (FMG) and Western Australian (WA) iron ore, as a paper at the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Iron Ore Conference in Perth. Although locally focused the research is an excellent study on the challenges of…
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Fortescue Metals makes good pizzas

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

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In the continued catch-up on September's Strictly Boardroom articles on MiningNewsPremium.net with Allan Trench, last week's article (12th Sept) was about Western Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), pizzas and electric car maker Tesla ("FMG makes good pizzas"). The obscure trifecta is linked by a corporate strategy example. The example focuses on an anonymous mid-tier pizza chain locked…
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Beyond China – why some commodities are profitable (MiningNewsPremium.net)

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Commodities, Mineral Economics, Mining, Publications, Recommended

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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…
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