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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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Is perception reality in gold mining foreign investment?

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Commodities, Conferences, Exploration, Management, Mineral Economics, Mineral Policy, Mining, Publications

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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?…
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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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Elements of Power by David Abraham: Invaluable intro to the ‘critical metals’

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Book Reviews, Commodities, Exploration, Mineral Economics, Mineral Policy, Mining, Recommended

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Book Review: The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age By David S. Abraham Amongst the flurry of books over the last few years focusing on the geopolitics of metals and mining, and in particular the so-called ‘critical metals’ David Abraham’s effort “The Elements of Power” promises a less-hyperbolic and…
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Evaluating Fiscal Attractiveness for Gold Mine Development: Africa vs South America

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Mineral Economics, Mineral Policy, Mining, Publications, Recommended, Technical Paper Reviews

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Last year I helped contribute to some research for the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) on "Evaluating the Attractiveness of Fiscal Regimes for New Gold Developments: African and South American Peer Country Comparisons" with Allan Trench (The University of Western Australia), Chris Gemell (Red Onyx Consulting), Michael Curtis (RISC) and Tony Venables (Independent Geologist). Particular credit goes to Chris…
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