All post from:

Advanced thinking skills for explorers and geoscientists

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Courses, Management, Recommended, Strategy

0

I am delighted to be assisting on the 'Advanced Thinking Skills' workshop, this Thursday and Friday (4-5 May), run by Tim Craske of Geowidom and Thinkercafe. The workshop is a fantastic way of developing your basic and advanced thinking processes for better learning, memory, planning and decision making. It covers theoretical, conceptual and practical ways to increase the focus, quality…
Read this post →

Understanding Australia’s global leadership in mining

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

0

A report released today by Ian Satchwell (University of Western Australia), Jim Redden (University of Adelaide) and the Centre for Exploration Targeting (University of Western Australia and Curtin University) advocates for a greater role by the Australian government in economic diplomacy in relation to the international resources sector. Australia, as well as hosting a strong domestic mining industry, is also…
Read this post →

2020 mining project evaluation: Take me to church

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

0

Today's Strictly Boardroom article on MiningNewsPremium.net, with Allan Trench is on mine project evaluation practice and entitled: "2020 mining project evaluation: Take me to church". It is generally accepted that mine project evaluation is a source of concern in the industry. There are several 'churches' of thinking about how it can be improved: the 'Temperance Movement' takes a regulatory approach,…
Read this post →