At the end of last year, Allan Trench (Professor of Risk and Value at the Centre of Exploration Targeting) presented the early stages of some excellent research on the Australian gold industry at the CET Members Day. I am pleased to be involved in the very periphery of this research and am always happy to give it a little promotion.… Read this post →
Earlier in the year, I had the pleasure to be involved in some fascinating research that is of genuine use to the mining industry. The work investigated the linkage between economic geology and mine costs in gold mining in Australian and New Zealand, i.e. what are the geological characteristics that lead to lower or higher mining costs across the industry… 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 →
This week's Strictly Boardroom column with Allan Trench on MiningNewsPremium.net outlines "A manifesto for the Australian gold industry" covering the improvements in shareholder returns, public disclosure, technological innovation, operation excellence, environmental management, project management, employee training and opportunity, community relations, social licence, and exploration that we believe the gold industry should try to implement whilst the times are good and… Read this post →
Today's Strictly Boardroom column, with Allan Trench, on MiningNewsPremium.net, looks at the ideal composition of a mining industry board, via a theoretical case-study of a board spill proposal by a major shareholder: "Boardroom spill at Aussie gold miner: Vote now". Readers can choose to stick with the original board, elect the proposed new board members, or some combination. Readers are also… Read this post →
