For subscribers of MiningNewsPremium.net, this week's Strictly Boardroom column, usually written by Allan Trench, is co-authoured with myself. The article discusses the weak performance of the ASX minerals and mining Initial Public Offerings (IPO) sector in 2013. Expect more on this subject from myself (and Allan) throughout the year. Read this post →
Greenfields recently spent the week in the junior mining hub of Vancouver. We were there to present the results of a tin mine cost modelling exercise to the board of ITRI, the tin industry body, and to attend ITRI’s International Tin Conference. The conference left us with multiple reasons to be bullish about tin. Plenty of positives for tin The… Read this post →
The final stop on our tour of the SE Asian Tinbelt, which started in Malaysia and Thailand, is the current source of nearly one-third of the world's mined tin - Indonesia. Stopping briefly in Jakarta to attend the spectacle of an Indonesian wedding and narrowly missing out on a visit from Indonesia’s most famous former resident, Barack Obama (he was… Read this post →
Having cleverly avoided the frigid London winter (only just - the aeroplane had to be de-iced on the runway before take-off) by spending January in Perth, Australia, it’s only fair to share some thoughts on this mining hot spot. In particular, its contrast with London, which seems to be in the grip of a harsh physical and financial winter. Summer… Read this post →
