At the TARGET Conference (Perth, Australia) in April, I was able to present a poster and abstract on my PhD research entitled "The future(s) of minerals exploration". The work reviews my PhD studies so far (nearly finished) including the background research that inspired the research (wny we need more and better exploration), the reasons why a scenarios methodology was chosen,… Read this post →
How do you build an economy based on mineral resources? Allan Trench and I tried to answer this last week in our Strictly Boardroom column on MiningNewspremium.net. We came up with a seven-step framework: Identify the endowment, i.e. make a decent estimate of what the undiscovered mineral potential is. Make new discoveries, i.e. incentivise exploration so that more mineral discoveries… 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 →
Earlier this year, I was privileged to present at the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) Lithium and Graphite Seminar, on the subject of "Entering complex concave metal markets: Lessons from the previous lithium and rare earths booms for the current lithium and graphite booms" with co-authors Allan Trench (University of Western Australia - UWA), Matthew Greentree (SRK Consulting), Sam Davies… Read this post →
In the winter edition of WA Director, the members' magazine of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Allan Trench and I were privileged to be able to submit a piece on our book: "Strictly (Mining) Boardroom - Volume II: A Practitioner's Guide for Next Generation Directors". The article took the format of an interview,… Read this post →
