Last week's Strictly Boardroom article with Allan Trench on MiningNewsPremium.net was on a topic we've covered before, and will likely cover again (potentially via a book) - why is gold so precious? Specifically why is it used as a store of value and monetary exchange? It turns out there are some good physical and economic reasons. From a physical perspective… Read this post →
I'm pleased to report that Centre for Exploration Targeting colleagues featured on the ABC News last night. Adjunct Professor Jon Hronsky, Dr. Crystal LaFlamme and PhD student Stefano Caruso featured in a news piece about innovation in minerals exploration, and specifically how "sulphur could hold the key to next generation of mining deposits". It is great to see minerals exploration… Read this post →
July brings a chance to take stock on commodity price movements so far in 2015, as we pass the year mid-point; and here in Western Australia we enter the thick of winter, which is only marginally colder than the record summer temperatures being reported in my homeland. Commodity prices however continue to be more of the wintery sort. The mid-year… Read this post →
In September it was my great pleasure to give one of the plenary presentations for China Metals Week in Beijing, organised by Metal Pages. My presentation aim was to draw together the themes of the conference, which were the electronic metals, battery metals, light alloys and antimony. The presentation was entitled: "An Economic History of the Esoteric Metals Markets: Batteries, Electronics, Light Alloys,… Read this post →
Adelaide, Australia Yesterday Allan Trench presented a paper we co-authoured on "Perspectives on Mineral Commodity Price Cycles and their Relevance to Underground Mining" to the 12th AusIMM Underground Operators Conference, in Adelaide, Australia. The paper is available in the proceedings (digital and paper) through the AusIMM. The abstract is below: Mineral commodity prices are subject to volatility over both the… Read this post →
