Last November, to assist with the MBA course at UWA we were teaching on 'Strategic Analysis and Consulting' we prepared an A to Z of 'must-know' subjects in the area of strategy and management in the minerals sector. How many do you know? Analysis, Alliances and Adhocracy; Behavioural economics, Biases and heuristics, the Boston Box (or the growth-share matrix), Big… Read this post →
I'm really pleased to tell you that a team of University of Western Australia (UWA) MBA students has won a prestigious international competition about applying sustainable development principles to the mining industry - the Schulich International Case Competition, this year with finals in Canada, associated with the PDAC conference. The team consisted of Matthew Horgan, Jessica Harman, Jessica Volich and… Read this post →
Last month, Allan Trench presented an abstract at the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Conference in Hobart, Australia, that I helped contribute to, entitled: "Minerals Sector Value and Risk in 4D: Discovery to Dismantling". The paper summarised our thoughts on how technical risk, corporate risk and non-technical combine into a complex composite risk profile over the life of a mine project and mine.… Read this post →
Last year I was pleased to accept a guest lecturing slot on Allan Trench's 'Strategic Management of Resources' Companies' course, which is part of the University of Western Australia's MBA programme. The presentation is available below and on my Slideshare and LinkedIn accounts. The presentation draws on an earlier presentation at Metal Pages Rare Earths conferences, with some new ideas… Read this post →
I'm currently on holiday in Japan, the world's largest importer of rare earth metals. Whilst I'm here to support my wife giving her first international conference presentation at a paediatrics conference in Nikko, enjoy the bustle of Tokyo and meditate in the surrounds of Kyoto in autumn, it did seem appropriate to post my most recent presentation on rare earths,… Read this post →
