Time to dig up the past
EY and the University of Queensland have attempted to dissect the industry’s challenges in a new report, ‘Productivity in mining: now comes the hard part’, which highlights issues that have come up in...
View ArticleWeighing up the risks
However, the growing footprint of Islamist terrorism has cast a shadow over the expansion of the industry. Although Africa’s traditional mining heartlands – Southern Africa, the Democratic Republic of...
View ArticleNavigating mining’s private M&A maze
Government consent is the primary reason for this given that the right to extract or explore for minerals is granted by the host government and is therefore often pursuant to a mining agreement. Mining...
View ArticleWest Africa in riskier climate territory
In the latest edition of its annual climate change vulnerability index, the consultancy said displacement associated with intensifying violence was placing increasing pressure on natural resources and...
View ArticleRISK OUTLOOK in brief
As Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, led by prime minister Viktor Orbán, consolidates its power across the country following a strong performance in mid-October’s municipal polls, foreign investors are...
View ArticleCrisis could derail Burkina mining investment
Instability has been compounded by the subsequent seizure of power by military authorities in an apparent coup. Demands for a return to civilian government are likely to fuel further social unrest in...
View ArticleExecutives pondering more M&A, EY says
Of the 83 executives surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, 46% were expecting to pursue an acquisition in the next year, EY said in its September quarter report. This is up from 24% six months...
View ArticleEbola adds to West Africa uncertainty
While production has been able to continue at most mines, the outbreak could have much more disastrous consequences for the industry if the emergency measures implemented by mining companies prove...
View ArticleSecuring supply lines vital
Finding the means to sustain or enhance physical security infrastructure and processes with a reduced budget or manpower can be a difficult task. While little can be done at the operational level to...
View ArticleRISK OUTLOOK in brief
At the start of 2011, Peru’s economy was the fastest growing in South America. Booming on account of high commodity prices and favourable investment terms, mining companies were understandably...
View ArticleFirm maps 2015 political risk outlook
Risk advisory firm Maplecroft’s 2015 Political Risk Atlas (PRA) presents results of some heavy-lifting on the part of its researchers and analysts, measuring political risks around conflicts,...
View ArticleOut of the ashes
Deep mining is a sophisticated and complex activity and, when a loss occurs, a detailed practical knowledge of machinery and operations is critical to bring confidence to the mine operators, the...
View ArticleEY says recovery in sight
“We have probably already seen the bottom for a number of commodities, including base metals such as zinc, lead, copper, metallurgical coal, uranium and aluminium,” Elliott said. “For other parts of...
View ArticleFatal mine shooting in Myanmar despite CSR push from Beijing
The unnamed woman died from a gunshot wound to the head when protesting at the Letpadaung copper mine site, near Monywa, on December 22, 2014. The protesters confronted police and security guards,...
View ArticleTrends to watch in 2015
The financial services firm has released its annual report on the top 10 potential responses mining companies will make to the challenges of the coming year, noting that in many ways “it still feels...
View ArticleA crisis in confidence
However, investors’ enthusiasm remains curbed by a plethora of major challenges that are blighting the country’s potential. These include insufficient power and transport infrastructure, plunging...
View ArticleA year to forget
Continuing pressure on producers had global ramifications: mine operations were suspended, expansion plans put on hold, and plans to offload assets failed due to a lack of interest. Sub-Saharan Africa...
View ArticleRISK OUTLOOK in brief
Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan and his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will be seeking to secure a second term in what is already the most closely contested election since Nigeria transitioned to...
View ArticleLabour costs help shape competitive appeal
Myanmar, Cambodia and Guinea are among the world’s 10 lowest-cost economies for businesses to operate in when it comes to labour costs, says a new global index by risk analytics company Verisk...
View ArticleTough times call for tough measures, says EY
The financial services firm’s survey, which focused on 80 of the largest mining companies by sales in the world as of July 31, 2014, showed cash-to-cash (C2C) effiency – a financial ratio that...
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