According to the Global Mining Standards and Guidelines group (2014), only 5-10 percent of people working in mining are women. This falls to seven percent at director level. But recent initiatives across the world are trying to improve on these disappointing figures. The recent Canadian Mining Expo, which took place between 30 May and 1 […]

I’ve just returned from my first Spanish holiday for quite some time. But rather than sensibly laying on a beach and topping up my tan, I’ve been indulging one of my passions. High-speed motorcycle track riding. Yes – that’s me in the photo above! The Circuito de Almeria in southern Spain is 4,000 meters long, […]

After many false dawns and disappointments, the increase in mining activity – including investment, exploration, projects, operations and recruitment – we noted in our last Mining Job Market Report has continued and accelerated in late 2016 and early 2017. This increase in activity has coincided with large numbers of baby boomers leaving the sector, creating […]

Ron Ashkenas’ recent Harvard Business Review article, How to Overcome Executive Isolation, highlights the dangers inherent in senior executives becoming distanced from day-to-day operations. It’s a situation that can be a significant issue in mining, where the executive team may be based in a different continent from operations.  So, what are the dangers of executive […]