THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

This month’s mining news headlines reflect a sector in transition, with companies returning to exploration, governments tightening control over resources, and markets responding to strong precious metals demand. Strategic deals, policy shifts in Africa, and long‑term copper and gold fundamentals shaped the month’s developments. Major Projects BHP – Zambia Copper Exploration: BHP is returning to […]

This Earth Day, we reflect on some of our favourite placements we have made in the ESG space. These roles highlight how leadership shapes responsible, sustainable outcomes across the global resources sector. ________________________________________ Head of Sustainability 📍 United Kingdom Stratum International placed a Head of Sustainability to support Appian’s base metals business, reporting directly to […]

This month brings a new set of key global mining updates across projects, regulation and market activity. The sector is shifting quickly as companies invest, governments adjust policy and commodity demand continues to rise. Major Projects Rio Tinto – Zulti South Restart: Rio Tinto has approved R8.5bn to restart the Zulti South project. The move […]

At the 121 Mining Conference in Cape Town, a panel of leaders from investment, energy, and mining discussed energy reform, infrastructure bottlenecks and capital flows across Zambia and the Copperbelt, highlighting the growing importance of leadership and talent in mining. But what stood out to us was this: Behind every reform, every financing breakthrough, every […]