THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Interview by Caitlin McLintock To celebrate Women’s Month, I sat down with Palesa Maloka, Consultant at Stratum International to reflect on her journey as a young woman contributing to the mining sector. Palesa supports senior leadership appointments across the industry, working with executive teams to identify talent capable of shaping the future of mining. She […]

Reflecting on a busy week at Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, one thing became immediately clear: one theme echoed consistently across every conversation, from new project build outs and early stage exploration programmes to steady state operations and distressed assets seeking capital or optimisation: Strong, future ready leadership remains a key ingredient for success. […]

Asset logic can be the easy part. As merger speculation swirls around Glencore and Rio Tinto, the real question is how leadership, decision-making, and risk actually work when operating models collide. Drawing on her deep experience in capital-intensive, high-risk environments, our Managing Director Nichole McCulloch explains why value rarely leaks through assets — it leaks […]

Welcome to this month’s edition of our Mining News Roundup, where we bring together the key global mining updates — the projects, policies, and market moves you need to know. Major Projects Harmony – Eva Copper Mine (Australia):A $1.6B FID has been approved, with first production expected in 2028. Simandou (Guinea):Operations have officially launched, marking […]