2020 has been the year when the ubiquitous phrase ‘our staff are our greatest resource’ became akin to an awakening. The storm of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to blow a stark reminder to businesses that their people are genuinely indispensable. Adjusted workforce needs, ominous risks, and the call for true leadership have been catapulted centre […]

“Why do organisations still pay to use executive search firms? Surely they can find anyone they want on LinkedIn.” At first, this feels like a reasonable question, and undoubtedly one that anyone working in our sector faces daily. Sure enough, finding people who can perform a role is pretty simple. Search for ‘COO and Mining’ […]

An interview about leadership in mining with Ross Beaty. Part of our Interviews with Mining Greats series. Ross Beaty needs little introduction to anyone involved in mining. Currently the chairman of Pan American Silver and Executive chairman of Alteria Power Corporation, Ross has created 14 successful businesses over four decades, creating more than $4 billion […]

  Interview with Mark O’Dea, part of our Interviews with Mining Greats series. Mark is one of the youngest interviewees in this interview series, but his achievements are just as impressive. He has launched and sold several companies since 2011, including Fronteer Gold and, most recently, True Gold Mining, which was acquired by Endeavour Mining […]

  Interview about leadership in mining with Ian Pearce. Part of our interview series with the Mining Greats. With more than three decades of experience working at the most senior levels in mining, few people can rival Ian Pearce’s level of insight and experience. Ian famously worked with Sir Mick Davis at Xstrata plc, helping […]

  Will Coetzer interviews Rick Rule as part of our Interviews with Mining Greats series. Rick Rule is renowned as someone who works relentlessly in identifying and bringing mining companies to market. Over the years many people, particularly those in the junior space, have told me about times when he backed them when no one […]

  Catherine McLeod-Seltzer is interviewed by Will Coetzer as part of our series of conversations with mining greats. I met Catherine McLeod Seltzer in London, during one of her UK transits to far-flung mining sites. With a track record stretching back 20 years, and with no signs of slowing down any time soon, Catherine is […]

The UK’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation has put a price on the cost of a bad hire. And it’s enough to make any recruiting manager wince. “Perfect Match – Making the right hire and the cost of getting it wrong”, a newly published research report from REC, estimates that for an average middle manager role, […]

  Leadership interview with Lukas Lundin – part of our Lessons from Mining Greats series. Lukas Lundin is part of the legendary Swedish Lundin dynasty and son to Adolf Lundin, who originally established Lundin Mining in 1994. One might assume that being born into a family of such achievement might dull the appetite for hard work […]

  As part of our Interviews with Mining Greats series, Will Coetzer interviews Maryse Belanger. Maryse Belanger became Chief Operating Officer at Atlantic Gold in the Summer of 2016. It seems that after 30 years in mining, very little fazes this multilingual French Canadian. When we spoke Maryse had only recently completed her turnaround of […]

  With the sector press regularly covering Stratum’s research, we’ve brought together some of the best. Over the last few years, Stratum International has regularly appeared in the mining sector media, often on the back of our exclusive research reports which have explored areas such as such as interviews with some of the great leaders […]

Stratum International is frequently asked to contribute articles and comment in the sector press. Here is a selection of the articles to which we have contributed.    Mining Magazine: Miners Wanted  “For those working on remote sites, work-life balance is a key factor,” confirms Will Coetzer, Managing Partner of Stratum International… Referring to Stratum’s FIFO: […]

  David Netherway is interviewed as part of Will Coetzer’s ongoing series of conversations with mining leaders. I have the pleasure of knowing David Netherway well and was pleased when he agreed to an interview. Now into his fourth decade in the industry, and with a raft of Chairmanships and NED roles to his name, […]

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 […]

Leadership interview with mining veteran, Hugh Morgan. Part of our Interviews with the Mining Greats series. I was fortunate to be introduced to Hugh Morgan by a friend and associate, Matthew Grainger at Altus Strategies, the co-founders of Resource IQ. I hope Hugh will pardon me for describing him as one of the great elder statesmen […]

Firmatek, the industry leader in stockpile measurement and inventory control for the mining industry, has included Stratum’s emerging markets specialist, Jane Banks, in its list of the most influential people in mining recruitment. The list, Mining Industry Recruiters: 20 Professionals that Companies and Job Seekers Should Know, includes corporate recruiters and search specialists based in North […]