Join us at the Rocks & Stocks Event on Tuesday October 25, 2016, where we will be talking about “Mining Project Development and What Needs to Change”
To the question “what has to change in the mining industry” I answer “everything”. Not because the industry is bad, or indifferent, or on the brink of disappearing, or even being considered hateful and evil. Mining is good, beneficial to people, and important to our Canadian (as well as the Global) Economy. Simply put, mining is core to everyone’s daily lives.
However, we are fooling ourselves if we live with the expectation that when the markets pick up (and they slowly are), the industry can simply pick up where it left off. If the industry wants to be successful, grow, expand and leave a good solid positive footprint, we will need to change the way we carry out the business, from the top down, the ground up, and across all the sectors of the industry.
The presentation will touch on “what” needs to change, at a high-level, from Board Governance to Human Resources, Communications to Construction, Supply Chain and Procurement to Logistics and Infrastructure.
It will focus much more, however on “how” we need to approach mining. The early involvement and planning, the building of the “right” vision that is communicated inside, team drivers and the philosophy of engagement that underpins the approach.
The conclusion: a stronger bottom line, better productivity, sustainable partnerships that outlast the life of mine, a “greener” world, with strong ROI for the shareholders and participation and partnership for the stakeholders and the rightholders.
Reality check: the World has changed and so will Mining. It is an exciting Brave New World!