The View from England: Win their hearts, and minds will follow
I shed tears within 30 pages. I expect you would too and, if you’re a miner, so you should. In a recently-published novel we are taken back to a small…
Opinion/Commentary
Work to sideline Russia on nuclear fuel puts Cameco at centre stage
Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel first joined the company’s executive team in 2007 – the year that the uranium price peaked at a high of US$136 per lb., rising from less…
Canadian miners are missing out on R&D tax incentives worth tens of thousands
As mining companies across Canada face budget cuts and more pressure to make sound investments, it has never been more important to make the most of every cent available. Canada…
Canada can’t build great mining companies fast enough to meet demand
Mining runs on M&A — one of the only constants in a business that’s full of uncertainty. Still, it’s been painful to watch so many home-grown metals and mining companies…
Mining’s brand needs to catch up with its importance to humanity
Any public figure knows that they must brand themselves early — or risk being branded in an unflattering light that could well stick. Ask any of the victims of former…
Biden soothes Canada’s fears of being crushed by US clean energy push
It can be easy to take a partnership between Canada and the United States as a given,” U.S. President Joe Biden told the House of Commons on Mar. 24 on his…
The View from England: Myopic politicians seeing nuclear at last
Politicians everywhere have a tendency to make decisions based on short-term outcomes that might become catastrophic in the long term. There are few better examples of this than legislation in…
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
The View from England: PDAC is over — time for would-be investors to reflect
The middle of March is a depressing time in the calendar, and not just because it means the annual PDAC conference is over. Ever since William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar…
Mining’s largest worker well-being blind spot? Psychological health & safety
After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry, I’ve grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to put a variety of internal and…
Why trust matters for miners in advancing the global energy transition
The global transition to clean energy is creating unprecedented demand for minerals the sector produces. Minerals such as lithium, silicon, copper, and cobalt are vital if the world is to…
Not all copper is created equal in a decarbonizing world
As we enter 2023, the transition toward clean energy is intensifying. In some areas of the globe, carbon neutral idealism is giving way to a panicked “War on Carbon” as…