Category: Mining & Natural Resources
Turning Thermal Coal to Copper? Why the Metrics Matter
There would seem to be a good number of reasons not to do this. Firstly, in a diversified mining company everyone who doesn’t work in the copper division suddenly feels …
Read ArticleThe Commodity Business in Food and Agriculture is Over
the era of the commodity business is over. That’s now changing for one simple reason: the rapid evolution of high powered analytics tools tailored to the food and ag …
Read ArticleCost Curves and Curve Balls
Cost curves are a staple of the mining industry, similar in shape to a traditional supply curve, ranking mines/smelters/mills by their total cost of production. The …
Read ArticleDarwinism....or is it?
It is safe to say the mining industry would probably not have been front of mind as the great naturalist laid out his theory of natural selection in the 1850s. However …
Read ArticleHow risk aware are your commodity market decisions?
Human Plus Machine The DecisionNext approach blends the best insights from your market experts (humans) with data models. The trick is to bring them together in a way …
Read ArticleRise of the Unicorns - Rethinking Corporate Innovation
The first Internet wave (1995 – 2005) For more than 250 years economic growth and improvements in our standard of living has been driven by the cycle of trade, …
Read ArticleSuper Bowl rings, Olympic gold medals, and big data
But there’s a less glamorous reason as well: data analytics. Let’s look at two recent sports success stories: the Philadelphia Eagles & the Netherlands’ Olympic speed …
Read ArticleWhy Cinderella is hard to pick in March madness & commodity markets
And a million more inspiring stories about players, and coaches, and teams that find greatness during the tournament. It’s called March Madness because anything can …
Read ArticleThe Resources Company Growth Challenge
Resources companies mostly grow through acquisition, whether focused on the early stage and seeking exploration farm-ins, or focused on the late stage and seeking fully …
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