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Mining & Resources
Assessing global nickel demand
“China is absolutely dominating demand, being virtually the ONLY growing market for nickel and stainless steel over the past decade”, Macquarie Securities’ Chairman Commodities Research, Jim Lennon said in a recent interview with IMM Events. Earlier this year, industry professionals came together at the China Nickel Conference in Shanghai to discuss the latest market trends…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Rio Tinto interview: Building a sustainable mining industry in Mozambique
According to government forecasts, Mozambique is expected to be mining 50 million tonnes of coking and thermal coal annually by 2020. This will place the country amongst the world’s five largest exporters for coking coal. Andrew Woodley, Managing Director at Rio Tinto Coal in Mozambique spoke to us about the company’s current projects and what…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Africa Iron Ore: Collaboration key for future success
Earlier this month, IMM Events held its 3rd annual Africa Iron Ore conference. The high-level industry event brought together executives from around the world to discuss the biggest opportunities and challenges in the current market, with a particular focus on the iron ore developments in the African continent. Our media partner Mining Weekly reported extensively…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-Up: Bill Hewitt
Bill Hewitt is the Country Manager Indonesia for Pan Asia Corporation , a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Bill will be making the case for extended divestment periods to improve long term outcomes including community engagement and environmental management in his talk at the Kalimantan Coal conference. The conference will be held on…
23 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Focus on Russia & CIS Coal
The recent Russia & Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Coal Summit brought together key decision makers and industry representatives offering an understanding of the Russian coal industry’s key strengths and weaknesses. We have made some of the most insightful presentations available for download. Phil Ren, Vice President of Tader Coal SCM Co. Ltd. & Chairman…
22 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Post event wrap-up: Katherine Regional Mining & Exploration Forum
Over 120 mining executives and professionals attended the recent Katherine Regional Mining and Exploration Forum and contributed to the event’s tremendous success. The forum offered local businesses the opportunity to talk openly with mining and exploration company representatives, fellow suppliers and other interested parties about the opportunities and challenges of exploration in the region. Opportunities…
20 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-Up: Phillip Killicoat
What happened to capital markets? This is one of the questions, Phillip Killicoat Vice President - Commodities at Credit Suisse will cover in his presentation at the 8th annual EU Iron Ore conference. His talk we focus on finance in the global iron ore market and shed light on the role of commodity hedging to mitigate market risk…
20 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Understanding big picture issues influencing the iron ore market
In the past year, the iron ore industry has seen a very high level of uncertainty and volatility with prices fluctuating from a low US$99 a tonne in September 2012 to US$155 in February. We spoke to Colin Hamilton, Head of Global Commodities Research at Macquarie about the current outlook for iron ore and main factors…
19 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-Up: Andrew Mitchell
In an interview with Bloomberg in late 2012, Andrew Mitchell of Wood Mackenzie predicted that in 2013 we may “see what one would call a balanced [Nickel] market. I would call it a balanced market, in essence, and it’s really to do with production in general." For those who are looking for a deeper analysis of the current…
14 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources | Planning & Design
Is ‘Zero Harm’ achievable or theoretical?
Zero Harm is a much debated concept in the safety community and some argue that the term leads to confusion amongst professionals. We have asked industry groups on LinkedIn to participate in an opinion poll on Zero Harm in the workplace. A total of 139 people voted on the poll to date, resulting in 25.2%…
6 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsInforma Connect Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
