Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the power and metal & mining industry teams, looks at the impact of when politics and business mix in the Mongolian mining industry. Last year I wrote about my trip to Mongolia and discussed the ongoing struggle for royalties...
Metals, Mining, Minerals
Chilean Miners Challenge-Extract More with Same Number of Personnel
The pictures were coming in last week from the EXPONOR conference in Chile over on the Emerson Process Management Facebook page. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the Metals & Mining industry team, shares his perspectives from the conference. On June 17th,...
Mining-Tracking the 2013 Trends
In our mining category, we've highlighted some of the trends occurring globally. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the mining and power industry teams, recaps some of the latest thinking. Consulting firm Deloitte recently published a report "Tracking the trends 2013"...
How Technology Can Help Miners Improve Brownfield Operations
As miners face many economic and technical headwinds, Emerson's Douglas Morris of the metals and mining and power industry teams, describes how technology can improve mine productivity by reducing unplanned downtime. If you've picked up the newspaper recently, you've...
Long Term Copper Investments Remain Positive, But Not Without Challenges
Commodities prices such as copper continue to fluctuate based on the economic softness in certain regions of the world. Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the metals and mining industry team, shares his perspectives from the recent CRU World Copper Conference. Last April,...
Copper under Pressure
We've seen swings in the commodity markets in recent weeks. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy and metals & mining industry team, looks at global copper mining developments. As highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Copper Recedes...
The Age Old Question-Trucks or Conveyors?
Emerson's Douglas Morris, on the metals & mining and alternative energy industry teams, explores trade offs of trucks and conveyors in mining operations. This past week Vale SA from Brazil made an interesting announcement when they said they were investing $20...
Technology and Innovation Attract Next-Gen Mining Workers
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the metals and mining industry team describe what the industry is doing to attract the next generation of professionals. I attended the annual conference of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) in Denver, Colorado...
The Growing Need for Services in Mining
Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy and metals & mining team notes the growing role technology and services play in making mining operations more efficient. There aren't many days that pass without an article that addresses the ever-changing global...
What will the Year of Snake Bring to Mining?
Emerson's Juan Carlos Bravo of the metals and mining industry team looks at what the Chinese year of the snake may have in store for the mining industry. According to Chinese Zodiac, on February 10 we are starting a new lunar year—the year of the snake. But, this is a...
Will Australia Continue to Lead the World Iron Ore Market?
Location and distance between suppliers and users plays a large role in industries such as metals and mining. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy and metals & mining industry teams, shares his analysis on the global iron ore market. Brazil is...
China’s Move into Gold
Emerson's Douglas Morris looks at China's growing interest in the acquisition of gold producing mines throughout the world. China’s interest in acquiring gold assets seems to be continuing as China National Gold recently looked at purchasing 74 percent of Barrick...
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