Our Latest Thinking on Metals and Mining

Mining Value in AI

Machine learning, a subfield of AI, can revolutionize miners’ operations and sharpen their competitive edge. But to fully exploit this technology, miners need a disciplined approach.

Value Creation in Mining 2019: Return to Strategy

Building resilience—through profitable growth, productivity, and a commitment to full-cycle planning—is the only reliable way to achieve long-term value creation.

Getting the Most from Your Service Contractors

Contractor costs are a big—and growing—part of total mine site costs. Eight moves can help miners save as much as 20% to 25% on contractor services.

Value Creation in Mining: Restoring Investor Confidence

Since 2010, the mining sector has experienced a sharp drop in TSR, leaving investors skeptical about its future. A price recovery in 2016 brought a sigh of relief from mining companies. But much remains to be done to win back investors’ confidence after a decade of subpar returns.

Why Coal Will Keep Burning

How to Boost Efficiency in Asset-Intensive Industries

To make sustainable gains in efficiency, asset-intensive producers of metals need to promote flexibility throughout the organization.

Metals Manufacturing: Four Rules for Managing Inventory Better

Today’s metals manufacturers must actively manage inventory by keeping it down, keeping it simple, keeping it moving, and keeping an eye on it.

The Ups and Downs of Gold Recycling

Coping with Overcapacity: Navigating Steel’s Capacity Conundrum

Successful Metals and Mining Technology Strategies

A successful metals and mining strategy needs a clear vision about technology's place and purpose along the entire value chain.

Mining and Metals in a Sustainable World 2050

Mining and metal companies need to find ways to adapt to calls for greater sustainability.

Steel as a Model for a Sustainable Metal Industry in 2050

How will the sustainability agenda affect the mining and metal industry? Steel can be used as a proxy to explain likely developments.