Tracking the trends 2012 |
While the issues facing mining companies appear familiar year-to-year, the factors influencing the industry are moving to a new level of extremity. Amid constant commodity price gyrations and a widening talent gap, costs associated with wages, taxes and capital investments have reached new peaks. As miners expand to farther reaches of the world, they also face heightened levels of community involvement and environmental oversight — particularly as extreme weather events continue to take a toll, concerns around water mount and volatility across the industry rises.
Publish: 2012-01-04
Tracking the Trends 2012