They Received PDAC’s Viola MacMillan Award. Then the Wheels Came Off Their Companies.

Could it be that the Viola MacMillan Award foreshadows misfortune for its recipients? The correlation is too strong — and eerie to ignore. Looking back to when the award was first introduced in 1985, many recipients have experienced a decline in their fortunes, reputation, or a combination of both.

The Government of Yukon v. Victoria Gold: Missed Opportunities for Successful Damage Control

When under crisis, the tendency is to hunker down and hope the problem will fade away. But that’s precisely the mistake. Prompt and credible disclosure, tireless communication and the courage to face tough questions could have earned management goodwill and sympathy.

Is Victoria Gold in a Death Spiral? The Gap Between Market Perception and Reality

An accident happened. It touched off a panic, which hasn’t subsided yet and the stock remains in deeply oversold territory. In just over a month, investors have lost more than half a billion dollars. Is this value destruction warranted?

When the Pad Breaks

As challenging as rebuilding the pad from the wreckage and getting the company out a tailspin, salvaging one’s reputation is much tougher. Regaining stakeholders’ trust and support will take work and demonstrated meaningful actions.

Victoria Gold’s Implosion: Lessons in Crisis Management

Mining accidents can and do happen. And when they do, clear and transparent communication from management can help calm fears, reassure investors, and stabilize the stock.

The Coming End of Metallurgical Coal: The Writing is On the Wall

March 2022
By admin
Green Hydrogen · Green Steel · Metallurgical Coal

The world is in an inexorable transition toward green energy brought about through a confluence of increasingly severe climate disasters, constantly improving green technologies such as fusion, and rising consciousness on a global scale. The dynamic at work here will idle a lot more coal-powered plants outside China and steadily reduce the overall consumption of met coal.

China Banned Australian Coal. Then It Discovers the Law of Unintended Consequences

By banning Australian coal, China hoped to deprive an important trading partner of an important source of revenue. Ironically, in the short term, its action created exactly the opposite.

A Stubborn Islamic Jihad in West Africa Threatens Billions of Miners’ Investments

In West Africa, three countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) have long been favourite investment destinations of miners, both big producers and junior exploration companies alike.

The Mining Industry Gets a Bad Rap While Other Industries Get Off the Hook

August 2021
By admin
Hog Farming · Mining · Plastic Ocean Pollution

Mining is essential to the maintenance of civilization, but it’s unloved. That’s unfortunate because other industries such as agriculture and fishing wreak far more damage to the environment.

Getting Closer to Yes by Matching Style

July 2021
By admin
Active Listening · Conflict Resolution · Negotiation

Most negotiation books or courses emphasize the importance of figuring out the dominant negotiating style of the party sitting across the table from you. As Chriss Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator and author of Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depends on It explains, there are basically only three: Accommodator, Assertive, and Analyst.

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