Siobhan LismoreScott

Group Mining Finance Editor, Mining Journal. Bring me your rock stories. All views my own.

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Ok here I am discussing rare earths, #wto #China and #mining on Business news @BBCWorld

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"Disappointing & shortsighted" - AMEC's reaction after Shadow Resource Minister, Senator Susan McDonald told @MiningOnline on a recent trip to WA, that the Coalition will scrap the Future Made in Australia Act if they win the election.

Full article 👉 https://t.co/ngwk8REDds

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@PicturesFoIder Perfect loop exists

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It's safe to say #uranium is the hot commodity of 2023, writes @KristieBatten 🔥

$LOT / $ACB merger will bring together 2 projects with significant leverage to the global uranium thematic — production-ready Kayelekera + large-scale growth asset Letlhakane.https://t.co/8qGuE01bOn

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Vaccari says the number of queries re esg has tripled in the last three years from customers. But banks also driving this and investors. Banks won’t lend to companies not adhering to esg, investors won’t invest

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It’s not sustainable to not operate in this way, we want to operate in this way, says Makumbe.

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Banyiyezako says there’s also a peer movement to operating well

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Here is the panel, which has been super engaging and interesting

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Certifications are a tool to communicate with stakeholders (..) but you’re not going to have a better relationship with your neighbours just bc you have The Copper Mark, she adds.

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There’s been an revolution in past 20-30 years on how engagement happens and how you communicate with your neighbours and stakeholders, Banyiyezako says

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There’s increasingly complex regulatory landscapes to navigate, on top of this communication

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Benham says that mining isn’t always looked on as a positive way. Government education is important.

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Kirsty Benham from the Critical Minerals Association has just highlighted that copper isn’t on the critical minerals list in the UK and mentioned the long lead time to bringing a copper mine online

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The value chain speaks to how do you come together as the supplier of metals and [end user] collaboratively, she adds

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Banyiyezako says that outside the industry there’s a mistrust on what the industry is doing. And certifications can bridge that, but it’s only part way. There’s a need to bring different stakeholders around the table, she adds

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We are moving into a world where we have more diverse inputs on what mining is doing and how mining is doing, Makumbe adds

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We still have real problems that we are aware of, says Makumbe “but we are improving. But how do we use that information to further communicate what mining is doing?”

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https://t.co/gQCPuD68xU

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We’re all really struggling with our labour force says Vaccari (this was covered in @MiningOnline this week in a piece on GenZ and mining, will link

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Vaccari says #coppermark as well as @ICMM_com gives a level set. Hopefully that over time can reduce the complexities of the permitting landscape, she said

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Panel now on enabling policies and regulation for copper production
Andrea Vaccari @FreeportMcMoRan just wasn’t a round of applause by pointing out it’s basically an all-female panel, which NEVER happens in this space 👊🏼

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Companies are starting to understand that getting #thecoppermark is beneficial from an investment pov, Banyiyezako said