How do you implement massive change with positive disruption ? “ The only area we have yet to dominate is culture …” This summer we hear from Friska Wirya , Head of Change at Newcrest Mining , about how the Australian mining major is embracing innovation and managing the people-side of change to meet its future goals .

During the PDAC

convention , we spoke with Chilean Minister of Mining Baldo Prokurica who unveiled an

investment initiative around 25 new

mining projects . Mining Global learns how a pro-investment government is providing a unique opportunity to harness the potential of Chile ’ s world class copper and lithium endowment .

Elsewhere in this issue , following Guinea ’ s Symposium of Mines at Conakry in April , we spoke with

Chris Buncic , Ascendant Resources

industry insiders , and heard from the bauxite rich nation ’ s Minister of Mines & Geology Abdoulaye Magassouba , about the challenges ahead for the African republic to fulfil the potential of its mineral endowment through improving infrastructure and attracting investment .

“ The UK ( and Ireland ) have a rich mining heritage , peaking during bygone days when vast deposits of coal and iron ore drove the industrial revolution and built an empire …” Could those halcyon days of self-sufficiency return ? Golder ’ s European Mining Leader Marco Maestri analyses the current state of the UK mining industry and asks : ‘ What does the future hold ?’

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