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General / Mineral economics / Mining business / Uncertainty

What NASA’s James Webb Telescope Project Teaches Us About Cost Overruns

Image of Carina Nebula taken by the James Webb Telescope. Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI This week, NASA released the first photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope. They …

General / Mine planning / Mineral economics / Mining business / Public disclosures

RE: On the connection between mine feasibility studies, valuation, and impairment analysis

In November 2021, I posted a blog post about the connection between feasibility studies, valuation, and impairment analysis. I recently came across a comment letter by SEC staff that, I …

General / Mine planning / Mineral economics / Mining business

On the connection between mine feasibility studies, valuation, and impairment analysis

Most mining engineers are taught how to do mine feasibility studies in school but not all are familiar with property valuation and impairment tests. However, valuation and impairment analysis are …

General / Mine planning / Mineral economics / Mining business / Public disclosures / Uncertainty

Implications of mining project cost overruns for QP liability

Cost overruns are not new to engineering projects. It is a problem when the scale and frequency is high. Unfortunately, the mining industry has a reputation for cost overruns during …

General / Mining business / Public disclosures

Regulation S-K 1300 and Limited QP Liability

When I teach my short course on the basics of Regulation S-K 1300 one of the discussion points that takes the most time is how S-K 1300 handles qualified person …

General / Mining business / Public disclosures

What We Know About ESG Disclosures from Mine Safety Disclosures

Mining companies are under pressure from stakeholders to provide more relevant environmental, safety and governance (ESG) disclosures. Since 2010, the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has required a range …

General / Mining business / Public disclosures

Now Clarified: SEC’s Regulation S-K 1300’s Compliance Timeline

When the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) passed its new mining property disclosure rules (Regulation S-K 1300) it set January 1, 2021 as the compliance date. Specifically, the SEC required …

General / Mining business / Public disclosures

Was the SEC Encouraging Companies to use External QPs in S-K 1300?

Since the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) passed its new mining property disclosure rules, I have heard many suggest that the SEC would prefer mining companies to use external …

Yours truly training at Tinaja Hills in 2007
General / Mining business / Professional development & training

Free OEM training courses: How free are they?

I have attended my share of “free” training courses offered by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and/or their vendors. Most of them have been very good. But the one that stands …

Mining protest rally
General / Mining and society / Mining business / Sustainability

The mine & its local community: Aiming for a sustainable relationship

A mine and its local community are inextricably linked. The two will thrive together or fail together but rarely will one thrive without the other for any length of time. …

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