Boston Consulting Group on Exploration and Mining (current affairs and future trends)


Yes, these are hard times (although I just started a new consulting project today and will likely add another in the next week or so) but it’s time we leave the gloom and doom talking and start thinking (and acting) on ways to improve. I always like to pick ideas from well thought, well structured … Continue reading Boston Consulting Group on Exploration and Mining (current affairs and future trends)

Mineral commodities 2013 total mined volumes and values, average prices


Diamonds mined in 2013 total 14 bn USD. How do they compare with other mineral commodities? Rather than using somebody else’s compilations, I prefer to check values published by (commodity) specialised international organisations or public companies (OPEC, World Gold Council, KPCS, USGS, etc.). After some work, I have arrived to the estimates presented in the table … Continue reading Mineral commodities 2013 total mined volumes and values, average prices