In this issue
Skillings Mining Review January 2024: our cover package examines the socio-economic impacts of mining in Latin America—jobs and supply chains, tax/royalty design, community consent, and how formalization, ESG, and enforcement shape real outcomes.
We set that context against global signals: Rio Tinto moves into aluminum recycling (Matalco), the U.S. adds $50M to TechMet for critical minerals, and GM × Komatsu test hydrogen fuel-cell haulage. Capital flows tell their own story—greenfield investment lags even as Australia’s mining capex rises 5.6% and Harmony Gold delays Eva. In Africa, we track the top critical-minerals deals, Rwanda’s $150B potential, governance at the Kimberley Process, and rail geopolitics via TAZARA and China’s influence.
Enforcement tightens as Colombia and Brazil destroy illegal dredges in the Amazon. Plus: ENGIE–BTE Renewables, GBML lithium in Ireland, GHH’s gold push in Bulgaria, and leadership changes in Western Australia. Finally, the 2023 Steel Statistical Yearbook anchors the data. The through-line: balanced growth needs durable community value and cleaner, circular supply chains.
