Skillings Mining Review December 2023: our cover theme, The Power of Positive Disruption, shows how disciplined change—better blasting, smarter capital, and cleaner energy—moves margins and communities in the same direction. On projects and deal flow, Zimplats commits US$362M, Adventus–Luminex agree to merge, and tungsten–moly momentum continues at Sisson.
Battery-metals headlines keep coming—Anson breaks ground on a U.S. lithium demo plant, Riversgold adds Pilbara ground, Charger × Rio Tinto expand in WA, and Slam Exploration bulks up—while uranium prints a 15-year high. On the people side, South Africa hosts a Mining Skills Lekgotla; we track class actions, labor disputes, and leadership shifts (plus a Sibanye “ah-ha” promise).
ESG and policy advance in parallel: ICMM guidance, Mainstream RP’s solar PV financing, illegal-mining crackdowns, and a Mali–Russia gold refinery plan. We close with rare-earths in coal mines potential and our 2023 Annual Index. Through it all, the lesson is simple: fund what works, fix what harms, and scale the wins.
