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MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration
The current investment
landscape for mining,
exploration & mineral sands
John Sykes
Strategist, MinEx Consulting
also
PhD Candidate, Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Lecturer, Strategic Management of Resource Companies and Strategic Analysis & Consulting, Business School, UWA
Lecturer, Strategic Planning & Practice, Australian Institute of Management, WA
Managing Director, Greenfields Research
19th Australian Mineral Sands Conference 22nd March 2018, Perth, WA
Image: Shutterstock
MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration
How do we make sense of this?
The White
House's Climate
Change Believers
Are Headed Out
the Door
- Time, 15 March 2018
U.S.-Backed Fighters Take Largest
Syrian Oil Field From ISIS
- The New York Times, 22 October 2017
Sanjeev Gupta to beat Tesla's
Elon Musk with bigger
battery in South Australia
- Australian Financial Review, 16 March 2018
Brazil dam collapse:
BHP to give $235 million
more for clean-up of
environmental disaster
- ABC, 22 December 2017
Rio Tinto unit
Turquoise Hill targeted
by Mongolian Anti-
Corruption Authority
- Australian Financial Review, 14
March 2018
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From the world to mining & exploration to mineral sands
The themes
1. Globalisation and sustainable
development
2. The ‘tech boom’ and disruptive
innovation
3. Climate change and the energy
transition
The insight
How does each theme affect the mineral
sands industry?
Contextual
environment
(The rest of the
world)
Transactional
environment
(The mining
industry)
The
mineral
sands
industry
Macroeconomics
Source: Ramirez & Wilkinson (2016)
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GLOBALISATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands
Image: The Independent
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Nearly a decade of economic & financial growth…
-2.0
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4.0
5.0
World Annual Real GDP Growth (%)
-2
4998
9998
14998
19998
24998
29998
34998
Dow Jones Year-end Industrial Index
2017 estimate & 2018-20
forecasts made by the World Bank
2018-20 forecasts based on annual
average growth rate 2008-2017
Data: World Bank, Statista
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…but concerns about inequality, China & the environment
2017 estimate & 2018-20
forecasts made by the World Bank
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Atmospheric CO2 Levels
(ppm)
‘Elephant’ curve of global inequality and growth, 1980-2016
Data: World Inequality Report 2018; NOAA
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…make for ‘interesting times’
Images: The Independent; Climate Depot; Quora; NewsBusters; National Review; The Australian; InDaily; Courier Mail; News.com.au; Shutterstock
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…with implications (good and bad) for mining
Less green & red tape
Government support
Lower taxes(?)
Strong coal, uranium(?), steel &
base metals demand
Focus on health and safety(?)
Strong economic growth(?)
Less access to foreign talent &
projects
Weak economic growth(?)
Resource nationalism & harder
social licence
Weaker demand for uranium(?),
renewable and battery metals
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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It was simple in the binary politics of the Cold War…
Socialist
Capitalist
Australian Labor,
UK Labour,
US Democrats
Australian Liberals,
UK Conservatives,
US Republicans
Free Trading
Protectionist
‘Left wing’
‘Right wing’
Mid-20th Century ‘Western’ politics
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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…then the ‘left’ was joined by a range of ‘progressives’
Progressive
Conservative
Australian Labor,
UK Labour,
US Democrats
Australian Liberals,
UK Conservatives,
US Republicans
Globalist
Localist
‘Left wing’
‘Right wing’
Late-20th Century ‘Western’ politics
$
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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…and then many ‘progressives’ went ‘global’…
Progressive
Conservative
Rudd & Gillard Labor
Australian Liberals,
UK Conservatives,
US Republicans
Globalist
Localist
‘New Left’ ‘Right wing’
Post-Cold War ‘Western’ politics
$$
Blairite Labour
Clinton
Democrats
Return to a
Victorian ‘classic
liberal’ stance
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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…before a return to localism, on both the left and right
Progressive
Conservative
Globalist
Localist
‘New left’
(now old)
‘The Right’
(not-so-neocon)
Contemporary ‘Western’ politics
‘Alt-right’
(Corn Law Tories)
‘Old left’
(now renewed)
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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How do we interpret these many contradictory views?
Progressive
Conservative
Globalist
LocalistContemporary ‘Western’ politics
‘Old left’
(now renewed)
‘New left’
(now old)
‘Alt-right’
(Corn Law Tories)
‘The Right’
(not-so-neocon)
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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Politics is like a playground…
Swings
• The normal ‘back and forth’ of
democratic politics;
• In a long-term industry to not to
react to every ‘swing’ as can be
wasteful and isolating;
• The mining industry generally
over-reacts to the short-term.
Roundabouts
• Longer term structural shifts
that re-shape all sides of
politics;
• These are important to adapt to
as they will only reverse over
the long-term;
• The mining industry generally
misses these shifts.
Climbing frames
• Pre-determined elements of the
future that are yet to play out;
• You cannot avoid tackling these
issues, even if you want to;
• Often are recognised by the
industry, but nonetheless are
difficult to act upon.
Source: Sykes et al., 2017
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…but we’re on the roundabout and the climbing frame!
Is the shift against ‘sustainable development’ a swing,
roundabout, or climbing frame?
• A climbing frame: difficult to envision a developed society
paying less attention to environmental and social conditions
e.g. rise of environmentalism in Chinese middle class.
Is the shift against ‘globalisation’ a swing,
roundabout, or climbing frame?
• A roundabout (maybe): a key aspect of ‘globalisation’ is
‘glocalism’ i.e. the strengthening of local identity and rights as
everything is placed in global context – the franchise
‘McDonaldisation’ of the world.
Image: Local style McDonald’s fish burger in
Singapore
Image: Environmental protests in China
Images: South China Morning Post, Wikipedia; Sources: Steger, 2013; The Economist, 2016; Sykes et al., 2017
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…and mineral sands may be about to fall off!
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Mineral sands exploration expenditure in
Australia
Exploration Expenditure (real) for Mineral Sands
Mineral Sands as a Share of All Exploration Expenditure (real)
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Global mineral sands discoveries by year
Giant Major Moderate Minor
Giant: >250Mt HMS
Major: > 50Mt HMS
Moderate: > 5Mt HMS
Small: <=5Mt HMS
(ilmenite eq.)
Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics; MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018
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The next wave of exploration should be under cover…
Image: UNCOVER; Data: MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018
• But mineral sand
deposits are mainly
surficial…
• They will likely not
benefit from this
wave of innovation.
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…but the mineral sands industry will have to go abroad
• It may be difficult to find
major new mineral
sands discoveries in
Australia;
• Mineral sand explorers
may be forced to abroad
to areas of increased
political risk;
• This may make ‘social
licence to operate’ even
more important than
elsewhere in the
minerals industry.
Data: MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018
Global mineral sands discoveries, 1997-2017
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THE ‘TECH BOOM’ & DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands
Image: Shutterstock
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Chinese growth is normalising & US growth is strong…
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5.0
7.0
9.0
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13.0
15.0
USA & China Real GDP Growth (%)
24% 15%
61%
Global share of Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) 2016 (current US$)
USA China ROW
Data: World Bank
2017 estimate & 2018-20
forecasts made by the World Bank
Total: US$75.8 trillion
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But, titanium dioxide’s China story may not be over…*
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North America China
kgpercapita
Steel Use Intensity
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kgpercapita
Copper Use Intensity
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kgpercapita
Titanium Use Intensity
Data: World Steel Association; International Copper Study Group; World Bank; Iluka
Ratio
~ 1.0 : 1.8
Ratio
~ 1.0 : 1.8
Ratio
~ 2.5 : 1.0
*Ask an expert – this is one of the things I’ll be asking them at this conference!
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But this is the return of post-industrial ‘weightless’ economy
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NASDAQ Composite (1998) ASX 200 (1998)
Data: Yahoo Finance; Images: Shutterstock
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The mining industry is currently experiencing FOMO
Real estate
+8.9%
Healthcare
+21.9%
Finance
+5.8%
Mining
& Metals
-1.4%
Telecoms
-2.9%
Energy
-3.5%
I.T.
+10.8%
Utilities
0.8%
Consumer
Staples
2.3%
+12.9%
Consumer
Discretionary Industrials
+12.6%
Materials
2.3%
Data: ASX; NB: Indices are for ASX200, apart from ‘Mining & Metals’ which is based on ASX300. Materials, based on ASX200, includes Mining & Metals constituents of ASX200. Real estate based on REITS. Finance excludes A-REITs
ASX sector 5-year performance
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…our margins will now come from better operation
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Index of US Open Pit Mine Costs vs Nominal
Copper Prices
US OP Mine Index (1999) Copper Price Index (1999)
Source: Trench & Sykes, 2014; Data: Costmine
In theory… In actuality…
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Will the ‘tech boom’ make us more innovative?
Traditionally miners appear
to be “sustainers”…
Bigger,
Bigger,
Bigger…
…and now automated! …whilst the oil industry
seems a bit more disruptive?
Based on: Christensen, 1997; Images: miniature-construction-world.co.uk; The Telegraph; Shutterstock; mining-technology.com; stanford.edu; lancs.ac.uk
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e.g. the future of the past is still the future!
…by 2135… there will hardly be any miners underground. Minerals
will be won either by robotized machinery or by in situ extraction of
the valuable ingredients. …biotechnology will be increasingly
employed in situ to convert metals into a readily soluble form.
Mineral processing would then become largely a matter of handling
solutions, thus obviating the need for crushing and grinding.”
- Arvi Parbo, former BHP Chairman, in 1986
The radically different view of the future of mining has been the same
for a long time. Why?
Source: Strauss, 1986
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…as is the current mining industry innovation package
Incremental
e.g. mining
Proximal e.g.
petroleum
Radical e.g.
rest of world
The ‘fringe’
DronesRemote mining
Big data
Driverless
trucks
Diagram: Iluka; Images: Steele, 2003; Concurso Paleontologia; OZ Treasure; Miners Museum Cape Breton
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Mining is already behind the digital curve…
Source: HBR
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…the fringe is where radical innovation is occurring…
• Four key areas of science,
technology and innovation:
Biotechnology & genetics
Computer science & IT*
Nanotechnology
Neurology & psychology
Sources: Turney, 2010; Imperial Tech Foresight*Computer science, IT, data science, machine learning, AI etc., are proximal industries to mining so we are already aware of their potential – what about the others?
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…but it can be hard to see the links and the reality
Source: Imperial Tech Foresight
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…and we have abandoned our own innovation engine
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(Australia)
Nominal Real
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(Australia)
Greenfields Brownfields
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Unit Exploration Cost
(Australia)
Nominal Real
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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But before we get carried away, society has a view too…
Remember:
• Drones are militarily
technology used for spying
on & killing people!
• Big data is military
technology used to spy on
people…
• A.I. is the stuff of Hollywood
dystopia…
• Remote ‘lairs’ are what the
villains have!
Remote exploration
Yes No
Local
engagement
Yes
No
Attack of
the Drones
The Lone
Ranger
Local
Hero
Robinson
Crusoe
Scenarios for the adoption of remote exploration
technologies
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…so we have to be careful not to create problems
• Which seems the most
plausible skill set to recruit in
the future?
• Compare it to the previous
slide…
Remote exploration
Yes No
Local
engagement
Yes
No
Data
science
Field
geology
Social science
& field geology
Social
science &
data science
Capabilities required for each of the remote
exploration technology scenarios
Image: Star Wars
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We are already seeing a technology backlash (‘techlash’)
The techlash against
Amazon, Facebook
and Google—and
what they can do
- The Economist, 20 Jan 2018
Facebook says it
can't guarantee
social media is good
for democracy
- Reuters, 22 Jan 2018
James Damore,
Google engineer
fired for writing
manifesto on
women’s
‘neuroticism,’
sues company
- NBC, 8 Jan 2018
Facebook braces for
new E.U. privacy law
- The Washington Post, 29 Jan 2018
EU gives Facebook and
Google three months to
tackle extremist content
- The Guardian, 1 Mar 2018
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Beware disruptive innovation in a concentrated industry!
Rutile (2017e)
Australia Sierra Leone
Ukraine Kenya
South Africa Other
Zircon (2017e)
Australia South Africa
China Indonesia
Mozambique Other
• Mining may be about to
undergo a rapid period of
technological innovation,
especially digital;
• However, in general highly
consolidated industries can
be slow adopters leaving
them open to disruption;
• Especially if there are
diversified players in the
sector which may be
exposed to more
competitive parts of the
mining industry…Top 5 Market Share: 94%
Herfindahl Index (2015): 0.31
(High concentration)
Top 5 Market Share: 36%
Herfindahl Index (2015): 0.22
(Moderate concentration) Data: USGS; Source: Christensen (1997)
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CLIMATE CHANGE & THE ENERGY TRANSITION
The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands
Image: Shutterstock
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What about the fifth technological driver?
Source: Imperial Tech Foresight
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The world is entering the ‘energy transition’…
BATTERIES
• Power storage / averaging
• Portable energy
• Rechargeable (reduced
waste & energy efficient)
RENEWABLES
• Theoretically infinite
• Non-carbon emission
generating (at source)
• Distributed sources
Increased
energy
demand
Increased
environmental
focus
Increased
transport &
mobility
Image: Shutterstock
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…creating new opportunities for some metals, but not all…
RENEWABLES METALS
Uranium
Rare earths (neodymium,
praseodymium &
dysprosium) – in the
generator magnet
Silicon & germanium;
Gallium-arsenide;
Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS);
Cadmium-telluride
Lead-acid Alkaline (zinc-
manganese)
Lithium-ion (graphite,
manganese & cobalt)
Nickel-cadmium
/ zinc
Nickel metal
(lanthanum-rare
earth) hydride
Vanadium
redox
BATTERY METALS
Images: Shutterstock; Wikipedia; solarchoice
Note absence of titanium & zirconium!
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However, the energy transition will also affect supply…
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80%
90%
100%
Surface Mine UG Mine Mill
Other
Steel
Equipment,
Tyres & Parts
Explosives &
Reagents
Fuel &
Electricity
Labour
Solar power at Sandfire
Resources Degrussa mine, WA
All electric underground mine
planned by Goldcorp at Borden,
Canada
Wind power for copper mines in
Chile owned by Barrick
‘Flexicycle’ using biodiesel power at
Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic
(Barrick)
Data: CostMine
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…maybe helping drive mining underground
• …but not
mineral sands
• Surface mining
of mineral
sands means
may miss out
on the
underground
transition
• May leave it
vulnerable to
environmental
and socio-
political issues
Movement
towards all
electric
underground
mines
Focus on
greenhouse
gas reduction
Health concerns
surrounding diesel
emissions in
confined spaces
Improved
battery
technology
Volkswagen NOX
& SOX emission
scandal
Movement
towards
underground
mines
Focus on social &
environmental
footprint of
surface mining
Fewer surface
mineral deposits
awaiting
discovery
MOVEMENT TOWARDS ALL
RENEWABLE ELECTRIC
UNDERGROUND MINING?
Improved
automation and
remote
technology
Safer
underground
mines
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Titanium metal demand is not what it should be…
86%
7%
7%
Titanium minerals demand
(2012)
Pigment (TiO2) Metal Other
55%
29%
8%
8%
Titanium metal demand (2012)
Industrial Aerospace
Military Other
• Titanium metal is not widely used,
despite it being light and useful
because it is expensive;
• Aerospace is the main end-use for
metal, but it is CO2 intensive;
• In theory, aerospace biofuel
developments may stimulate the
air industry and titanium metal
demand;
• But cheaper, greener titanium
would be even better, as it could
then be used across multiple
sectors where ‘lightness’ is an
asset, e.g. transport, infrastructure,
energy…
Data: Iluka
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…and we have seen metal markets transform before…
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Cu Index Al Index
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Cu Index Ni Index
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(1950 = 1)
Cu Index U Index
Source: Sykes et al., 2016; Data: USGS
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…but only when it all comes together!
Nickel
Discoveries in
Sudbury & New
Caledonia
Bulk open
pit mining
Flotation &
smelting
advances
Demand for
armour
Ability to handle
radiation
Uranium
Demand for nuclear
weapons
Demand for nuclear
power
Bulk mining
for very low
grade radium
Radium-uranium
discoveries in the
Congo
Aluminium
Bauxite
discoveries in
North America
Bayer and
Hall-Heroult
processes
Transportation
demand
Bulk open
pit mining
Source: Sykes et al., 2016; Images: Shutterstock
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Titanium metal is too energy intensive, i.e. expensive
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Copper(smelt)
Zinc(smelt)
Zinc(electro)
Copper(leach)
StainlessSteel
Nickel(smelt)
Nickel(leach)
Aluminium
Titanium
MJ/Kg
Energy consumption during metals
production
• Titanium has a very high
strength & stiffness-to-weight
ratio in comparison to steel
making it far more useful… in
theory;
• However, it is very expensive
due to the energy consumed
during production drastically
affecting its price-performance
ratio in comparison to steel;
• The industry has long waited for
a breakthrough replacement to
the Kroll process that is less
energy intensive;
• Unfortunately, we’re still
waiting…
3%
17%
33%
12%
35%
Gross energy requirement
during titanium production
Mining & processing Smelting
Refining Reduction
Electrolysis
Data: Norgate et al., 2006; Gao et al., 2018
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…and too polluting! But is a solution appearing?
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40
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Steel
Lead(smelting)
Copper(smelting)
Zinc(Imperial)
Zinc(electrolytic)
Copper(leaching)
StainlessSteel
Nickel(smelting)
Nickel(leaching)
Aluminium
Titanium
KgCO2eq./Kg
CO2 emissions during metals
production
• Renewable energy
would resolve CO2
intensity issues;
• Would this alone
stimulate titanium metal
demand?
• However, ‘super’ cheap
renewable energy (e.g.
near-free solar) would
resolve both cost and
environmental issues
and could be the market
growth trigger…
• …thus an alternative to
the Kroll process may
not be required.
4%
17%
9%
18%
52%
Electricity consumption
during titanium production
Mining & processing Smelting
Refining Reduction
Electrolysis
Data: Norgate et al., 2006; Gao et al., 2018
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Thank You!
Contact details
John Sykes
Strategist
MinEx Consulting
Perth, Australia
Email: John.Sykes@MinExConsulting.com
Website: www.MinExConsulting.com
Copies of this and other similar
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from our website
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Acknowledgements
• I’d like to acknowledge the efforts of the Centre for Exploration Targeting scenario planning teams
whose work contributed to this presentation including Jon Bell, Leila Ben Mcharek, Rob Bills, Aida
Carneiro, Ivy Chen, Aaron Colleran, Tim Craske, Liz Dallimore, Deon deBruin, Edoaldo Di Dio, Joe
Dwyer, Mayara Fraeda, Nick Franey, Simon Gatehouse, Jeremie Giraud, Marcelo Godefroy Rodriguez,
Chris Gonzalez, Isabel Granado, Matt Greentree, David Groves, Mike Haederle, Mike Hannington, Nick
Hayward, Amanda Hellberg, Paul Hodkiewicz, Amy Imbergamo, Constanza Jara, Caroline Johnson,
Heta Lampinen, Helen Langley, John Libby, Martin Lynch, Stuart Masters, Michael Mead, Adele Millard,
Joanne Moo, Suzanne Murray, Sandra Occhipinti, Ahmad Saleem, Ian Satchwell, Robert Sills, John
Southalan, David Stevenson, Narendran Subramaniam, Siobhan Sullivan, Daniel Sully, Janet
Sutherland, Marcus Tomkinson, Marnie Tonkin, Jan Tunjic, Will Turner, Stanislav Ulrich, Jessica Volich,
Wenchao Wan, Peter Williams, Marcus Willson and Afira Zulkifli Tahmali, as well as my PhD
supervision team: Allan Trench, Campbell McCuaig, Mark Jessell and Nico Thebaud, and finally
Richard Schodde at MinEx Consulting.
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The investment climate for mining, exploration and mineral sands - Sykes - Mar 2018 - MinEx Consulting

  • 1. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration The current investment landscape for mining, exploration & mineral sands John Sykes Strategist, MinEx Consulting also PhD Candidate, Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia (UWA) Lecturer, Strategic Management of Resource Companies and Strategic Analysis & Consulting, Business School, UWA Lecturer, Strategic Planning & Practice, Australian Institute of Management, WA Managing Director, Greenfields Research 19th Australian Mineral Sands Conference 22nd March 2018, Perth, WA Image: Shutterstock
  • 2. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration How do we make sense of this? The White House's Climate Change Believers Are Headed Out the Door - Time, 15 March 2018 U.S.-Backed Fighters Take Largest Syrian Oil Field From ISIS - The New York Times, 22 October 2017 Sanjeev Gupta to beat Tesla's Elon Musk with bigger battery in South Australia - Australian Financial Review, 16 March 2018 Brazil dam collapse: BHP to give $235 million more for clean-up of environmental disaster - ABC, 22 December 2017 Rio Tinto unit Turquoise Hill targeted by Mongolian Anti- Corruption Authority - Australian Financial Review, 14 March 2018
  • 3. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration From the world to mining & exploration to mineral sands The themes 1. Globalisation and sustainable development 2. The ‘tech boom’ and disruptive innovation 3. Climate change and the energy transition The insight How does each theme affect the mineral sands industry? Contextual environment (The rest of the world) Transactional environment (The mining industry) The mineral sands industry Macroeconomics Source: Ramirez & Wilkinson (2016)
  • 4. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration GLOBALISATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands Image: The Independent
  • 5. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Nearly a decade of economic & financial growth… -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 World Annual Real GDP Growth (%) -2 4998 9998 14998 19998 24998 29998 34998 Dow Jones Year-end Industrial Index 2017 estimate & 2018-20 forecasts made by the World Bank 2018-20 forecasts based on annual average growth rate 2008-2017 Data: World Bank, Statista
  • 6. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …but concerns about inequality, China & the environment 2017 estimate & 2018-20 forecasts made by the World Bank 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Atmospheric CO2 Levels (ppm) ‘Elephant’ curve of global inequality and growth, 1980-2016 Data: World Inequality Report 2018; NOAA
  • 7. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …make for ‘interesting times’ Images: The Independent; Climate Depot; Quora; NewsBusters; National Review; The Australian; InDaily; Courier Mail; News.com.au; Shutterstock
  • 8. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …with implications (good and bad) for mining Less green & red tape Government support Lower taxes(?) Strong coal, uranium(?), steel & base metals demand Focus on health and safety(?) Strong economic growth(?) Less access to foreign talent & projects Weak economic growth(?) Resource nationalism & harder social licence Weaker demand for uranium(?), renewable and battery metals Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 9. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration It was simple in the binary politics of the Cold War… Socialist Capitalist Australian Labor, UK Labour, US Democrats Australian Liberals, UK Conservatives, US Republicans Free Trading Protectionist ‘Left wing’ ‘Right wing’ Mid-20th Century ‘Western’ politics Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 10. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …then the ‘left’ was joined by a range of ‘progressives’ Progressive Conservative Australian Labor, UK Labour, US Democrats Australian Liberals, UK Conservatives, US Republicans Globalist Localist ‘Left wing’ ‘Right wing’ Late-20th Century ‘Western’ politics $ Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 11. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …and then many ‘progressives’ went ‘global’… Progressive Conservative Rudd & Gillard Labor Australian Liberals, UK Conservatives, US Republicans Globalist Localist ‘New Left’ ‘Right wing’ Post-Cold War ‘Western’ politics $$ Blairite Labour Clinton Democrats Return to a Victorian ‘classic liberal’ stance Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 12. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …before a return to localism, on both the left and right Progressive Conservative Globalist Localist ‘New left’ (now old) ‘The Right’ (not-so-neocon) Contemporary ‘Western’ politics ‘Alt-right’ (Corn Law Tories) ‘Old left’ (now renewed) Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 13. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration How do we interpret these many contradictory views? Progressive Conservative Globalist LocalistContemporary ‘Western’ politics ‘Old left’ (now renewed) ‘New left’ (now old) ‘Alt-right’ (Corn Law Tories) ‘The Right’ (not-so-neocon) Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 14. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Politics is like a playground… Swings • The normal ‘back and forth’ of democratic politics; • In a long-term industry to not to react to every ‘swing’ as can be wasteful and isolating; • The mining industry generally over-reacts to the short-term. Roundabouts • Longer term structural shifts that re-shape all sides of politics; • These are important to adapt to as they will only reverse over the long-term; • The mining industry generally misses these shifts. Climbing frames • Pre-determined elements of the future that are yet to play out; • You cannot avoid tackling these issues, even if you want to; • Often are recognised by the industry, but nonetheless are difficult to act upon. Source: Sykes et al., 2017
  • 15. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …but we’re on the roundabout and the climbing frame! Is the shift against ‘sustainable development’ a swing, roundabout, or climbing frame? • A climbing frame: difficult to envision a developed society paying less attention to environmental and social conditions e.g. rise of environmentalism in Chinese middle class. Is the shift against ‘globalisation’ a swing, roundabout, or climbing frame? • A roundabout (maybe): a key aspect of ‘globalisation’ is ‘glocalism’ i.e. the strengthening of local identity and rights as everything is placed in global context – the franchise ‘McDonaldisation’ of the world. Image: Local style McDonald’s fish burger in Singapore Image: Environmental protests in China Images: South China Morning Post, Wikipedia; Sources: Steger, 2013; The Economist, 2016; Sykes et al., 2017
  • 16. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …and mineral sands may be about to fall off! 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 A$millions Mineral sands exploration expenditure in Australia Exploration Expenditure (real) for Mineral Sands Mineral Sands as a Share of All Exploration Expenditure (real) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Global mineral sands discoveries by year Giant Major Moderate Minor Giant: >250Mt HMS Major: > 50Mt HMS Moderate: > 5Mt HMS Small: <=5Mt HMS (ilmenite eq.) Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics; MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018
  • 17. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration The next wave of exploration should be under cover… Image: UNCOVER; Data: MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018 • But mineral sand deposits are mainly surficial… • They will likely not benefit from this wave of innovation.
  • 18. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …but the mineral sands industry will have to go abroad • It may be difficult to find major new mineral sands discoveries in Australia; • Mineral sand explorers may be forced to abroad to areas of increased political risk; • This may make ‘social licence to operate’ even more important than elsewhere in the minerals industry. Data: MinEx Consulting © 21 March 2018 Global mineral sands discoveries, 1997-2017
  • 19. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration THE ‘TECH BOOM’ & DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands Image: Shutterstock
  • 20. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Chinese growth is normalising & US growth is strong… -3.0 -1.0 1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 15.0 USA & China Real GDP Growth (%) 24% 15% 61% Global share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 2016 (current US$) USA China ROW Data: World Bank 2017 estimate & 2018-20 forecasts made by the World Bank Total: US$75.8 trillion
  • 21. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration But, titanium dioxide’s China story may not be over…* 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 North America China kgpercapita Steel Use Intensity 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 North America China kgpercapita Copper Use Intensity 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 North America China kgpercapita Titanium Use Intensity Data: World Steel Association; International Copper Study Group; World Bank; Iluka Ratio ~ 1.0 : 1.8 Ratio ~ 1.0 : 1.8 Ratio ~ 2.5 : 1.0 *Ask an expert – this is one of the things I’ll be asking them at this conference!
  • 22. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration But this is the return of post-industrial ‘weightless’ economy 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 NASDAQ Composite (1998) ASX 200 (1998) Data: Yahoo Finance; Images: Shutterstock
  • 23. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration The mining industry is currently experiencing FOMO Real estate +8.9% Healthcare +21.9% Finance +5.8% Mining & Metals -1.4% Telecoms -2.9% Energy -3.5% I.T. +10.8% Utilities 0.8% Consumer Staples 2.3% +12.9% Consumer Discretionary Industrials +12.6% Materials 2.3% Data: ASX; NB: Indices are for ASX200, apart from ‘Mining & Metals’ which is based on ASX300. Materials, based on ASX200, includes Mining & Metals constituents of ASX200. Real estate based on REITS. Finance excludes A-REITs ASX sector 5-year performance
  • 24. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …our margins will now come from better operation 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Index of US Open Pit Mine Costs vs Nominal Copper Prices US OP Mine Index (1999) Copper Price Index (1999) Source: Trench & Sykes, 2014; Data: Costmine In theory… In actuality…
  • 25. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Will the ‘tech boom’ make us more innovative? Traditionally miners appear to be “sustainers”… Bigger, Bigger, Bigger… …and now automated! …whilst the oil industry seems a bit more disruptive? Based on: Christensen, 1997; Images: miniature-construction-world.co.uk; The Telegraph; Shutterstock; mining-technology.com; stanford.edu; lancs.ac.uk
  • 26. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration e.g. the future of the past is still the future! …by 2135… there will hardly be any miners underground. Minerals will be won either by robotized machinery or by in situ extraction of the valuable ingredients. …biotechnology will be increasingly employed in situ to convert metals into a readily soluble form. Mineral processing would then become largely a matter of handling solutions, thus obviating the need for crushing and grinding.” - Arvi Parbo, former BHP Chairman, in 1986 The radically different view of the future of mining has been the same for a long time. Why? Source: Strauss, 1986
  • 27. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …as is the current mining industry innovation package Incremental e.g. mining Proximal e.g. petroleum Radical e.g. rest of world The ‘fringe’ DronesRemote mining Big data Driverless trucks Diagram: Iluka; Images: Steele, 2003; Concurso Paleontologia; OZ Treasure; Miners Museum Cape Breton
  • 28. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Mining is already behind the digital curve… Source: HBR
  • 29. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …the fringe is where radical innovation is occurring… • Four key areas of science, technology and innovation: Biotechnology & genetics Computer science & IT* Nanotechnology Neurology & psychology Sources: Turney, 2010; Imperial Tech Foresight*Computer science, IT, data science, machine learning, AI etc., are proximal industries to mining so we are already aware of their potential – what about the others?
  • 30. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …but it can be hard to see the links and the reality Source: Imperial Tech Foresight
  • 31. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …and we have abandoned our own innovation engine 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 A$Millions Total Exploration Expenditure (Australia) Nominal Real 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 A$Millions Total Exploration Expenditure (Australia) Greenfields Brownfields 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 A$permetredrilled Unit Exploration Cost (Australia) Nominal Real Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • 32. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration But before we get carried away, society has a view too… Remember: • Drones are militarily technology used for spying on & killing people! • Big data is military technology used to spy on people… • A.I. is the stuff of Hollywood dystopia… • Remote ‘lairs’ are what the villains have! Remote exploration Yes No Local engagement Yes No Attack of the Drones The Lone Ranger Local Hero Robinson Crusoe Scenarios for the adoption of remote exploration technologies
  • 33. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …so we have to be careful not to create problems • Which seems the most plausible skill set to recruit in the future? • Compare it to the previous slide… Remote exploration Yes No Local engagement Yes No Data science Field geology Social science & field geology Social science & data science Capabilities required for each of the remote exploration technology scenarios Image: Star Wars
  • 34. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration We are already seeing a technology backlash (‘techlash’) The techlash against Amazon, Facebook and Google—and what they can do - The Economist, 20 Jan 2018 Facebook says it can't guarantee social media is good for democracy - Reuters, 22 Jan 2018 James Damore, Google engineer fired for writing manifesto on women’s ‘neuroticism,’ sues company - NBC, 8 Jan 2018 Facebook braces for new E.U. privacy law - The Washington Post, 29 Jan 2018 EU gives Facebook and Google three months to tackle extremist content - The Guardian, 1 Mar 2018
  • 35. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Beware disruptive innovation in a concentrated industry! Rutile (2017e) Australia Sierra Leone Ukraine Kenya South Africa Other Zircon (2017e) Australia South Africa China Indonesia Mozambique Other • Mining may be about to undergo a rapid period of technological innovation, especially digital; • However, in general highly consolidated industries can be slow adopters leaving them open to disruption; • Especially if there are diversified players in the sector which may be exposed to more competitive parts of the mining industry…Top 5 Market Share: 94% Herfindahl Index (2015): 0.31 (High concentration) Top 5 Market Share: 36% Herfindahl Index (2015): 0.22 (Moderate concentration) Data: USGS; Source: Christensen (1997)
  • 36. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration CLIMATE CHANGE & THE ENERGY TRANSITION The current investment landscape for mining, exploration and mineral sands Image: Shutterstock
  • 37. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration What about the fifth technological driver? Source: Imperial Tech Foresight
  • 38. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration The world is entering the ‘energy transition’… BATTERIES • Power storage / averaging • Portable energy • Rechargeable (reduced waste & energy efficient) RENEWABLES • Theoretically infinite • Non-carbon emission generating (at source) • Distributed sources Increased energy demand Increased environmental focus Increased transport & mobility Image: Shutterstock
  • 39. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …creating new opportunities for some metals, but not all… RENEWABLES METALS Uranium Rare earths (neodymium, praseodymium & dysprosium) – in the generator magnet Silicon & germanium; Gallium-arsenide; Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS); Cadmium-telluride Lead-acid Alkaline (zinc- manganese) Lithium-ion (graphite, manganese & cobalt) Nickel-cadmium / zinc Nickel metal (lanthanum-rare earth) hydride Vanadium redox BATTERY METALS Images: Shutterstock; Wikipedia; solarchoice Note absence of titanium & zirconium!
  • 40. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration However, the energy transition will also affect supply… 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Surface Mine UG Mine Mill Other Steel Equipment, Tyres & Parts Explosives & Reagents Fuel & Electricity Labour Solar power at Sandfire Resources Degrussa mine, WA All electric underground mine planned by Goldcorp at Borden, Canada Wind power for copper mines in Chile owned by Barrick ‘Flexicycle’ using biodiesel power at Pueblo Viejo, Dominican Republic (Barrick) Data: CostMine
  • 41. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …maybe helping drive mining underground • …but not mineral sands • Surface mining of mineral sands means may miss out on the underground transition • May leave it vulnerable to environmental and socio- political issues Movement towards all electric underground mines Focus on greenhouse gas reduction Health concerns surrounding diesel emissions in confined spaces Improved battery technology Volkswagen NOX & SOX emission scandal Movement towards underground mines Focus on social & environmental footprint of surface mining Fewer surface mineral deposits awaiting discovery MOVEMENT TOWARDS ALL RENEWABLE ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND MINING? Improved automation and remote technology Safer underground mines
  • 42. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Titanium metal demand is not what it should be… 86% 7% 7% Titanium minerals demand (2012) Pigment (TiO2) Metal Other 55% 29% 8% 8% Titanium metal demand (2012) Industrial Aerospace Military Other • Titanium metal is not widely used, despite it being light and useful because it is expensive; • Aerospace is the main end-use for metal, but it is CO2 intensive; • In theory, aerospace biofuel developments may stimulate the air industry and titanium metal demand; • But cheaper, greener titanium would be even better, as it could then be used across multiple sectors where ‘lightness’ is an asset, e.g. transport, infrastructure, energy… Data: Iluka
  • 43. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …and we have seen metal markets transform before… 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1900 1909 1918 1927 1936 1945 1954 1963 1972 1981 1990 1999 2008 Growth in market size indices of copper and aluminium 1900-2014 (1900 = 1) Cu Index Al Index 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 1900 1909 1918 1927 1936 1945 1954 1963 1972 1981 1990 1999 2008 Growth in market size indices of copper and nickel 1900-2013 (1900 = 1) Cu Index Ni Index 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Growth in market size indices of copper and uranium 1950-2013 (1950 = 1) Cu Index U Index Source: Sykes et al., 2016; Data: USGS
  • 44. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …but only when it all comes together! Nickel Discoveries in Sudbury & New Caledonia Bulk open pit mining Flotation & smelting advances Demand for armour Ability to handle radiation Uranium Demand for nuclear weapons Demand for nuclear power Bulk mining for very low grade radium Radium-uranium discoveries in the Congo Aluminium Bauxite discoveries in North America Bayer and Hall-Heroult processes Transportation demand Bulk open pit mining Source: Sykes et al., 2016; Images: Shutterstock
  • 45. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Titanium metal is too energy intensive, i.e. expensive 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Lead(furnace) Steel Lead(smelt) Copper(smelt) Zinc(smelt) Zinc(electro) Copper(leach) StainlessSteel Nickel(smelt) Nickel(leach) Aluminium Titanium MJ/Kg Energy consumption during metals production • Titanium has a very high strength & stiffness-to-weight ratio in comparison to steel making it far more useful… in theory; • However, it is very expensive due to the energy consumed during production drastically affecting its price-performance ratio in comparison to steel; • The industry has long waited for a breakthrough replacement to the Kroll process that is less energy intensive; • Unfortunately, we’re still waiting… 3% 17% 33% 12% 35% Gross energy requirement during titanium production Mining & processing Smelting Refining Reduction Electrolysis Data: Norgate et al., 2006; Gao et al., 2018
  • 46. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration …and too polluting! But is a solution appearing? 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Lead(blastfurnace) Steel Lead(smelting) Copper(smelting) Zinc(Imperial) Zinc(electrolytic) Copper(leaching) StainlessSteel Nickel(smelting) Nickel(leaching) Aluminium Titanium KgCO2eq./Kg CO2 emissions during metals production • Renewable energy would resolve CO2 intensity issues; • Would this alone stimulate titanium metal demand? • However, ‘super’ cheap renewable energy (e.g. near-free solar) would resolve both cost and environmental issues and could be the market growth trigger… • …thus an alternative to the Kroll process may not be required. 4% 17% 9% 18% 52% Electricity consumption during titanium production Mining & processing Smelting Refining Reduction Electrolysis Data: Norgate et al., 2006; Gao et al., 2018
  • 47. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Thank You! Contact details John Sykes Strategist MinEx Consulting Perth, Australia Email: John.Sykes@MinExConsulting.com Website: www.MinExConsulting.com Copies of this and other similar presentations can be downloaded from our website
  • 48. MinEx Consulting Strategic advice on mineral economics & exploration Acknowledgements • I’d like to acknowledge the efforts of the Centre for Exploration Targeting scenario planning teams whose work contributed to this presentation including Jon Bell, Leila Ben Mcharek, Rob Bills, Aida Carneiro, Ivy Chen, Aaron Colleran, Tim Craske, Liz Dallimore, Deon deBruin, Edoaldo Di Dio, Joe Dwyer, Mayara Fraeda, Nick Franey, Simon Gatehouse, Jeremie Giraud, Marcelo Godefroy Rodriguez, Chris Gonzalez, Isabel Granado, Matt Greentree, David Groves, Mike Haederle, Mike Hannington, Nick Hayward, Amanda Hellberg, Paul Hodkiewicz, Amy Imbergamo, Constanza Jara, Caroline Johnson, Heta Lampinen, Helen Langley, John Libby, Martin Lynch, Stuart Masters, Michael Mead, Adele Millard, Joanne Moo, Suzanne Murray, Sandra Occhipinti, Ahmad Saleem, Ian Satchwell, Robert Sills, John Southalan, David Stevenson, Narendran Subramaniam, Siobhan Sullivan, Daniel Sully, Janet Sutherland, Marcus Tomkinson, Marnie Tonkin, Jan Tunjic, Will Turner, Stanislav Ulrich, Jessica Volich, Wenchao Wan, Peter Williams, Marcus Willson and Afira Zulkifli Tahmali, as well as my PhD supervision team: Allan Trench, Campbell McCuaig, Mark Jessell and Nico Thebaud, and finally Richard Schodde at MinEx Consulting.
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