Abstract In the classic dilemma from The Matrix, taking the red pill reveals an unsettling truth, much like the revelation that most junior mineral exploration...
Tag: Social
Carolina Sanchez – 2024 – Opportunities for countries with critical minerals: perspective from Argentina
Abstract Critical mineral resources are not sufficient to fully leverage the opportunities derived from the energy and digital transitions: attracting and fostering investment in these...
Kate Taylor Smith – 2024 – Mining, monsters and mineral exploration: assessing social impacts through the lens of public risk perception
Abstract Mineral exploration is essential to provide the metals that we need for a low-carbon future. This exploration must be environmentally and socially responsible. Within...
Geertje Schuitema – 2024 – Mining, Ethics and Trust
Abstract Among the general public, the mining sector has a reputation of being unsustainable, involved in unethical practices, and sometimes the cause of local conflicts....
Andy Reynolds – 2024 – The Power and Promise of Mental Models in a Changing World
Abstract Throughout history humankind has used models to impose order on chaos. When we adopt shared beliefs about how one thing leads to another, we...
Doris Hiam-Galvez – 2024 – Designing Sustainable Prosperity
Abstract Designing Sustainable Prosperity (DSP) is an approach that unlocks the potential of resource-rich regions by integrating economic diversification, social well-being, and environmental sustainability. A...
Vitor Correia – 2024 – Rethinking Mining: Embracing Technology and Social Responsibility
Abstract The 21st century has brought to light the pressing need for sustainable practices across industries in response to the escalating threats of irreversible climate...
Mark Palmer – Rip the plaster off or keep it on? Temporary and persistent institutional breaches, rupture moments and trust considerations
ABSTRACT To better understand the nature of institutional-based trust in the extractive industries, this paper provides an understanding of the influence by business environments arrangements...
Kyle Pearce – Trust across cultures and hurdles to trusting relationships.
ABSTRACT Trust is one of the most important and complex dynamics contributing to healthy individuals, political systems and industrial relationships. Trust is one of the...
Ron Rimelman – Fireside chat (balancing sustainable development amd critical and strategic mineral needs)
ABSTRACT BIOGRAPHY Ron is NOVAGOLD’s Vice President of Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability. Ron worked as a consultant to NOVAGOLD for 18 months prior to...