Change at the top is coming

摘要

The inaugural Future of Mining conference in Sydney heard that mining's enduring modus operandi is being challenged on a number of fronts and that the industry is facing 'disruption' on any or all of these fronts - and maybe even from within - over the next decade. Closing keynote speaker Elizabeth Lewis-Gray put a bold exclamation mark on proceedings. "Perhaps one day BHP will be a division, and a small part of Apple as these technology companies - or the financial or consumer-goods companies - continue to increase their market capitalisation and financial power," Lewis-Gray put to an audience that heard mining's regeneration (exploration and investment), innovation, social and government engagement, and product delivery models were being tested like never before.