ESG in mining
What if resource estimation wasn’t just updated, but completely reimagined? At the AusIMM 2025 Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth, two respected voices in the field—Jacqui Coombes and Paul Hodkiewicz—stepped away from PowerPoint slides and into a candid, thought-provoking dialogue that challenged the mining industry to rethink its most foundational assumptions.
As ESG performance becomes a core determinant of value in mining, a quiet revolution is underway in mine planning.
Amid mounting global uncertainty, shifting trade policy, and resource nationalism, a clear signal has emerged from the Q1 2025 State of the Market webinar hosted by S&P Global Commodity Insights: gold has not only reclaimed its throne as a safe-haven asset but is doing so with a cleaner footprint.
At the 2025 AusIMM Mineral Resource Estimation Conference in Perth, one keynote stood out as a call to action for mineral resource professionals to reframe the very foundations of how the industry thinks about risk and uncertainty.
