Mining For Synergies Strategies For Global Mining Companies

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, , language: English, abstract: The global mining sector has seen an unprecedented span of growth and upheaval in the last one decade. All the metal and mineral commodities rose from their low point in 2001-02 periods to an all time high in 2008. Although the global recession in 2008 severely affected their business global mining companies resumed their growth and surpassed their previous highs by the end of 2010. However, standing at this crucial juncture, they face major opportunities and threats in their near future. This report attempts to address these growth opportunities and major hurdles of the mining sector. Further, efforts have been made to understand the serious implications of policy changes by governments and the rise of the emerging markets. The key management strategies and business growth models adopted by the largest mining companies such as BHP Billiton, Royal Dutch Shell and Rio Tinto have been discussed in detail.

This report examines the reasons for the demise of Africa's mining performance, and proposes a strategy for accelerating mining sector growth so that the sector can make a greater contribution to economic activity in the region. The report draws heavily on the experience of World Bank mining work in Africa as well as other regions. The report includes an analysis of mining legislation and taxation arrangements in five countries which have been relatively successful in attracting new private sector mining investment. It also makes use of the results of a survey of the decision making processes and criteria of over forty mining companies regarding exploration and investment in developing countries. At various stages, key insights and findings from the report have been reviewed and discussed on a selective basis with industry experts, potential investors, interested government officials and the academic community.

This book brings together perspectives from economics, specifically minerals economics, to the management of global mining companies. It covers volatile price forecasting, cost analysis, investment decisions, and the social, environmental, and developmental impacts of mining.

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 72%, Kingston University London (Kingston business school), course: M.B.A, language: English, abstract: Globalisation and the increased importance of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in the corporate world, continue to be the focus and centre of attention of many. The constant increase in the volume of transactions and deal value in all sectors, has led to many researches in the field of M&A, focussing on deal structuring, integration process identification, and also success factors. Being unique, a limited research has been focussed on the mining sector, hence it is valuable to investigate M&A factors of success in the mining industry. Therefore, the research question of “Critical success factors for M&A, and best practices in the mining industry" has been raised. Comprehensive list of critical success factors has been identified through a broad literature review, to endeavour the practicality of each factor to the mining sector. Also, the author has conducted a case study analysis method, to provide a real-life expertise of M&A in the mining industry, based on secondary data and annual reports. The case of ST Barbara Mining Limited (SBM AU) takeover of Allied Gold Mining (ALD AU) was investigated, in order to identify critical factors of success pre and post-merger in the Gold mining sector. Addressing the research question, the findings indicate that success factors of an M&A deal in mining industry depends on the time of the deal announcement, geological assessment of the target assets, and the geo-location of the mine. The research concludes that success factors if aligned to a company strategic plan, could increase chances of success of an M&A deal in the mining sector. The findings contribute valuable guidance to both practitioners and researchers in the mining field. For companies operating M&A in the mining sector, It is recommended to focus on pricing efficiency and the integration process post-merger. For the target company, management should be lenient towards deal price disagreement and compromise to avoid post-transaction completion issues. For the acquirer firm, overpayment should be avoided, coupled with an increase in efficiency and professionalism during the integration process, as well as preventing conflict of interest.

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"Literature on mining strategies is very sparse, however, this is not a reflection of the importance of the topic. The consequences of implementing the wrong strategy for a mining company could have a lethal impact. Even when a sound strategy is defined, it is important to cascade the corporate strategy to individual sites and then align the tactical decisions to the strategy to minimise the risk of losing value due to poor decisions. These proceedings contain papers that explore the central theme of the seminar: strategic versus tactical approaches in mining, from a variety of aspects including: financial, mine planning and scheduling, geomechanics, mine safety, environmental, education and research. With numerous case studies, these proceedings constitute a rich and unique source of useful information for the mining industry. Given the incredible boom that the mining industry has enjoyed for many years, and the growth opportunities of mining companies from maximising the value of their current mineral assets, it is difficult to imagine that there are topics more important to explore, at the present time, than strategic and tactical approaches to mining"--Back cover.