Are Mineral-Rich Countries Ready for Tight Credit Markets?
Mineral-rich countries, especially developing ones, are in a precarious economic position due to the Russia–Ukraine conflict and other global economic crises exacerbating pre-existing conditions...
View ArticleMining and Climate Change: Risks, responsibilities, and solutions
Climate change is one of the most important global threats to our modern society. It is having permanent—and devastating—impacts on our modes of consumption and production, with significant variations...
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How Will Women Fit Into the Mining Workforce of the Future?
Mining technology has constantly evolved over the centuries, but today’s emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping the nature of mining work as never before. Workers will surely feel the knock-on...
View ArticleInvesting in the Women Working in ASM is the Only Way Forward
Women make up an estimated 30% to 50% of the global workforce in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). That number rises to 70% or higher in places like Guinea or Uganda. Supporting women must thus...
View ArticleCritical Minerals Trends: Broad strokes becoming clear, details difficult to...
Our global society is experiencing unprecedented challenges: humanity’s environmental footprint demands urgent and concerted actions, geopolitical tensions are making everyone nervous about the future...
View ArticleWomen’s Employment in Mining: Data analysis details the relationship between...
While it is important to encourage women and girls to pursue higher education, gaining relevant experience and skills is essential for them to obtain and advance employment in the mining industry. The...
View ArticleGender Impact Assessment Tools for Mining Remain on the Shelf
The gap between the broad range of available tools and resources for integrating gender into impact assessments and their lack of use highlights how decision-makers continue to overlook women and girls...
View ArticleThe OECD–G20 International Tax Reforms and Mining: Implications for IGF members
Many multinational mining companies will be subject to the new global tax rules and governments should understand the new rules may interact with their domestic fiscal regime for extractives. The post...
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Mining Fiscal Tools Should Offer Simplicity, Participation, Fairness, and...
As an international consensus around the energy transition pushes demand for more minerals, policy-makers are looking for new taxation, royalty, and other fiscal measures to ensure financial benefits...
View ArticleArgentina Pulling Policy Levers to Maximize Lithium Benefits
Español abajo Consultation is open for the IGF and OECD’s draft mineral pricing framework for lithium. Send your comments by February 2, 2024 to Tax@IGFmining.org. In a world with increasing demand...
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