Mining & Metals

The future of mining and metals is focused on embracing digital while optimizing productivity and portfolios.

Disruption is fast reshaping the mining and metals sector’s perception of where the biggest risks and opportunities may lie. The climate crisis, geopolitical issues and rising stakeholder expectations are increasingly significant forces of change. We see more opportunities than risks for miners willing to make the transformational changes needed to drive long-term value. With license to operate increasingly linked to an organization’s ability to access resources, capital and debt, a proactive approach to these challenges is critical. Demand for minerals, materials and metals from clean energy technologies is expected to increase exponentially — and miners will need to overcome several challenges to meet this demand — building agility to manage price volatility, substitution threats and changing demands is key. For a sector in the midst of transformation, increasing the participation of women in mining — and all the proven benefits they bring — is simply too big an opportunity to ignore. Gender diversity is a business imperative for mining and metals companies as they build a strong, sustainable future.

We take a whole-of-value-chain approach to help you to seize the potential of digital to fast-track productivity, balance portfolios and set a clear road map for the new energy future.

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Clement Soh

EY Global Climate Action Barometer 2024

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The 2025 risks and opportunities for the gold mining sector

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M&A and Capital Raising 2024 Trends and 2025 Outlook

The mining sector must invest at least US$2.1 trillion by 2050 to meet the rising demand. In 2024, M&A activity was driven by companies focusing on transition minerals like copper and lithium or doubling down on metallurgical coal investments.

Declan McManus + 2

Top three risks and opportunities facing the battery minerals sector

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Paul Mitchell + 2

How bold action can accelerate the world’s multiple energy transitions

Our energy system is reshaping at speed, but in different ways across different markets. Three accelerators can fast-track change. Learn more.

Stephanie Chesnick Cutter + 3

Are the global winds of change sending offshore in a new direction?

Turbulent times in the offshore wind sector could change the way large-scale energy projects are built and funded in future. Read more in RECAI 62.

Arnaud de Giovanni + 1

Will local ambition fast-track or frustrate the global energy transition?

The Inflation Reduction Act has triggered competition in renewables, but could unbalance international capital allocation. Read more in RECAI 61.

How Europe can unblock the midstream battery materials bottleneck

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James Nicholson + 2

Why wavering consumer confidence could stall the energy transition

The Energy Consumer Confidence Index reveals that the impact of the energy transition is hitting home. Discover more.

Greg Guthridge

How a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) system supports growth

Diamondback Energy implements SAP S/4HANA® for a quick-to-market solution with minimal business disruptions.

James White

How miners can accelerate gender diversity

The mining and metals sector will play a critical role in building a clean, sustainable energy future. Accelerating gender diversity can help organisations access the skills and innovation they will need to drive their own transformation and that of their industry.

Paul Mitchell

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