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We monitor developments across the mining industry as they happen, including company and technology news, and macroeconomic and policy changes, explaining their impact on our forecasts.

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Regular market overviews for over 45 countries including 10-year forecasts, key industry trends, business environment, and company strategy analysis.

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Company profiles and in-depth strategy and financial performance analysis of the largest publicly-listed mining companies.

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Comparable and exportable database, with 10-year supply and demand forecasts for developed, emerging, and frontier markets, and global price forecasts and indices.

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Quantify opportunities and risks using the Mining Risk/Reward Index, which helps you compare the investment attractiveness and sales potential in individual markets.

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Detailed data on global mines, from operational to new project developments, with information on status, phase, companies and contractors, production and reserves.

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Mining & Metals 2024 Key Themes

In 2024, we expect to see only slight improvement to mineral and metal prices due to weak demand in Mainland China and a subdued outlook for other major markets with global growth decelerating from 2.6% in 2023 to 2.1% in 2024.

Latest Mining Indicators

From Australia to Zimbabwe, our mining dataset provides over 10,000 lines of data for key indicators including mine imports, exports, reserves, production, machinery trade, and base, ferrous, and precious metals.

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We integrate political, macroeconomic, and cross-industry expertise into our mining industry analysis, allowing our customers to benefit from understanding how each factor impacts on the other in their chosen markets.

Sabrin Chowdhury

Head of Commodities Analysis

Sabrin leads BMI's Commodity analysis and price forecasting, managing a global team that covers 24 commodities across energy, industrial and precious metals, soft commodities, and grains. Sabrin joined BMI in 2015 and regularly engages with clients hailing from banks, asset management firms, consultancies, government agencies and corporations. Sabrin previously worked at ING Bank and holds a Master’s Degree with distinction in Financial Forecasting and Investment from the University of Glasgow. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

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Long Reads

BMI Global Macro & Industry Key Themes 2024

In 2024, the global economy will continue to face headwinds in the form of slower growth as the lagged effects of policy tightening in 2022 and 2023 start taking effect.

Americas Mining Insight (September 2023)

Resource nationalism will increase operational costs for mining operations in Latin America over the coming decade. From an international perspective, mining firms in Latin America will be particularly exposed to these risks. September 2023 edition.

Asia Pacific Mining Insight (July 2023)

On May 19 2023, the US government imposed sanctions on leading Russian-based gold producers Polyus and Polymetal JSC, a subsidiary of Polymetal International- yet another measure introduced to condemn the war in Ukraine.

Presenting BMI’s Key Megatrends

On 21st June 2023 we launched the 4th edition of Towards 2050: Megatrends in Industry, Politics and The Global Economy at an exclusive event in London, where BMI’s senior analysts explored some of the key themes from the report in more detail.

Asia Pacific Mining Insight (Jun 2023)

Since late 2020, Australia’s exports of commodities including copper and coal to Mainland China have declined to nil over a strained diplomatic relationship.

Americas Mining Insight (May 2023)

Mining production growth and investment in the Americas in 2023 will be supported by the continued ramp-up of new mining operations to meet the needs of the low-carbon energy transition.

Asia Pacific Mining Insight (February 2023)

Asia's mining landscape will see continued growth in 2023 after recovering in 2022. The challenges of the pandemic are continuing, with operations slowing and higher operating costs lingering, however, our 2023 mineral production outlook for most markets in Asia shows growth compared with 2022.

Global Industries Outlook 2023

Six major themes will influence the way industries operate in 2023.

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