All articles by Chris Lo

Hands across the Pacific: Australian miners look to North America

As Australia’s mining industry has expanded and developed over the last two decades or more, its footprint has spread all…
The end of the road for Alaska’s Pebble Mine project

The Pebble deposit in the US state of Alaska was originally discovered in 1988 by Cominco Alaska, and has been…
International arbitration: the key themes leading to mining disputes

Every company keeps a sharp eye on the risks to which their operations are exposed, and in the mining industry,…
Equatorial Guinea: the first wave of modern mineral exploration

In November 2019, Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons announced the winning bids under the country’s EG Ronda 2019…
Talking mining disputes with Faegre Drinker’s Adrian Jones

The mining sector is fraught with risk. For miners investing in a new or existing asset, there is always a…

Dam straight: Australian miners reflect on safe tailings management

More than half a year on from yet another deadly tailings dam disaster in Brazil - at the Vale-operated Córrego…
Sir Arvi Parbo: the life and career of an Aussie mining legend

On 1 May, Australia mourned the loss of one of its most prominent business leaders, after the death of Sir…
Companies leading the way in copper mining tech

Copper has been part of the human conversation for thousands of years, from the Bronze Age right up to Brexit.…
Development hell: uranium projects caught at a market crossroad

After years of declining demand and depressed prices since the 2011 Fukushima safety incident saw much of the world fall…
A new dimension: bringing mine sites to life in 3D

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so the saying goes. The maxim is well-suited to technically complex heavy…