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Tom Palmer and the three horseman of the metacrisis

THERE are three global megatrends coming for miners and if they are not handled correctly could come together to create a metacrisis for miner. This is the solemn message Newmont Corporation president and chief executive officer Tom Palmer brought to the World Mining Congress in Brisbane, Queensland.

Tom Palmer fears mining could be headed for a metacrisis.

Tom Palmer fears mining could be headed for a metacrisis.

"We're on the cusp of an age more disruptive than the industrial revolution," he said. So what are these megatrends? The first is investors increasingly demanding accountability, value sharing and...

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