“The industry mustn’t retreat from tricky jurisdictions”
Former CEO of Western Mining warns against the retreat of major mining companies from difficult jurisdictions.
Critical Resource specialises in political, stakeholder and sustainability challenges in energy and mining. We have a reputation for bespoke, high-quality, high-impact work.
We believe that companies can unlock major commercial value by managing these challenges in a strategic and responsible way.
About us
Our belief is that a deep understanding and responsible, strategic management of these issues will be a key source of competitive advantage for companies in the years ahead.
We provide three types of services: due diligence and assurance that stakeholder, political and reputational risks are well understood and managed, prior to our clients making key investments or strategic decisions; practical support at the project level to help in-country teams achieve project outcomes; and finally, group-level strategies to align and position organisations as a whole to mitigate risks and realise opportunities.
Our network of advisors combines strong industry expertise with on-the-ground intelligence in over 80 countries. The senior advisory panel for the company includes eminent figures from industry, finance and global development. Our core team brings together experience working for major resource firms, The Economist, McKinsey, OECD, UN, and Chatham House, among other organisations.
Recent news and articles
“I expect the current lack of capital will see the resource sector boom in the 2020s”
CEO and Executive Director of Anglo Pacific Julian Treger predicts an era of squeezed supply and high prices, and comments on the prospects of coal as a new rare earth.
Daniel Litvin: Greater industry leadership is needed on climate change
Critical Resource’s Founder & MD discusses 'The Energy Transition: Corporate Adaptation Strategies' at Atlantic Council panel discussion.
“Relationships with local communities and governments require continuous improvement”
Woodside CEO and MD Peter Coleman discusses the impacts of geopolitics on oil supply, what higher prices could mean for the industry, and how the idea of continuous improvement applies to the social license.
Ratings update: China Molybdenum, Democratic Republic of Congo
The DRC’s political volatility is only one of multiple significant risks that cloud the operating environment for China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume mine amid the positive global outlook for cobalt.
"Securing the 'license to operate' will only get more difficult"
Shell Chairman and Critical Resource Senior Advisory Panel member Chad Holliday advises oil and gas companies to be more proactive on climate change and to become comfortable with elevated political risk.
Ratings update: Barrick, Argentina
A Chilean court orders Barrick’s cross-border Pascua-Lama project to close all surface facilities. Could the stars align for an Argentina-only development?
"The extractive industries are prisoners of politics"
Leading resource financier Rick Rule predicts a commodity boom, downplays political risk and calls on extractive companies to embrace diversity.
Storm Warning for the Fossil-Fuel Industry
In an article published by Project Syndicate, Critical Resource Founder & MD Daniel Litvin warns that after a year of extreme weather events, the political pressure on oil and gas producers will grow.