Will Gabriel Resources be able to advance the controversial Rosia Montana project in Romania?

A newly updated book by CR’s director reveals surprising parallels between powerful firms from history and modern-day corporate giants

Critical Resource takes a quick look at five of the year’s most challenging resource projects or investments.

Resource firms need to think big, and small, in Sierra Leone

Critical Resource’s director Daniel Litvin speaks to the BBC about the Marikana mine tragedy in South Africa, plus other media comment

The long-term success of East Africa’s booming oil industry will depend on companies’ ability to navigate a complex web of geopolitical issues

Dambisa Moyo’s new book on China’s impact on commodity markets brings an old debate into the mainstream, but leaves key questions unanswered

Cynthia Carroll sets out her thoughts on commodity price falls, resource nationalism and Anglo American’s work on community development

As resource companies operate in ever more remote regions, the risk of their activities impacting on environmentally protected areas or other ‘biodiversity hotspots’ increases. How should companies manage these issues?

Public fears about shale gas could severely limit the industry’s growth globally. It needs to provide more reassurance – and self-regulation

A fast changing socio-political environment presents challenges for gold miners in West Africa

This key document – developed with support from Critical Resource – is aimed at ICMM members & other mining companies

Peter Voser talks to Critical Resource about partnering with resource countries, the ‘gas revolution’, and strengthening industry standards

Disruptive and often violent disagreements between central states and regional groups are increasingly common. How should companies respond?