Seven trends shaping the future of the mining and metals industry

Mar 20, 2019

An autonomous vehicle drives along a road as it collects iron ore at Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) mine in the Pilbara region, located south-east of the coastal town of Port Hedland in Western Australia, November 29, 2018

Automation - such as this driverless truck - and digitalization are two of the forces shaping the future of mining and metas Image: REUTERS/Melanie Burton - RC1E2E3671D0

Nicolas Maennling

Senior economics and policy researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia Law School

Perrine Toledano

Head: Extractive Industries, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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