Publications

July 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Teaching Note

Restructuring Bulong's Project Debt (TN)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane

Teaching Note for (9-203-027). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry; Australia

April 1999 (Revised February 2001)
Background Note

Offshore Drilling Industry, The

After booming in 1997 and early 1998, the offshore drilling industry slumps in late 1998 and early 1999. Lower oil prices lead oil companies to reduce drilling budgets, and rig utilization falls from essentially 100% to 70% in some markets. Day rates--the prices paid... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Price; Supply and Industry; Mining Industry

October 1982 (Revised September 1986)
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (A) (Condensed)

By: D. Quinn Mills

Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Mining Industry

May 1991 (Revised July 1992)
Teaching Note

Amalgamated Aluminum Alloy Division, Teaching Note

By: Benson P. Shapiro and John A. Quelch

Keywords: Mining Industry

September 1988 (Revised February 1989)
Case

Amalgamated Aluminum Alloy Division

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Mining Industry

1982
Appendix

Financial Aspects of Antarctic Mineral Regimes

By: James K. Sebenius

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Mining Industry; Antarctica

January 2021
Case

Rio Tinto Aluminum: Can Purpose Lead to Profit?

By: David Fubini and Agastya Muthanna

This case describes the tradeoffs Rio Tinto faces as it considers investments to ensure environmentally friendly, sustainability produced aluminum with the potential risks of competitive pricing and profit loses. View Details

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Investment; Price; Competition; Profit; Cost vs Benefits; Mining Industry

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation

negotiation, Sebenius cites the case of Kennecott Copper Corporation. Faced with a possible government takeover of its mines in Chile a number of years ago, Kennecott knew it had to renegotiate its long-term, low-royalty agreement. A... View Details

Keywords: by Anita M. Harris

26 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?

the things they cleverly do is ask users to sign in using their Google account (or by establishing a new account). When you use something like Google Maps, Google keeps records and can mine that data to see where you’ve been and what... View Details

Keywords: Re: Willy C. Shih; Video Game; Entertainment & Recreation

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

political stability. Liberia's economic strategy sees higher-level growth over the next five years coming from investments in mining, agriculture, and oil. That optimism may be warranted, according to Werker's analysis. "If multiple iron ore View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

April 1995
Teaching Note

MW Petroleum Corporation (A) (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-295-029). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry

January 1981 (Revised March 1992)
Case

Alcoa of Australia Ltd.

By: Dwight B. Crane and Samuel L. Hayes III

Keywords: Mining Industry; Australia

March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
Case

Kennecott Copper Corp.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cash; Mining Industry

July 2011
Case

Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS

By: David F. Hawkins and Angel R. Solis

Barrick Gold must change from Canadian – GAAP to IFRS. Case covers the transition. View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Transition; Mining Industry; Canada

June 2009
Teaching Note

Curled Metal Inc. - Engineered Products Division (TN)

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Teaching Note for [709434]. View Details

Keywords: Sales; Product Development; Customers; Business Divisions; Price; Business Strategy; Cost; Production; Mining Industry

December 1996 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess"

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein

Seeking to dispose of an outmoded oil drilling platform in the North Sea, Shell finds itself confronted by Greenpeace and other environmentalists. The protesters land 12 people onto the rig and initiate media coverage of their "occupation." The case follows the events... View Details

Keywords: Communication; Media; Social Issues; Mining Industry; United Kingdom

March 1997
Background Note

Copper and Zinc Markets 1996

By: Peter Tufano

Provides background information on copper and zinc markets as of mid-1996. Discusses supply and demand conditions, forecasts of the spot prices of the metals, and contracts for future delivery (forwards, futures, and options). View Details

Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Metals and Minerals; Supply and Industry; Mining Industry

Conference Presentation

Evaluating the Management of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Management; Projects; Mining Industry; Alaska