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    Paul C. Henshaw

    A geologist by training, Henshaw was not immune to being on the frontline of mine exploration and development. Through his efforts, Homestake became an established provider of uranium. In addition, he personally was responsible for... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

      William G. Mather

      Mather headed the company for 50 years. He was instrumental in consolidating several mining operations into one powerful force. He also embarked on a major diversification program by investing in iron-ore industries and steel operations. View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

        Louis S. Cates

        Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital... View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

          Donald H. McLaughlin

          McLaughlin spent 55 years with Homestake Mining creating the largest supplier of gold in the United States. An ardent supporter of the gold standard, McLaughlin was equally adept as both a hands-on miner and a college geology professor.... View Details
          Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

            George H. Love

            Love took control of his uncle’s struggling coal operation and built it into the largest and most successful coal mining operation in the US. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Love was able to achieve broader economies of... View Details
            Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

              Plato Malozemoff

              Struggling to find a job during the depression, the Russian-born immigrant, accepted an entry level engineering position with Newmont in 1945. Nine short years later, Malozemoff took the helm of Newmont Mining that, at the time, was... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
              • December 2011 (Revised May 2012)
              • Case

              Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil

              What is Baosteel, a top Chinese steelmaker, doing in Brazil? The company is responding to the Chinese government's "go global" policy and to the possible rise in iron ore input costs. But steel mills are complex, capital-intensive projects, and Brazil is an emerging... View Details
              Keywords: Global Business; China; Developing Countries; Latin America; Industrial Development; Strategy And Execution; Analysis; Industrial Analysis; Heavy Industry; Country Analysis; Brazil; Economic Analysis; Natural Resources; Infrastructure; Planning; Capacity Planning; Contingency Planning; Demand Planning; Competition; Core Competencies; Corporate Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Five Forces; Bargaining Power Of Suppliers; Globalization; Government and Politics; Policy; Emerging Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Mining; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; China; Brazil
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              Abrami, Regina M., and Iacob Koch-Weser. "Heavy Metal (A): Baosteel Enters Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 912-411, December 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
              • 11 Jul 2017
              • News

              The Right Thing to Do

              and the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, which killed 39 people. At the time, the company was run by Don Blankenship, a hard-charging CEO who put profit ahead of safety. In the five years before the disaster,... View Details
              Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas)
              • January 2010
              • Background Note

              In the Spotlight: The Market for Iron Ore

              By: Aldo Musacchio, Tarun Khanna and Jenna Bernhardson
              This note discusses the structure and functioning of the market for iron ore. This market has traditionally functioned using a benchmark pricing mechanism, in which large steel mills in Japan (now in China) negotiate the benchmark price with the largest of the big... View Details
              Keywords: Industry Structures; Mining; Price; Valuation; Business Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Business and Government Relations; Mining Industry; China
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              Musacchio, Aldo, Tarun Khanna, and Jenna Bernhardson. "In the Spotlight: The Market for Iron Ore." Harvard Business School Background Note 710-049, January 2010.
              • 1980
              • Chapter

              Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues

              By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Malcolm Gillis
              Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Taxation; Mining Industry
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              Wells, L. T., Jr., and Malcolm Gillis. "Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues." In Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia, by Malcolm Gillis, Ralph Beals, Glenn Jenkins, L. T. Wells Jr., and Ulrich Peterson. MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1980.
              • 01 Dec 2000
              • News

              In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience

              receiving illegally mined diamonds in exchange. RUF rebels took U.N. peacekeepers hostage in Sierra Leone, and the United States threatened to impose sanctions over Taylor's relationship with the RUF. Meanwhile, Liberia's northern border... View Details
              Keywords: Margie Kelley; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas)
              • November 1994 (Revised November 1994)
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              MW Petroleum Corporation (A)

              By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
              Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details
              Keywords: Acquisition; Business Subsidiaries; Mining; Cash Flow; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Price; Negotiation; Production; Valuation; Mining Industry
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              Luehrman, Timothy A., Peter Tufano, and Barbara Wall. "MW Petroleum Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-029, November 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
              • 26 Apr 2011
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              BioMine Strikes Gold

              Contest. BioMine uses existing scaled-up mining industry technologies to capture value from the 40 million tons of "e-waste" that is landfilled or incinerated annually around the world. (Watch Bradoo explain the concept behind BioMine.)... View Details
              Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas)
              • May 2011 (Revised August 2011)
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              The Offshore Drilling Industry in 2011

              By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Kenneth Corts and Joseph McElroy
              After booming in 2007 and early 2008, the offshore drilling industry slumps in 2009. 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 for a rig's... View Details
              Keywords: Technological Innovation; Metals and Minerals; Demand and Consumers; Price; Industry Structures; Supply and Industry; Mining; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
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              Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Kenneth Corts, and Joseph McElroy. "The Offshore Drilling Industry in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 711-543, May 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
              • 01 Dec 2013
              • News

              A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash

              BRADOO: Mining old tech for gold by Constantine von Hoffman When most people's phones break, all they see is a problem. Privahini Bradoo (MBA 2008) sees an opportunity. Bradoo is the cofounder and CEO of BlueOak Resources, a company... View Details
              Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; recycling; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas)
              • 01 Jan 2012
              • News

              Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989

              Appointed Managing Director, Alcan, Limerick, Ireland 2002 Appointed CEO, Alcan Primary Metal Group 2006 Named one of “50 Women to Watch” by WSJ 2007 Appointed Chief Executive, Anglo American 2008 Implements “zero harm” policy to improve safety in the View Details

                Daniel Guggenheim

                and took control of ASARCO in 1900. Guggenheim bought copper mines and gold fields in Chile, tin mines in Bolivia, and a rubber plantation and diamond mines in the Congo and... View Details
                Keywords: Metals
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                From Blood Diamonds to Dirty Gold: How to Buy Gold Less Tainted by Mercury

                By: Kristin Sippl
                This is a quick and easy news article on the link between poverty, mercury pollution, and gold mining. It explains the problems in the jewelry industry as well as public and civil society attempts to address them. View Details
                Keywords: Mining; Pollutants; Poverty; Social Issues
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                Sippl, Kristin. "From Blood Diamonds to Dirty Gold: How to Buy Gold Less Tainted by Mercury." The Conversation (December 22, 2015).
                • 28 Aug 2017
                • Research & Ideas

                Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

                Council on Mining and Metals has developed transparency principles for mining firms, and the Responsible Care program of the chemical industry has focused on outcomes ranging from employee safety to... View Details
                Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Mining; Mining; Mining; Mining
                • 1978
                • Book

                Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries

                By: L. T. Wells Jr., Malcolm Gillis and Meyer W. Bucovetsky
                Keywords: Taxation; Mining; Metals and Minerals; Bolivia
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                Wells, L. T., Jr., Malcolm Gillis, and Meyer W. Bucovetsky. Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978. (Wells wrote or was co-author of chapters 5, 7, 8, and 9.)
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