Publications

April 1995
Case

Phelps Dodge Corporation

By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand

A prolonged decline in copper prices prompts Phelps Dodge, one of the world's largest independent copper companies, to consider corporate diversification as a means of protecting itself from copper price volatility. View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Price; Volatility; Risk Management; Mining Industry; Arizona; United States

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

October 1975 (Revised April 1980)
Case

Gulfport Mining, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Mining Industry

2010
Thesis

Out of Norway falls aluminium: the Norwegian aluminium industry in the international economy, 1908-1940

Keywords: History; Metals and Minerals; Mining Industry; Norway

January 1997
Case

Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)

By: James K. Sebenius

Since the 1960s, SMI has quietly executed a series of brilliantly negotiated takeovers throughout Europe, often acquiring companies much larger than itself. Despite formidable obstacles, SMI has managed to acquire state-owned competitors in Italy and France, as well as... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; International Relations; Negotiation Tactics; Consolidation; Mining Industry; Europe

July 1979
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (B)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz

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

July 1979 (Revised December 1981)
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz

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

August 1978
Case

Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (A)

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein

Keywords: Mining Industry

06 Sep 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?

Keywords: Re: Vincent Pons; Mining; Mining

18 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 18

this case: http://hbr.org/product/carbon-engineering/an/814040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-019 Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A) In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 1994
Teaching Note

The All American Pipeline (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-292-040). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry; California; Texas

October 1993
Teaching Note

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. TN

By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer

Teaching Note for (9-293-051). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry; New York (state, US)

September 1991
Case

All American Pipeline

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Goodyear is nearing its first major capital commitments for the largest investment project in its history, the All American Pipeline. The pipeline will transport heavy crude oil from California to Texas. It is the centerpiece of a major program by Goodyear to diversify... View Details

Keywords: Capital; Financial Strategy; Business Startups; Diversification; Valuation; Standards; Supply Chain; Resource Allocation; Cash Flow; Mining Industry; California; Texas

February 1997
Teaching Note

Electrical, Mining, and Industrial (EMI) Corp., Teaching Note

By: David F. Hawkins

Keywords: Mining Industry

May 2006 (Revised May 2009)
Case

De Beers: Addressing the New Competitiveness Challenges

By: Michael E. Porter, Sonia D. Marciano and Alyson Warhurst

Traces the development of De Beers and the diamond industry from its inception in the mid-1800s to the year 2000. Discusses De Beer's history and strategy as the industry leader and its role in industry development. Enables deep examination of the interdependence of... View Details

Keywords: History; Strategy; Geographic Location; Conflict Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Mining Industry

1978
Chapter

Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform

By: Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins and Brian Wright

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Taxation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Mining Industry