The view from England: Coal mine approval a seasonal gift from UK government
Gifts have been exchanged in England during December since before the building of Stonehenge 5,000 years ago. Back then our Neolithic ancestors were celebrating the…
Articles by Chris Hinde
The View from England: Miners still await a miracle
Two years ago, in this column, I reminded readers of The Northern Miner that the mining industry has a patron saint, Barbara, whose feast day…
The View from England: Exploration lessons from the Pharaohs
One-hundred years ago a five-year search culminated in arguably the world’s greatest ever exploration success. No, not a mineral deposit (although lots of gold was…
The view from England: New mining idiom; rock, stock and barrel
Politicians around the world are focused on growing their national economies. They need to take everything into account; from the secure supply of the necessary…
The View from England: Sending the right signals
The world’s first, and still largest, broadcaster is 100 years old. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) was formed on Oct. 18, 1922, by a group…
The View from England: Mining should measure its queue
We British are good at queuing, and most of us practice standing in line from an early age. This lifetime of training came to fruition…
The view from England: Critical time for minerals
You don’t need to be a monarchist to have admired Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96. She was famously discrete…
The View from England: Copper and an artist drawn to war
A recent report suggests copper might have something in common with Eric Ravilious, whose paintings became increasingly associated with conflict. A strategic study by IHS…
The View from England: Unsighted, so expect the unexpected
Only newsletter writers and commodity analysts see the future with perfect clarity, the rest of us must muddle along with probabilities and best guesses. A…
The view from England: Time called on mining graduates
The U.K. is facing a crisis. No, not our mounting supply issues, soaring cost inflation or the sudden change in political leadership; rather, the plummeting numbers…
The view from England: Cryptocurrency crash reminiscent of past bubbles
Holders of cryptocurrencies are reeling after a brutal year-to-date, with a catastrophic April and May serving to remind investors of the dangers in relying upon…
The view from England: Party time as resources soar
In the U.K., despite horrendous inflation and gloomy economic forecasts, we are preparing to party. To mark the beginning of a four-day Platinum Jubilee celebration,…