China's Role in the Global Mining Sector: A Conversation with Peter Arkell

In this episode we chat to Peter Arkell, MD of Carrington Day who are a consulting company that assists international companies doing business in China and Chinese companies to go abroad.

Peter is a prominent member of the mining sector in China, being the Chairman of the Global Mining Association of China (GMAC), the international mining community’s peak representative body, and founding Chairman of the Oriental Mining Club. Peter is also a Member of the Melbourne Mining Club International Advisory Board. We talk about the Chinese mining industry, what is actually happening in the Chinese economy, not what we just her in the media and what the outlook is for the country.

Peter is going to be attending Europe’s largest mining event, Resourcing Tomorrow, (Formerly known as Mines and Money London,) which is taking place in London on the 28-30 November, a great platform for the entire mining value chain, fostering learning, lively debates, and providing valuable networking opportunities.

Register NOW by going to www.resourcingtomorrow.com/register to receive a discount on current early bird prices using the code DIGDEEP10.       

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• China has a significant domestic mining industry, including gold, iron ore, copper, rare earths, lithium, and coal production.
• The Global Mining Association of China (GMAC) represents the international mining community in China and promotes collaboration between Chinese and international mining companies.
• Chinese mining companies have been actively investing in international projects and forming partnerships with Western mining companies, such as the collaboration between Rio Tinto, Chinalco, and Baosteel in the development of the Simandou project.
• The Chinese economy is currently facing challenges in the property market and consumer demand, but it is still projected to achieve 5% growth this year.

BEST MOMENTS

"China emerged in the industry, in the global industry, at the time which became known as the mining boom, going back to early 2000s, when China decided that it couldn't provide for itself from its own domestic mining that it needed to get resources from abroad." 

"Mining is the solution. We need to be able to show that the mining industry is a big part of the solution. It's not the problem itself." 

"China will continue to be a customer and Chinese demand will continue to be important for the industry. But China is also an investor. It's also a miner itself, an international miner." 

"The mining industry is a great place to be, it's a great place to work. You and I helped to find talent to work in it. It's always a privilege."

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Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.