Natural Resources

As we come to the end of the first accounting period for the new standard, Imogen Massey provides a quick guide for mining companies. The new lease accounting standard, IFRS 16, came into effect on 1 January 2019 and many companies will already have adopted it in their interim financial statements. The standard supersedes IAS…

Consumer attitudes to mining have changed. In difficult times, what do companies need to do to win back trust and remain successful? Adam Humphreys considers the options. The mining and metals sector is recovering from one of its most difficult periods in recent years. It has come under pressure from commodity price decreases and geopolitical…

Mining businesses will be affected by new rules for employment status workers hired via an intermediary. Chris Riley explains how to prepare for April 2020. Consultants who provide advice to a business are a feature of all sectors. But for many years governments and HMRC has been concerned that the use of consultants, often off-payroll,…

Economic challenges abound in the mining sector. But these are being made much worse by the actions of fraudsters that are going unchecked.  The international mining sector faces many financial pressures that affect its profitability. Many of these relate directly to mining expenditure – like rising energy prices, increased construction costs, geological difficulties or increasing…