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Skarn's Copper 2030 Insight Series Ep 3: Why two verified copper PCF's may still not be comparable.

What happens when carbon data starts moving faster than the workflows built to interpret it? Last week, we looked at why two ...

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Copper 2030 - Skarn Copper Insight Series, Episode 2

If two copper PCF's are verified, can a buyer compare them directly? Sophie Chung, CEO - Skarn Associates, looks at the ...

Copper 2030 - Skarn's Copper Insight Series, Episode 1

Why will buying copper in 2030 look different from buying copper today? Sophie Chung, CEO - Skarn Associates, looks at the ...

Recycling Impact of Recycled Content on the Carbon Footprint of Special High-Grade Zinc

Every year, millions of tonnes of zinc are recycled worldwide — quietly reducing emissions, conserving energy, and underpinning ...

Skarn Associates at The Electric Mine conference, Lisbon 5 - 7 May

Mark Fellows, Co-founder and Executive Director of Skarn Associates invites you to join The Electric Mine conference held in ...

Time to Panic on Sulphur?

The conflict in the Gulf region seems to have got everyone looking for angles to drive scaremongery! The area is clearly key in the ...

A Step Forward In Copper Traceability?

A recent announcement by Mint Innovation (and reported in industry sources like Resource Recycling and Fast Company), ...

Powering the Transition: Nickel's GHG and Energy Curves in a Volatile Market

Michael Giblin, Skarn's Head of Research and Sophie Chung, Skarn CEO, discuss Nickel - an important commodity and highly ...

Stibium, Port Pirie’s New Lead

Nyrstar's recent press release concerning the new antimony (latin Stibium, hence the chemical symbol 'Sb') production at their ...

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Taking a LEAP: Navigating the nature-related risks and opportunities facing mining (part2)

In the second of two video interviews, Mark Fellows, Skarn Co-founder and Executive Director, talks to James Spurgeon, Founder ...

Taking a LEAP: Navigating the nature-related risks and opportunities facing mining (part1)

In the first of two video interviews, Mark Fellows, Skarn Co-founder and Executive Director, talks to James Spurgeon, Founder and ...

From Solid... To Sizzle! An introduction to smelting

In our last video of 2025, Dr John Anderson, Skarn's Principal Consultant - Metallurgical Analysis, gives an (admittedly ...

SDQ Webinar November 2025 - Droughts and Power Cuts: When Clean Energy Becomes A Liability

Sophie Chung, Skarn CEO, discusses hydropower in mining with Carlos Calderaro, LATAM Hydropower Lead at Stantec. Carlos ...

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Skarn Associates provides research and analysis services focused on the environmental impact of the mining sector, specifically ...

Skarn Webinar May 2025 - Recycling... Exploring The Opportunities

Dr John Anderson unpacks global recycling trends and risks shaping the future of global metal supply. In this webinar John ...

Skarn Webinar Nov 2024 - Understand water-related financial risks in metals and mining

Raymond Philippe, Skarn Water General Manager guides you through understanding water-related financial risks in metals and ...

Skarn Webinar Mar 2025 - Is Your Mining Portfolio Aligned With Sustainability Benchmarks?

Join Mark Fellows, Skarn CEO, to explore how real data benchmarks have become a factor in the definition of sustainable finance ...

Skarn Webinar April 2025 - The Risk of Bluewashing in Mining -

Skarn Water General Manager, Raymond Philippe, discusses how fragmented water reporting impacts upon transparency and ...

SDQ Briefing Feb 2025

Sophie Chung and Mark Fellows present the second Skarn Decarbonisation Briefing session February 2025, a 30-minute event ...