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                  The                               Acronyms                         More Precious

                                                                                     Metals
                                                    Acronyms will dominate
                                                    head office discussions,
                                                    with M&A and ESG
                                                                                     Nickel and copper
           Trends                                   the priority. Expect the         are looming as
                                                    larger gold companies
                                                                                     2021’s iron ore and
                                                    to offload lower value
                                                                                     gold. After years of
                                                    assets while base metal
                                                                                     underinvestment,
                                                    miners will aim to catch
                                                                                     both commodities are
         of 2021                                    the swell early                  heading into deficit
                                                                                     amid increasing
                                                                                     demand from
                                                                                     technologies set to
                                                                                     dominate the decade















         After the most unpredictable
         of years in 2020, attention
         now turns to what we can
         expect from 2021. Vaccines,
         lockdowns and a new US
         Administration will dominate
         most people’s thoughts and
         while they will impact the
         Australian mining sector,

         other factors are also set to
         come into play. Paydirt looks
         at the likely trends of 2021.




















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