Sean Ashcroft

Supply Chain Editor-in-Chief

Sean Ashcroft is the Editor-in-Chief of Supply Chain Digital and is a regular writer on all aspects of Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Sourcing, Technology & Sustainability. He also is the host of the popular LinkedIn LIVE video show and is also a moderator for the Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE Conference in London each year.

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2024 Olympic Medals: All That Glitters is Not Gold

Iron from the Eiffel Tower is a signature part of all the medals at the 2024 Paris Games, and the tale of the iron's origins reads like a detective novel…

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UK Coal Mine Legal Battle puts Sustainability in Spotlight

UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years faces legal challenge, putting the world's complicated relationship with this fossil fuel into the spotlight…

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Rio Tinto Brings Simandou Guinea Iron Ore Saga to End

Rio Tinto ready to resume construction at Simandou mine in Guinea, which be world's largest iron ore operation and Africa's biggest infrastructure project…

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Focus on: Uranium, the World's Most Powerful Metal

As China builds biggest ever uranium mine, we profile this extraordinary metal, looking at how it is mined, who by & how uranium operations are regulated…

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Top 10: Gold Producing Countries

Gold is a safe investment, famed for its use in jewellery, while the tech and pharma sectors also rely on it. But who are the top gold producing countries?…

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Top 10: World's largest Mines

The world's largest mines include Bingham Canyon (US), Garzweiler (Germany), Chuquicamata (Chile), Kiruna (Sweden), Grasberg (Indonesia) & Mirny (Russia)…

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Top 10: Mining Companies in EMEA

The largest mining firms in EMEA include Anglo American, Glencore, Rio Tinto, Vale, Anglo American, ArcelorMittal, South32, Nornickel, Polyus & Norsk Hydro…

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Top 10: APAC Mining Companies

Leading mining companies in the APAC region include BHP, Rio Tinto, China Molybdenum, and China Shenhua Energy Company…