1Trackingthetrends2019Trackingthetrends2019Thetop10issuestransformingthefutureofminingContentsSolvingthevalueconundrum03Trend2:Thefrontierofanalyticsandartificialintelligence10Trend3:Managingriskinthedigitalera18Trend4:Digitizingthesupplychain22Trend5:Drivingsustainablesharedsocialoutcomes28Trend6:Exploringthewater-energynexus34Trend7:Decodingcapitalprojects40Trend8:Reimaginingwork,workers,andtheworkplace46Trend9:Operationalizingdiversityandinclusionprograms50Trend10:Demandingprovenance56Holistic,dynamic,andintegrated:Devisingagrandstrategyforthefuture61Contacts62Endnotes64Trend1:Rethinkingminingstrategy04“Itappearsthattheminingindustryispoisedforgreatergrowththanit’sseeninadecade,buttoday’smarketrealitiesareverydifferentthanthoseofthepast.We’renowdealingwithgeopoliticaltensionsintheformoftradewarsand