Transforming mining operations through strategy

Global speaker, author, and strategist helping miners to close the gap between boardroom decisions and site results.

about alex franklin

The author of Mining For Value — a blueprint to eliminate chaos, scale production, and unlock latent capacity in tier-2 (and aspiring) miners.

Credentials

Author — Mining For Value

Chartered Engineer

BEng (hons), CPEng, MIEAust, AAusIMM

Global experience — 6 countries

Defence, transport, telecoms & infrastructure

With over a decade of global experience across high-stakes sectors like defence, telecoms, and infrastructure, Alex specialises in building theInvisible Engine: a site's systematic ability to reliably translate strategic ambition into bottom-line results.

Methodology, in full

Eliminate Chaos, Scale Production and Unlock Latent Capacity

Our book, Mining For Value, lays out the complete framework behind our approach— the Execution Gap, the Invisible Engine, Operational Debt, and the path from chaos to predictable performance.

Alex Franklin, author of Mining For Value, 2026 Grammar Factory Publishing

Discussion points

What Alex speaks on

9 topics drawn from our decades of combined experience and the frameworks in Mining For Value

Topic 01

The Productivity Paradox

Why mining ROI has fallen 25% despite decades of improvement spend.

Topic 02

The Performance Quadrants

The industry's unrealistic expectations and the four zones every site operates in.

Topic 03

Strategy to Bank

The costly value leaks between intent and impact.

Topic 04

The Capability Curve

From innocence to excellence — the maturity journey every operation must make

Topic 05

Performance Framework

The five core fundamentals that determine whether a site performs or firefights.

Topic 06

Operational Debt

Why sites are borrowing from the future — and how to stop debt from compounding

Topic 07

The Execution Gap

Mining's iceberg of ignorance — the hidden gap between strategy and site reality.

Topic 08

Fat Tail Risk

Why mining needs adaptive capacity — and why most operations aren't built for it.

Topic 09

Silver Bullets

The four categories keeping sites stuck in chaos — and why they keep coming back for more.

formats

How Alex appears

Available for keynotes, podcasts, guest contributor, and panellist.

Keynote speaker

Conferences, leadership summits, and industry forums. A structured narrative that leaves the room with a framework to act on.

Podcast guest

Mining, operations, business, and leadership shows. Straight-talking insights for technical and non-technical audiences.

Panellist

For an often unconventional take on what investors and operators need to consider.

Guest contributor

Writing articles and opinion pieces for industry magazines, newsletters etc.

Interested in having Alex speak?

Whether it's a conference keynote, or a podcast conversation — get in touch and we'll see if it's the right fit.