Helen Cartwright
Editor
Twenty-two years covering metals and mining finance, latterly on a sell-side commodities desk. Writes the front-page framing notes and signs off every jurisdiction claim.
Published reports (11)
- Governance / August 13, 2026
Johnson Tract: a gold mine inside a national park
- Governance / August 7, 2026
DRC's concentrate export line: what actually changed
- Governance / August 4, 2026
Bank of Korea starts buying gold at home, quietly
- Governance / August 2, 2026
Mali's mining code has made permit timing a valuation risk
- Governance / July 28, 2026
UNMC state participation: what it means for operators
- Governance / July 14, 2026
LBMA responsible sourcing: the new compliance bar
- Governance / April 24, 2026
DRC cobalt export controls: the lever that worked
- Governance / February 28, 2026
West Africa's permitting reset, read together
- Governance / December 4, 2025
Barrick and Mali: a costly sovereign-risk lesson
- Governance / November 10, 2025
B2Gold's Fekola: negotiating under pressure
- Governance / June 5, 2025
Endeavour Mining after the reset: governance test
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