Investors familiar with the mining sector from the previous Super Cycle painfully recall the waste and then margin squeeze caused by demand-driven cost inflation. With industry-agnostic inflationary pressures already biting, and another Super Cycle underpinned by the energy transition arguably on the way, investors will be keeping a keen eye on miners and their ability to keep costs in check.

• The outlook for inflation?
• The operational areas most affected and so in need of most attention?
• What strategies and technologies are available to fight back against rising costs?
• What are the top lessons we can learn from the end of the last supercycle.