Mike O'Driscoll

About Mike O'Driscoll

Mike has over 30 years experience in the international mining and minerals industry, specialising in industrial minerals and markets, for which he is widely recognised as a leading expert. After serving 26 years at Industrial Minerals (IM) magazine – 17 years as Editor – Mike left IM in 2014 to pursue an independent career in the industrial minerals business, and launched IMFORMED in January 2015 with Ismene Clarke. Read more >

Logistics key to industrial minerals market success – UPDATED

Port of Amsterdam is Lead Sponsor for IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 IMFORMED is delighted to announce Port of Amsterdam as Lead Sponsor to our IMFORMED Rendezvous “Vision for Industrial Minerals”, Noordwijk-Amsterdam, 12-14 April 2021 - full details here (Note: this Forum was postponed from 6-8 April 2020). One of the primary gateways to Europe’s markets, Amsterdam has a substantial industrial [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Tuesday, 11 February, 2020|Newsfile|Comments Off on Logistics key to industrial minerals market success – UPDATED

IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 Programme – UPDATED

The Vision for Industrial Minerals IMFORMED is delighted to announce its programme for the IMFORMED Rendezvous “The Vision for Industrial Minerals”, at Noordwijk (Amsterdam), 12-14 April 2021 (Full details here).  Note: This Forum was postponed from 6-8 April 2020. We intend to retain as much as possible the original excellent programme of speakers for IMFORMED Rendezvous, 12-14 [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Wednesday, 5 February, 2020|Newsfile|Comments Off on IMFORMED Rendezvous 2021 Programme – UPDATED

Mineral Recycling: Today’s Waste, Tomorrow’s Resource

FINAL WEEK EARLY BIRD RATE SAVING US$500 Latest confirmed speakers ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS | MINERAL SUPPLY OPPORTUNITIES  The strive towards the Circular Economy has boosted the evolution of recycling industrial waste. In turn, this has increased the potential of recycling industrial minerals from certain waste streams as technical and economic challenges in their sourcing, processing, cost, and [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Monday, 20 January, 2020|Newsfile|Comments Off on Mineral Recycling: Today’s Waste, Tomorrow’s Resource

So, farewell then Industrial Minerals magazine…

…you served the industry well First issue out! October 1967: (left to right) Peter Rowbotham, first Editor, IM; Mike Cordero, Production Manager; Peter Church, Circulation Manager; Brian Orbell, Advertisement Manager. The end of an era for those in the mineral media world. The October-November 2019 issue of Industrial Minerals magazine marked its final [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Friday, 13 December, 2019|Newsfile|2 Comments

2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals

Announcing IMFORMED 2020 Forums - Mark your Diaries Mineral Recycling | Global Outlook | Magnesia | Oilfield | Fluorine | China Refractories IMFORMED is delighted to announce an exciting portfolio of high profile conferences for 2020, providing the global industrial minerals business with topical and informative speaker presentations combined with invaluable networking opportunities to develop your [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Thursday, 5 December, 2019|Newsfile|Comments Off on 2020 Vision for Industrial Minerals

India’s mineral markets potential dances to the Bollywood Beat

Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019 Review They call it the “City of Dreams”, or Mayanagri: Mumbai, rich in history and trade, is India’s financial and business hub as well as home to Bollywood. Last week the city was host to a major gathering of international leading lights of the industrial minerals sector attending IMFORMED’s [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Thursday, 28 November, 2019|Newsfile|1 Comment

Fluorspar market outlook: Pitch-perfect in Prague

 Fluorine Forum 2019 Review The great and the good of the global fluorine raw material supply chain gathered in Prague last month for an excellent three days of high profile presentations, discussion, and invaluable networking. IMFORMED’s Fluorine Forum 2019, 21-23 October, was held at the centrally located and iconic Alcron Hotel in Prague. Now in [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Thursday, 14 November, 2019|Newsfile|Comments Off on Fluorspar market outlook: Pitch-perfect in Prague

India’s Industrial Minerals’ Outlook

JUST ONE WEEK TO GO! Forum Update | New Speakers IMFORMED’s Indian Minerals & Markets Forum 2019, takes place on 18-20 November, at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. India’s minerals industry is on the threshold of a new era with exciting growth potential in both established and emerging new mineral consuming markets. Programme Update New [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Monday, 11 November, 2019|Newsfile|Comments Off on India’s Industrial Minerals’ Outlook

Fluorspar market points to Prague

Two weeks to go until Fluorine Forum 2019 With just under two weeks until IMFORMED’s Fluorine Forum 2019 at the Alcron Hotel, Prague, on 21-23 October, the great and the good of the global fluorine raw materials supply chain are readying themselves for two days of exceptional presentations, discussion, and networking. In recent months the [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Wednesday, 9 October, 2019|Newsfile|Comments Off on Fluorspar market points to Prague

Indian minerals & markets outlook: the time has come

India has always been one of the world’s great sources and markets for industrial minerals, but now looks set to significantly raise its profile. Already the world’s fifth largest manufacturer, India remains on track to be the world’s fastest growing economy with IMF estimated GDP growth forecasts of 7.3% for FY2019 and 7.4% for FY2020. [...]

By |2024-03-22T05:52:17+00:00Tuesday, 1 October, 2019|Newsfile|Comments Off on Indian minerals & markets outlook: the time has come