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Thomas Vogt is a member of the Global Leadership Team for metals and mining at Boston Consulting Group. He has experience in a broad range of metals and mining topics, including strategy, operations transformations, major capital projects, digital and technology in mining, integrated planning, organizational design, and value creation programs. 

Thomas has worked with some of the largest diversified mining companies worldwide, and for top-ten producers of copper, gold, nickel, coal, uranium, aluminum, and oil sands. He also serves as an internal expert and advisor to BCG mining teams, and has assisted with over 100 mining projects around the world. 

Thomas is lead author of the flagship Value Creation in Mining report series, linking shareholder perspective with tangible levers that mining management can influence. He has also worked with clients in energy and petroleum, manufacturing, asset management and trading, capital equipment, and mining consumables. Thomas previously worked at PowerCoal, Shell Coal, Comalco, Cooks Construction, and in his family contracting business.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • MBA, Baker Scholar, Harvard Business School
  • Master of Commerce, with distinction, University of New South Wales
  • Bachelor of Mining Engineering, First Class Honors and the University Medal, University of New South Wales

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)

Publications and Videos

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Value Creation in Mining 2024

The energy transition may promise unprecedented growth, but miners face significant challenges. New winners are showing a path to sustainable value creation over the next decade.
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Mining Companies That Plan for Uncertainty Can Profit from It

Miners have an unparalleled opportunity to supercharge their growth—but to capitalize on this potential, they must invest in new practices and ways of thinking.
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Value Creation in Mining 2021: Emerging from a Rocky Decade

The industry showed impressive resilience in bouncing back from the pandemic-related challenges of early 2020—and optimism about its longer-term prospects is growing.
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Value Creation in Mining 2019: Return to Strategy

Building resilience—through profitable growth, productivity, and a commitment to full-cycle planning—is the only reliable way to achieve long-term value creation.
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Mining Value in AI

Machine learning, a subfield of AI, can revolutionize miners’ operations and sharpen their competitive edge. But to fully exploit this technology, miners need a disciplined approach.
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Value Creation in Mining 2016: Restoring Investor Confidence

Shrinking shareholder returns have left investors skeptical about mining’s future. To win back their trust, miners must master a three-step process for fueling sustainable growth.
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Value Creation in Mining 2015: Beyond Basic Productivity

Creating value remains a challenge for mining companies. Productivity programs that focus only on efficiency in physical assets are not enough.
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Value Creation in Mining 2013

The halcyon decade is over for the mining industry. To achieve healthy shareholder returns, companies must now have an unwavering and holistic focus on productivity.
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Value Creation in Mining 2012

Forget commodity prices. Consider four levers for securing sound performance and enduring competitive advantage, based on the successes of the decade’s top value creators.