Mining was last week urged to win back lost investor support by making full use of modern tools that guide capital return with unprecedented accuracy. “Let’s not focus on the fish eagles when you’re in the swamp and up to your armpits in crocodiles. Let’s focus on the crocodiles,” was the comment of Digiterra executive Steve Smith, who spoke after Anglo American project implementation head Alan King showed how the right work, done in the right way, at the right time could assure capital return, and MineRP mining executive Mike Woodhall outlined how today’s optimisation, simulation and analysis capacity has been enhanced to compelling investment case levels.