Selected Published Works

Books, Book Chapters

Runge, I.C. (2000)
Capital and Uncertainty – the Capital Investment Process in a Market Economy 
Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar

Runge, I.C. (1998)
Mining Economics and Strategy
Denver; Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)

Runge, I.C. (2011)
Economic Principles for Decision Making
in: Darling, P. (Ed) SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 3rd Edition, Volume 1 (pp.309-315) Denver; Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)

Articles, Conference Papers, Working Papers

Runge, I.C. (2019)
Mining the Magenta Line – Automation, Risk, and the Division of Labour   
Keynote presentation in: Proceedings, International Conference on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection, AusIMM, Perth, Australia

Runge, I.C. (2017)
The Most Disadvantageous Lottery in the World  
Keynote presentation in: Mining and Exploration Conference, Noosa, Australia

Runge, I.C. (2017)
Mining Economics and Technology   
Keynote presentation in: Proceedings, 25th International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey (IMCET) Antalya, Turkey

Runge, I.C. (2016)
Mining/Resources and Energy: Economics and Industry Challenges
Presentation to American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC

Runge, I.C. (2014)
Mining Project Risk – After 238 years we still don’t understand it  
in: Proceedings, Seminar: Project Risk: the News isn’t all bad   Management and Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining CIM, Toronto, Canada

Runge, I.C. (2012)
The Economics of Mining: Is the Boom already becoming a Bust, and are we Prepared? 
Public Lecture Presentation, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld.

Runge, I.C. (2012)
Mining Economics  
Keynote presentation in: Discover Mongolia 2012: International Mining Conference and Investors Forum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Runge, I.C. (2011)
Profiting from the Boom, Avoiding the Bust
Presentation to Canadian Institute of Mining, Calgary, Canada

Runge, I.C. (2010)
Economics of Mine Planning and Equipment Selection  
Keynote presentation in: Proceedings, International Conference on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection, AusIMM, Perth, Australia

Runge, I.C. (2006)
Decision-making in the Mining Industry – Issues to be considered when investing in a mine, starting a mine, closing a mine, buying a mine or selling a mine  
Proceedings, Student Mining Seminar, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy , Brisbane, Australia

Runge, I.C. (2006)
An Unusual Perspective on the Australian Mining Future  
Branch Seminar, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Tom Price, Western Australia

Runge, I.C. (2000)
Is there a future for the Old World Resources Industry in the new E-economy  
Proceedings, The State of Queensland’s Resources and Energy 2000, Committee for Economic Development, Brisbane, Australia

Runge, I.C. (2000)
Real Capital – Why Capital Intensive Industries like Mining continually fail to achieve returns to investment  
in: Proceedings, Mining Conference 2000, CPA Australia, Melbourne, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1999)
Corporate Strategies and Objectives – where conventional evaluation methods fail for Capital Intensive Industry   
in: Proceedings, Conference on Strategic Mine Planning – A Financial Perspective.  Australian Journal of Mining, Melbourne, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1998)
How to turn Unprofitable Mines into Profitable Mines
Proceedings, Student Seminar Mining, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Brisbane, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1996)
Entrepreneurial Choice and Uncertainty  
(presentation) in: Annual Meeting, Southern Economic Association, Washington, D.C.

Runge, I.C. (1995)
Economics, Technological Change, and the Knowledge Problem  
in: Proceedings, Application of Computers in the Mineral Industry (APCOM XXV), AusIMM, Brisbane, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1995)
Tort Law Economics with High Tertiary Costs – an Aircraft Accident Case Study  
Working Paper, School of Economics, George Mason University, Virginia, USA

Runge, I.C. (1994)
Uncertainty and Risk in Mineral Valuation – A User’s Perspective
in Proceedings, Mineral Valuation Methodologies (VALMIN ’94) Conference, AusIMM, Sydney, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1992)
Maintaining and Improving the Economics of Open Pit Mining
Conference Theme Address, in: Proceedings, Third Large Open Pit Mining Conference, AusIMM, Mackay, Qld, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1990)
Assessing Risk and Capital Investment Criteria in Mining Projects  
in: Proceedings, MinCost ’90 Symposium, AusIMM Sydney, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1988)
Strip Ratio – An Outdated Indicator of Economic Value  
in: International Conference on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection, Canadian Institute of Mining, Calgary, Canada

Runge, I.C. (1983)
Designing for Maximum Production from Trucks and Loaders  
in: Proceedings, Computers in Mining Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Brisbane, Australia

Blackburn, J.L. and Runge, I.C. (1983)
Software for Mine Planning  
in: Proceedings, Computers in Mining Conference, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Brisbane, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1983)
The Design of Multi-Seam Open Pit Coal Mines – A Step-by-Step Case Study 
in: Proceedings of the First Conference on Use of Computers in the Coal Industry, Society of Mining Engineers, AIME, New York

Runge, I.C. (1982)
Coal Mine Design and Development  
in: Proceedings, Mine Surveying Seminar, Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors, Toowoomba, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1981)
Mining Design for Deep Open Cut Mines  
in: Proceedings, Strip Mining – 45 metres and Beyond, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Rockhampton, Australia

Runge, I.C. (1979)
The Next Generation of Australian Surface Coal Mines 
in: Proceedings, International Conference on Mining Machinery, Institution of Engineers, Brisbane, Australia

Huddart, H. and Runge, I.C. (1979)
Pit Design Optimized for Dragline Productivity
in: Transactions, Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Vol 88: London