Dr Chris Hinde entered the mining industry in 1975 with a BSc in mining engineering from Cardiff University. He subsequently obtaining a PhD in rock mechanics and worked on an Anglo American gold mine in South Africa. Chris went on to work for SRK Consulting and Golder Associates in South Africa and the UK, respectively, before a short period in stock broking. 

For many years, Chris led the editorial teams at the weekly Mining Journal and monthly Mining Magazine, and was instrumental in establishing the Mines & Money series of conferences. Chris subsequently led the Metals & Mining team at S&P Global Market Intelligence. On retiring from S&P in 2018, Chris was briefly a commentator for the event organiser Mining Beacon, and until recently contributed a regular column to Northern Miner.