Sam Williams joined Aspermont as editor, Mining Journal Intelligence (MJI) in October 2022, editing, researching, and writing the MJI's suite of research reports.

Sam has 10 years of experience as a journalist reporting on the mining industry, focusing on Mexico and Latin America, and working initially from Mexico and later from his home city, London.

He began his career as a news and business reporter for regional UK newspapers in East Anglia and London.

Sam is a Spanish speaker, having studied Spanish to superior level at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City, and has a degree in English literature and philosophy from the University of Sheffield, UK.