Mining Finance and Economy

Royalty structures and tax regimes directly shape a mining project’s cash flow, investment attractiveness, and life-of-mine economics. In simple terms, ...Read more

The cut-off grade (COG) can be described as the lowest grade at which ore material will be economically justified for ...Read more

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a rate of return on an investment. The IRR of an investment is the interest ...Read more

Sensitivity analysis refers to a method whereby the impact of changing one or more independent variables on the outcome variable ...Read more

Project economics refers to a holistic approach towards the financial analysis of potential investment proposals to ascertain their feasibility. Exchange ...Read more

Discount rates applied in mining project economics are typically in the range of 5% to 10% for feasibility studies, though ...Read more

Taxation and fiscal regimes play a direct and critical role in determining mine profitability [1]. They are a primary factor ...Read more

OpEx stands for ‘operating expenditure’, which covers the standard day-to-day costs of running a business. These predictable expenses are needed ...Read more

The geological characteristics of an ore body present both significant opportunities and considerable risks when it comes to economic extraction. ...Read more