Valuing Mining Companies

The valuation of mining assets is timely given the recent upsurge in commodity prices and the spate of takeovers in the mining industry. The book is written with the benefit of Wayne Lonergan's extensive practical experience and appreciation of problems applying valuation theory in the tough world of mining. Lonergan is able to explain technical issues in a reader-friendly style. The book is a "must read" for anyone involved in or investing in the mining sector. It also fills a significant gap in the technical and professional literature with its capital markets perspective. The Valuation of Mining Assets is an invaluable reference for finance professionals in the industry eg. those using the IFRS imposed requirements to assess fair value. Legal professionals who specialise in the mining industry will also benefit from reading the Valuation of Mining Assets.

Valuing Mining Companies covers all aspects of mining, mining company evaluation, and financial valuation. It starts with a guide to history, focusing on the more recent aspects of the discovery of diamonds in Canada to the Bre-X fraud in Indonesia. This book provides an international view of the mining and metals industry from a historical perspective of mines and mining to potential problems encountered in attempting to value a mining company. In order to value a company it is necessary to evaluate its prospects from all points of view. This author goes through geology, mining, mineral processing, and the final marketing and pricing of a material commodity. It details the techniques used to value mining companies with a forecast of which metals will benefit in the future. The chapters devoted to accounting practices and taxation of mining companies provide essential information on the financial aspects of mining. Valuing Mining Companies provides a one-stop resource that answers all your questions about analyzing mining companies. The geological and mining aspects covered give you an understanding of the various practices of mining, even if you have no technical knowledge.

An essential, in-depth guide to mining investment analysis Written by a mining investment expert, The Mining Valuation Handbook: Mining and Energy Valuation for Investors and Management is a useful resource. It's designed to be utilized by executives, investors, and financial and mining analysts. The book guides those who need to assess the value and investment potential of mining opportunities. The fourth edition text has been fully updated in its coverage of a broad scope of topics, such as feasibility studies, commodity values, indicative capital and operating costs, valuation and pricing techniques, and exploration and expansion effects.

The essential guide to investing in mining opportunities, now in its Fourth Edition A comprehensive guide to mining investment analysis designed for use by financial and mining analysts, executives, and investors, "The Mining Valuation Handbook: Mining and Energy Valuation for Investors and Management" has become an essential resource for assessing the value and investment potential of mining opportunities. Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition of the classic text provides new and up-to-date information to better explain the mysteries surrounding the resources industry. Written by Victor Rudenno, a leading global expert on mining investment analysis and consultant to mining companies, financial bodies, and governments, "The Mining Valuation Handbook: Mining and Energy Valuation for Investors and Management, Fourth Edition" covers a wide range of essential topics, including: feasibility studies, commodity values and forecasting, classification of resources and reserves, indicative capital and operating costs, valuation and pricing techniques, qualifying risk, the impact of exploration and expansion, and more.Fourth edition of the bestselling text on assessing mining investment opportunities Author Victor Rudenno is a respected global expert on mining investment analysis Key topics, including feasibility studies, valuation techniques, and risk qualification are covered in detail Packed with invaluable mining information for the financial industry and financial information for the mining industry, "The Mining Valuation Handbook" is the definitive guide to assessing and investing in mining opportunities.

The Business of Mining complete set of three Focus books will provide readers with a holistic all-embracing appraisal of the analytical tools available for assessing the economic viability of prospective mines. Each volume has a discrete focus. This second volume discusses, in some depth, alternative means of assessing the economic viability of mining projects based on the best estimate of the recoverable mineral and/or fossil fuel reserves. The books were written primarily for undergraduate applied geologists, mining engineers and extractive metallurgists and those pursuing course-based postgraduate programs in mineral economics. However, the complete series will also be an extremely useful reference text for practicing mining professionals as well as for consultant geologists, mining engineers or primary metallurgists.

An essential, in-depth guide to mining investment analysis Written by a mining investment expert, The Mining Valuation Handbook: Mining and Energy Valuation for Investors and Management is a useful resource. It's designed to be utilized by executives, investors, and financial and mining analysts. The book guides those who need to assess the value and investment potential of mining opportunities. The fourth edition text has been fully updated in its coverage of a broad scope of topics, such as feasibility studies, commodity values, indicative capital and operating costs, valuation and pricing techniques, and exploration and expansion effects.

Written in clear layman's terms, this forward-thinking book is packed with information to help gold and silver investors navigate an exciting, timely, and largely unexplored market.

In 'Principles of Mining: Valuation, Organization and Administration', Herbert Hoover presents a condensed series of lectures given at Stanford and Columbia Universities. Written for both inexperienced and experienced mining professionals, this book covers a range of topics from the valuation of different types of mines, to the development of mines, to the character and obligations of the mining engineering profession. With a focus on practical applications, Hoover discusses topics such as determining metal content, calculation of ore quantities, and mechanical equipment. He also explores labor efficiency, accounts and technical reports, and the amount of risk involved in mining investments. This comprehensive guide to mining engineering is an invaluable resource for anyone working in or studying the field.