Trust in the person introducing a mining project is no substitute for understanding its mineral economics. Serious flaws can remain hidden until investors have committed funds.
MinEx Associates offers honest, independent fatal-flaw assessments for mining and exploration projects, tailored to the project’s stage, budget and agreed brief. Budget-conscious checks can include lease coordinates, licence records, satellite imagery and relevant public-record research into project companies and principals.
Our objective is to give a reasoned, evidence-based opinion on whether investment or further investment is justified, clearly identifying material risks and what remains unverified.
01Questions a review may address
Frame the review around the project decision. Compare the technical case, operating assumptions and economic model on a consistent basis, considering the quality of source information and which gaps could materially change the decision.
- Which assumptions or evidence could materially affect the decision?
- What information is available, and where are the gaps?
- Which defined options merit further comparison?
- What specialist review or next check is appropriate?
02What the review can set out
Within its agreed limits, the output can distinguish source evidence, assumptions, open questions and options for further work. It can also identify which issues require discipline-specific judgement and who should resolve them.
03A bounded process
- Define the decision — what must become clearer?
- Review evidence using the agreed inputs.
- Surface gaps and options; keep facts and estimates clear.
- Agree a next step proportionate to the evidence.
Before an assignment begins, MinEx and the client agree its scope, deliverables, fee and review boundaries. Findings and next steps follow from the source quality and information available.
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