Ernst & Young Industries Mining and Metals - Ernst & Young - Belgique

Notre étude propose une analyse des grandes tendances du secteur en matière de transactions et de financement, en 2011 et les perspectives pour 2012.

Les sociétés du secteur mining & metals ont des bilans solides et des valorisations en baisse, augmentant potentiellement les possibilités de fusions et acquisitions.

Pour mieux investir et profiter de la croissance du secteur en Afrique, les investisseurs doivent avoir une bonne compréhension de l'environnement d'investissement dans chaque pays. Notre enquête compare 13 pays miniers africains et les critères qui affectent les décisions d'investissement.

Gérer la complexité des grands projets d'immobilisation dans le paysage économique actuel, est encore plus difficile, critique et coûteux. Notre rapport analyse les défis et les risques dans l'exécution de ces projets et les moyens de les gérer efficacement pour des résultats probants.

Rare earth elements are critical in the production of a variety of high tech and green energy technologies. The report looks at market fundamentals, how they are different from other mined commodities, and how it shapes the opportunities and challenges associated with restoring and growing the rare earths industry outside of China.

The US Financial Reform Bill or Dodd-Frank Act includes specific provisions that affect the mining and metals industry, including disclosure of government payments for natural resource extraction special reporting for companies that use or consume certain “conflict minerals” that may be produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries. The legislation also provides for specific reporting of US mine safety violations.

Extractive industries have historically featured significantly in bribery prosecutions, and the new guidance issued in the UK emphasises the Board level responsibility for this issue, which should attract the attention of board members across the mining and metals sector.

Ernst & Young’s series on mining companies listed on global exchanges provides an overview of the top 100 mining companies listed by capitalization. We examine the size and scale of the companies, as well as their commodities, financial health and future prospects.
Papers available include:

• ASX miners - pausing for breath
• AIM miners - survival of the fittest
• TSX miners - Canada’s mining and metals industry is on the rise