Insight and Services for the Global Mining and Metals Industry
Globalization is creating tremendous opportunities and challenges for mining companies today: borders are coming down and new opportunities are opening up, commodity demand is rising, prices are increasing and new deposits are harder to discover and in more complex locations.
Our clients around the world expect to be served by professionals who combine technical capabilities with a thorough understanding of their industry operating processes, growth drivers, regulatory considerations, and market dynamics. Our Global Mining Center connects teams around the globe who share information on current and emerging trends in the mining sector to help clients manage risk, optimize performance and increase operational effectiveness.The Center is where people and ideas come together to help mining companies meet the issues of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
2007: The year of the hunters
and the hunted
2007 was a record year for transactions in the mining and metals sector, with the pace of industry consolidation showing no sign of abating. A new survey finds almost 90% of the top global companies say they expect to grow through acquisition in the next two years. Read the media release.
Download executive summaries:
Mergers, acquisitions and capital raising in the mining and metals sector (pdf, 182K)
The mining and metals global transactions survey (pdf, 364K)
Article from CIM Magazine, May 2008 issue (Vol. 3, No. 3). Reprinted with permission from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
There are a number of areas in the mining industry where the switch-over to IFRS will have impact, some of which include exploration and evaluations costs, business combinations, impairment of assets, joint ventures and income taxes. Read the article (pdf, 32K).
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Tom Whelan
Canadian Leader, Mining
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604-891-8381