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Our Mine Economics Model provides a powerful, transparent perspectives on mine cost analysis.

Elevate your understanding of mine production cost drivers. Benchmark against global cost curves and conduct sensitivity analysis with our models to gain strategic insights.

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  • Wide Coverage of Metals in Production

    Our commodity coverage includes cobalt, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, lithium, metallurgical coal, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium, silver, uranium, and zinc.

  • Benchmark Against Global Cost Curves

    Our intuitive charting tool enables you to drill into the Metals & Mining industry database. Group, filter, label, and highlight multiple cost curves by property, equity owner or geography.

  • Perform Scenario-Based Analysis

    Adjust macro level inputs such as commodity prices, labor costs, energy prices, foreign exchange rates, and treatment charges to examine how the changes in these factors may impact on profit margins. You can also utilize our Commodity Consensus Price Forecasts to project commodity prices on the model.

  • Evaluate Mine Viability

    Assess mine viability by plotting commodity price lines and percentile lines to analyze the investment potential of a mine. Incorporate additional data series such as All-in Costs, All-in Sustaining Costs, Total Cash Margins, and more to obtain deeper analytical insights into cash costs and production forecast.

  • Detailed Mine Level Production Cost Data

    Utilize historical production data from 1991 and estimates through 2040, and chart a time trend analysis using various cost metrics options. Our inputs include prices and fuel costs, exchange rates, country level cost percent inflators (ie, Labor, Electricity, Reagents etc.), pellet plant natural gas percent change (iron ore), concentrate, and, refining charges and tax rates.

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Mine cost intelligence that gives you an edge.

Toggle across our Mine Economics Models and other mining industry data sets seamlessly for workflow efficiency. 

  • Integrates seamlessly with our global Metals & Mining industry database.

  • Intuitive Charting Tool

    Group, filter, label, and highlight multiple cost curves by property, equity owner, or geography to drill-down analysis.

  • Full Flex Model

    Customize your own macro level inputs to forecast impact on production and profitability.

  • Transparent Data Source

    Rely on our clear explanation of the underlying analyst assumptions, sources, and methodology to make reliable analysis with confidence.

  • Analysts On Demand

    Call on our analysts to create models for you.

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