An Overview of the Mining Industry

Mining Industry Primer

This primer covers all Mining Industry essentials, including what it takes to explore, extract, process, and sell mined ores. We will focus on the business model of major mining companies like Glencore, BHP, Rio Tinto, and Vale.

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Topics include: the product landscape, mining techniques, the major activities along the value chain, key players in the market, the economics, and the ESG-related trends to expect.

Course: 7 Chapters

Est. time: 45 mins

What's Covered In This Primer?

Introduction

Market-side (Demand)

Mine-side (Supply)

Value Chain

Market Players

Economics

ESG

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Chapter 1 Breakdown

Overview of the mining industry

Chapter 2 Breakdown

What mining products are consumed by the market?
What is the difference between metals and minerals?
How are mining products priced?

Chapter 3 Breakdown

How are mining products extracted?
What are brownfield mining and greenfield mining?

Chapter 4 Breakdown

Understanding the further-upstream activities in the mining industry
Understanding the further-downstream activities in the mining industry

Chapter 5 Breakdown

Who are the key players in the mining industry?
Junior miners, mid-tier miners and major miners

Chapter 6 Breakdown

What are the revenues and costs of a mining company?
How are pricing set for mining products?
What areCAPEX and OPEX for a mining company?

Chapter 7 Breakdown

How ESG considerations will likely impact the mining industry in the coming years?

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Mining Industry Trends

Rising demand for battery metals

The explosive growth of electric vehicles has led to an unprecedented demand for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel.

Declining long-term demand for coal

The global energy transition has been a double-edged sword for miners: while demand for certain metals has surged, the future for coal looks bleak.

Decarbonization of operations

With the spotlight on environmental concerns, the mining industry faces unparalleled pressure to reduce its emissions. Despite the challenges, mining companies worldwide are committed to finding net-zero solutions.

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