Metals and Energy Finance

Advanced Textbook on the Evaluation of Mineral and Energy Projects

Given the design component it involves, financial engineering should be considered equal to conventional engineering. By adopting this complementary approach, financial models can be used to identify how and why timing is critical in optimizing return on investment and to demonstrate how financial engineering can enhance returns to investors. Metals and Energy Finance capitalizes on this approach, and identifies and examines the investment opportunities offered across the extractive industry's cycle, from exploration through evaluation, pre-production development, development and production. The textbook also addresses the similarities of a range of natural resource projects, whether minerals or petroleum, while at the same time identifying their key differences.

This innovative textbook is clear and concise in its approach, and is illustrated throughout with case studies and exercises used at professional training sessions. As the sum of 45 years' international experience in industry and teaching mining geology, mineral exploration and mineral project appraisal, Metals and Energy Finance will be invaluable to both professionals and graduate students working in the field of mineral and petroleum business management.

If you would like to look at two courses on this subject, please click on the following links for more information: 'Metals and Energy Finance' — www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/mef and 'Introduction to Mining for Bankers' — www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/mfb

In July 2016 Prof Buchanan will present the EduMine course "Valuation of Mineral Projects Based on Technical and Financial Modelling" in Vancouver, Canada, for which this book will be used to support the delivery. For more information please visit http://www.edumine.com/courses/short-courses/valuation-of-mineral-projects-based-on-technical-and-financial-modelling/.

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Contents:

• Extractive Industry Finance and Mineral Economics

• Management and Business:

  • Cash Flow Modelling and Financial Accounting
  • Strategic Management
  • Management of Projects, Markets and Supplies

• Mineral and Petroleum Geosciences:

  • Mineral Deposits
  • Petroleum and Coal

• Project Evaluation:

  • Resource Evaluation
  • Metals and Energy Project Appraisal and Finance
  • Minerals Engineering

• Quantitative Finance:

  • Quantitative Finance and Financial Engineering

Readership: Professionals and graduate students in the field of mineral and petroleum business management.
Key Features:

• Merges conventional engineering methodologies with financial engineering to ensure optimal investment return in natural resource projects
• Case studies included
• Content is based on a professional development course delivered by the author