Investor services

RPMGlobal’s Advisory team is a global leader in the provision of premier Consulting and Advisory services to the mining industry’s financiers for more than 50 years. 

As global independent experts, our work is relied on by financial institutions contemplating lending to new or expanding mining projects; organisations underwriting public offerings, mergers and acquisitions; investors assessing key project information, risks and opportunities; and project owners looking to attract investors by leveraging our reputation. 

We are a leader in the provision of Lenders Engineer services on projects involving virtually every mineral commodity including precious and base metals, iron, coal, industrial as well as battery and critical minerals. Our project expertise covers mining as well as downstream processing, refining and recycling projects through to pCAM and CAM production. We service a range of clients in this role, including all the leading commercial banks and ECLA’s as well as private equitytrading houses, OEM’s and battery cell manufacturers.

Our in-house specialists covering geology, engineering, processing, construction, infrastructure and ESG are further supported by leading external specialists in tailings storage, geotechnicalhydrological, geothermal, brine, anode and cathode manufacturing who work as part of our team. Our dedicated RPM ESG team can work either standalone or in conjunction with our technical team on these mandates and has significant experience conducting these reviews for lenders including domain experts in permitting and approvals, social engagement, biodiversity, climate and carbon. 

Our Global Project Experience

  1. Critical Elements Lithium Corp. – Lithium Rose Lithium Project (James Bay, Quebec) ITE/ESC
  2. Macquarie – Gold
    Project Greenstone (Equinox Gold/Orion JV) ITE & IESC
  3. Jervois – Cobalt
    Idaho Cobalt Operations (USA) ITE & IESC (USD100 – 150M)
  4. Taseko – Copper
    Florence ISL Copper Project (Nevada) ITE & IESC (USD 200 – 250M)
  5. Endeavour – Gold and Silver
    Terronera Underground (Jalisco, Mexico) ITE & IES
  1. IPE Mineração Morro do Ipê – Iron Ore
    Tico Tico Project Expansion (Serra Azul, Brazil) ITE & IESC (USD 200 – 300M)
  2. CBG – Compagnie de Bauxite de Guinea
    Phase 1 & Multiuser Rail (Sangarédi, Guinea) ITE (USD 875M)
  3. Kinross – Gold
    Kinross Tasiast Expansion (Mauritania) ITE & IESC (USD 150M)
  4. ORIMCO and West African Resources – Gold
    Sanbrado Mine & Kiaka Gold Project (Burkina Faso) IESC
  5. EXIM Bank – Lead and Zinc
    Citronen Lead & Zinc Mine (Greenland) ITE & IESC
  1. Vulcan – Zero Carbon Lithium
    Phase 1 Geothermal and Lithium Brine ITE/IESC
  2. LIDYA MADENCILIK – Gold
    Hod Maden Underground Gold Mine ITE & IESC
  3. Acacia – Copper
    Gökirmak Copper Mine (Turkey) ITE & IESC (USD 180M)
  4. Sandfire – Copper
    Motheo T3 and A4 Copper Project (West Botswana) IESC Review for Commercial Debt (USD 140M)
  5. Black Rock Mining – Graphite
    Mahenge Graphite Project (Tanzania) ITE & IESC
  1. Iluka Resources – Rare Earth Elements
    Eneabba Phase 3 Rare Earths Refinery (Western Australia) ITE & IESC (AUD 1.25B)
  2. KPMG and BCI Minerals – Salt & Potash
    Mardi Salt & Potash Evaporate and Port Project ITE (AUD 1.5B)
  3. Confidential Client – Fe Ore
    Integrated FE Mine and Pipeline Project ITE & IESC (USD 2.6B)
  4. KPMG & HPA – Alumina
    HPA First – High Purity Alumina Project ITE & IESC (AUD 308M)

Many of our team are active on lenders mandates around the world, leading us to be up-to-date on evolving lenders requirements and processes. Our Proven Report & ESAP template has been accepted and refined through feedback by major commercial lenders. During these Lender processes, RPMGlobal liaises closely with the mining companies and their lenders to ensure all findings are understood and where possible mitigated. 

RPMGlobal has worked as Lenders Engineer on projects involving virtually every mineral commodity including precious and base metals, iron, coal, battery and industrial minerals. Our project expertise covers mining as well as downstream processing and refining projects. We service a range of clients in this role, including all the leading commercial banks and ECLA’s as well as private equity and trading houses. Our in-house specialists covering geology, engineering, processing, construction, infrastructure and ESG are further supported by leading external specialists in tailings storage, geotechnical and hydrological who work as part of our team. Our dedicated RPM ESG team can work either standalone or in conjunction with our technical team on these mandates and has significant experience conducting these reviews for lenders.

Many of our team are active on lenders mandates around the world, leading us to be up-to-date on evolving lenders requirements and processes. Our Proven Report & ESAP template has been accepted and refined through feedback by major commercial lenders. During these Lender processes, RPMGlobal liaises closely with the mining companies and their lenders to ensure all findings are understood and where possible mitigated.

Adding true value to mining investments

We have provided expert reports for mining company listings on almost every major stock exchange around the world including the New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Australian Securities Exchange, Singapore Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. 

With increasing scrutiny from equity markets on ESG compliance, RPM has bought together its in house ESG and technical team to provide support to mining clients in meeting both their existing and upcoming ESG disclosure needs. 

In Hong Kong alone our work has played a major role in capital raisings of over US$44 billion. As global independent experts, our work is relied on by financial institutions contemplating lending to new or expanding mining projects; organisations underwriting public offerings, mergers and acquisitions; investors assessing key project information, risks and opportunities; and project owners looking to attract investors by leveraging our reputation. 

Our reputation for delivering accuracy and certainty means we are regularly appointed to conduct independent audits and peer reviews of the work conducted by other engineering consultants and internal technical teams from some of the world’s leading mining houses and financial institutions. 

Investor services

RPM’s investor services team are working for all major mining private equity firms and partnering with all key sovereign wealth funds to provide expertise in:

  • Lenders Engineering technical, environmental and social 
  • Technical Review for investment and M&A 
  • Compliance Reporting and Valuation Reports 
  • ESG Compliance Advisory 
  • Expert Witness 

 

Our people

Our global Consulting & Advisory team includes geologists, mining engineers, business analysts, economists, metallurgists, environmental consultants and processing engineers. With deep involvement in the global mining industry and understanding of financial markets, the RPMGlobal consulting & advisory team understands the current market trends and offer proven, up-to-date and innovative advisory solutions. 

Our highly qualified personnel meet the stringent requirements to act as Competent or Qualified Persons in respect of all major international standards for public reporting including; 

  • JORC 
  • NI 43-101 
  • UMREK 
  • KCMI 
  • SAMREC 
  • VALMIN 
  • Stock exchange rules (NYSE, ASX, HKSX, SGX, TSX, LSE). 

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