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This course serves as an introduction to the critical issues associated with debt financing of coal mining projects, illustrated by extensive practical examples. The course is aimed at professionals throughout the coal mining industry and assumes a basic appreciation of the main financial parameters of project financing. (approximate course duration 10 hrs) More ...

This course serves as an introduction to the critical issues associated with debt financing of mining projects, illustrated by extensive practical examples for several commodities. The course is aimed at professionals throughout the mining industry and assumes a basic appreciation of the main financial parameters of project financing. The course has recently been fully revised to reflect current metal and coal prices. (approximate course duration 12 hrs) More ...

This course serves as an introduction to the critical issues associated with debt financing of mining projects, illustrated by extensive practical examples for several commodities. The course is aimed at professionals throughout the mining industry and assumes a basic appreciation of the main financial parameters of project financing. The course has recently been fully revised to reflect current metal and coal prices. (approximate course duration 12 hrs) More ...

This course is designed for an audience of mining professionals and managers who require a practical understanding of economic evaluation and financial analysis methods and their application to mineral projects. The discounted cash flow (DCF) method is the method of choice for economic evaluations of mineral projects from pre-feasibility study stage to operating mine. The method is accepted by industry, the financial community and regulatory bodies. (approximate course duration 8 hrs) More ...
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Mining is as susceptible to risk and crises as any other industry. This course will show you how to proactively evaluate risk and to plan and prepare for crises. (approximate course duration 10 hrs) More ...

This course is a must for corporate stakeholders of any description. By the end of the course you will have developed an awareness of the relevant financial information you can discover about a mining corporation from its audited financial statements. You will also have an appreciation for how accountants are challenged with exercising professional judgement on qualitative issues and balancing this with numerical precision. (approximate course duration 18 hrs) More ...

Managerial accounting is concerned with generating and analyzing internal accounting information as a tool for helping managers make business decisions. The primary value of managerial accounting is in helping managers make decisions about future courses of action that an entity should undertake. (approximate course duration 8 hrs) More ...

A comprehensive course for managers and professionals on revenue, cost, cash flow, discount rates, methods of financing, metal prices, metal contracts, uncertainty, modeling and real options in the context of mine project economics. (approximate course duration 18 hrs) More ...

A course on project management prepared for engineers, estimators, purchasing agents, senior managers and company presidents that addresses planning and scheduling, estimating, cost-control, change forecasting, procurement, contracts, reporting, administration, consultants, and problems that lead to delays and cost overruns and ways to avoid them. (approximate course duration 30 hrs) More ...

This is the first of two courses by the author on valuation of mineral properties. Mineral Property Valuation Standards covers the development, requirements and application of international standards and guidelines for mineral property valuation, with a focus on the CIMVAL Standards and Guidelines. (approximate course duration 6 hrs) More ...

A short course on application of the Multiple Accounts Analysis (MAA) management technique to decision-making and conflict resolution involving multiple stakeholders, illustrated by a case study of tailings site selection. This course has been recently upgraded to certification requirements. (approximate course duration 5 hrs) More ...

This course introduces a new approach to risk and decision making that explicitly takes risks and uncertainties, and the stochastic nature of costs, into account, illustrated by case studies. (approximate course duration 8 hrs) More ...

The course is designed for engineering, operating and administrative personnel, as well as senior executives ... in fact, for all stakeholders whose participation and commitment are essential to the success of any TQM initiative. It draws on leadership and cultural issues that are critical to motivate individuals to buy into the program. Practical suggestions are provided on how to structure an implementation program. (approximate course duration 15 hrs) More ...