Mines and Money

Mines and Money
Name	Mines and Money
Status	Active
Genre	Mining finance conference
Frequency	Annual
Founded	2007
Venues	London, Hong Kong, Toronto, Perth, Singapore
Organized by	Miners’ Forum, Reed Exhibitions

Mines and Money

Mines and Money is a global series of investment and networking conferences focused on mining finance, mineral exploration, and capital markets. The events convene miners, financiers, regulators, and service providers from regions including London, Hong Kong, Toronto, Perth, and Singapore to discuss capital allocation, mergers, and project development. Attendees have included representatives from major miners, junior explorers, investment banks, and sovereign funds tied to natural resources in jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada, Chile, and South Africa.

Overview

Mines and Money functions as a platform connecting executives from BHP, Rio Tinto, Glencore, Barrick Gold, and Newmont with institutional investors from BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital Markets, JP Morgan, and Macquarie Group. Panels often feature analysts from Morningstar Research, S&P Global, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and Moody's alongside policy voices from International Monetary Fund, World Bank, International Council on Mining and Metals, and trade delegations such as Chilean Copper Commission and Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines. The program spans private meetings, investor presentations, commodity roundtables, and technical exhibitions including exhibitors like Sandvik, Epiroc, Metso Outotec, SRK Consulting, and RPA.

History and Development

Launched in 2007, Mines and Money grew during commodity cycles influenced by events such as the 2008 financial crisis, the 2011 commodities supercycle, and shifts after the 2015 Chinese stock market crash. The conference series expanded geographically following internationalization trends led by listings on exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, Australian Securities Exchange, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and New York Stock Exchange. Notable past participants have included executives from Anglo American, Freeport-McMoRan, Kinross Gold, Antofagasta PLC, and project teams from landmark developments like Escondida, Oyu Tolgoi, Cerro Verde, Grasberg, and Pascua-Lama.

Business Model and Operations

Mines and Money operates on a revenue model combining sponsorships from mining equipment manufacturers, exhibition fees from service providers like WorleyParsons and Fluor Corporation, and delegate registrations from investment firms such as Blackstone and Carlyle Group. Organizers work with partners including PwC, EY, KPMG, Deloitte, and legal advisors from firms like Herbert Smith Freehills and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer to produce programming on topics tied to capital raising, initial public offerings on AIM, TSX Venture Exchange, and secondary placements. The events facilitate corporate access between junior explorers seeking venture capital and mining houses pursuing joint ventures, farm-ins, earn-ins, and off-take agreements with trading houses such as Trafigura, Vitol, and Mercuria.

Market Influence and Finance

Themes at Mines and Money reflect commodity price dynamics in markets like copper, gold, lithium, nickel, and coal and intersect with macro drivers discussed by entities such as OECD, European Investment Bank, and Asian Development Bank. Presentations often address capital structure decisions involving equity issuances, debt financing from syndicates led by Societe Generale or HSBC, project finance models with export credit agencies like UK Export Finance and Export Development Canada, and commodity hedging strategies with derivatives desks at CME Group and LME. Investor sentiment at events has correlated with fund flows tracked by VanEck, BlackRock iShares, and sector ETFs listed on NYSE Arca and TSX.

Regulatory and Environmental Issues

Panels and workshops engage regulators and NGOs including representatives from United Nations Environment Programme, Convention on Biological Diversity, International Finance Corporation, and national regulators such as Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Canadian Securities Administrators, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and Financial Conduct Authority. Sessions address permitting conflicts influenced by rulings in courts like the Supreme Court of Canada and environmental assessments such as those overseen by Environmental Protection Agency (United States), as well as social license themes involving World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace International, and Indigenous organizations like Assembly of First Nations. Topics include emissions mitigation aligned with Paris Agreement commitments, water stewardship guided by ICMM and biodiversity offsets consistent with IUCN guidance.

Major Events and Conferences

The Mines and Money calendar includes flagship gatherings in London and satellite editions in Hong Kong, Toronto, Perth, and Singapore, often scheduled around mining milestone events such as PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada), Mining Indaba, China Mining Conference, and Asia Pacific Mining Conference. High-profile keynote speakers have come from firms like Newcrest Mining, Sibanye-Stillwater, and investment houses such as Renaissance Capital, while panelists include regulators from Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil), development banks like Inter-American Development Bank, and sovereign wealth managers including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and China Investment Corporation.

Notable Companies and Projects

Companies frequently showcased include majors and juniors such as BHP, Rio Tinto, Newmont, Barrick Gold, Fortescue Metals Group, Vale, First Quantum Minerals, Teck Resources, Evolution Mining, and juniors like Piedmont Lithium, Lithium Americas, Fury Gold Mines, and Ivanhoe Mines. Projects profiled span commodities and regions, including Jadar (Serbia), Greenbushes, Pilbara iron ore, Sierra Gorda, Kamoa-Kakula, Fekola, Mount Isa, and battery-related assets tied to companies such as Albemarle Corporation and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile.

Category:Mining conferences