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Mining Journal World Risk Report 2017 (feat.MineHutte ratings)

A comprehensive review of mining risk, with a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction ratings system and assessments of general business and operating risks and trends.

Chris Cann , Managing Editor

Publication of the Mining Journal World Risk Report (feat.MineHutte ratings) is the culmination of more than 18 month’s work from concept to commitment to planning and, now, delivery. It is also the natural evolution of the ResourceStocks World Risk Survey – launched some 25 years ago – into a sophisticated product, more in keeping with the Mining Journal brand.

The report includes our Investment Risk Index, which is a robust system for rating jurisdictions across multiple metrics covering the Legal, Governance, Social, Fiscal and Infrastructure risk baskets. It is weighted toward hard, established risk-related indices but also includes perceived risk, which comes from the findings of a refocused World Risk Survey (weighting: 80/20). By rooting the system in hard numbers, we have produced ratings more resilient to manipulation, bias and large, year-on-year swings than would be possible using a purely survey-driven system.

The Investment Risk Index presents more than 3,600 aggregated and created data points across 85 jurisdictions. Some 17,000 words of analysis and discussion, along with almost 5,000 words of thought leadership script have been compiled around that data. The General Risk section of the greater report covers geographically indiscriminate Business and Operating risks and carries its only set of unique data accompanied by some 7,000 words of commentary.

“The overwhelming conclusion from this research is North America, and Canada specifically, is the safest place to invest resources capital,” Chris Cann, head of Aspermont’s recently launched and dedicated research unit, Aspermont Research & Intelligence, said.

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Country Investment Profiles

Greenland finally shows off its mineral wares
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Greenland finally shows off its mineral wares

A massive island with deepwater ports all around - what's not to like?

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Finland: Outcrop outperformance

Miners have literally just scraped the surface of Finland's mineral potential

Introduction

World Risk Report 2017 Executive Summary
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World Risk Report 2017 Executive Summary

The ability to identify, acknowledge and manage risks is paramount for today's miner

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Foreword: Taking a long-term view of risk

Risk management has always been one of the fundamental considerations for mining companies

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General Risk Perception

General Risk Perception: Introduction and Methodology
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General Risk Perception: Introduction and Methodology

The survey received 678 responses from resource companies services firms across the globle.

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General Risk Perception: Business Risk Leader: Unique business, unique risks

Accepted wisdom for the rest of the market somehow does apply to mining

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General Risk Perception: Business Analysis

We calculated the biggest risk out of those presented by assigning a numerical value to responses th

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General Risk Perception: Business Discussion: Risk on the rise

The World Risk Survey results produced one number beyond question.

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General Risk Perception: Operating Risk Leader: A commitment too far?

Compliance obligations can number in the hundreds, even thousands

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General Risk Perception: Operating Risk Analysis

The battle for the biggest operating risk for miners was tight

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General Risk Perception - Operating Risk Discussion: Top-down approach needed

Unsurprisingly, social and environmental issues dominate the top of operating risk list

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Other Resources and References

Reference materials supporting the World Risk Report 2017

Investment Risk Index

Investment Risk Index: Methodology & Inputs
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Investment Risk Index: Methodology & Inputs

The ability to identify, acknowledge and manage risks is paramount for today's miner

MINING JOURNAL WORLD RISK REPORT 2017

Investment Risk Index: Summary Charts - Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Summary: Hard risk ratings, Perceived risk ratings and Investment Risk Index charts.

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Investment Risk Index: Analysis & Discussion

An in-depth analysis and discussion of the Investment Risk Index results

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Legal Leader

A well thought-out and prepared mining code is crucial for country to attract mining investment

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Legal Risk Charts: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Legal: Hard risk ratings, Perceived risk ratings and Investment Risk Index charts.

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Legal Analysis

The Legal hard-risk score is made up entirely of the MineHutte Regulatory Risk Ratings

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Legal Discussion: Making the right noises

Miners should be heartened by the evolution of industry legislation

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Governance Leader: The need for 'Google-isation'

Relationships among company, government and community are equally in need of modernisation

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Governance Risk Charts: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Governance Hard Risk Ratings, Governance Perceived Risk Ratings and Governance Investment Risk Index

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Governance Analysis

By far the poorest for business as a region was Africa, averaging just 28

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Governance Discussion: Corruption simply doesn't work

Multiple factors combine to build good governance

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Social Leader: CSR no longer an afterthought

Many of the more sophisticated executives are taking on a more responsible approach to CSR

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Social Risk Charts: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Social Hard risk ratings, Perceived risk ratings and Investment Risk Index charts.

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Social Analysis

The Social hard risk score is made up of three separate metrics, each weighted equally

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Social Discussion: Focus and understanding keys

When someone mentions risk, social risk is probably what springs to mind for many mining executives

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Fiscal Leader: Paying more to pay less

The old maxim of 'pay as little tax as possible' may still ring loud but is simply the wrong song

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Fiscal Risk Charts: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Fiscal Hard risk ratings, Perceived risk ratings and Investment Risk Index charts.

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Fiscal Analysis

Three metrics make up the hard risk numbers for the Fiscal risk basket

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Fiscal Discussion: Different strokes

The global fiscal landscape for the mining industry has highly diverse structures

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Infrastructure Leader

Mining and logistics infrastructure can represent a large percentage of project expenditure

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Infrastructure Risk Charts: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Risk Index

Infrastructure Hard risk ratings, Perceived risk ratings and Investment Risk Index charts.

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