This issue has been authored by Paul Cliff from Intangible Business. Over the past 20 years Paul has valued numerous companies and assets in the mining and oil & gas industries globally. Paul has held senior positions in equity and commodities research at a number of global investment banks and now specialises in dispute resolution projects.
This article highlights a number of key issues in the valuation of producing, or near-producing mining assets within the context of dispute resolution.
Intangible Business has produced over 100 expert reports for assistance in dispute resolution projects across a variety of industries, with oral testimony including under cross-examination on many occasions.
- Selecting an appropiate valuation method
- Commodity price assumptions
- Modelling mine life
- Dealing with cyclicality
- Interdependence of assumptions
- Discount rates
- Collaborating with other experts
- Recognise alternative assumptions