For an industry client contemplating a major investment to develop a copper mine in Latin America, CRA provided economic analysis. The success of the mine depended on the level of copper prices, and CRA’s task was to forecast those prices. Secondary analysis included evaluating the world mine/smelter/refinery capacity balance and helping the client decide how far to integrate the facility and projecting regional production and consumption imbalances to suggest areas of marketing potential.
Mining arbitrations involving offtake agreements: Industry and damages considerations
Under an offtake mining agreement, a buyer or offtaker commits to purchase a specified quantity or portion of a seller’s future mining output. Offtake mining...