Project Finance Panel: Financing the World Class Mining Projects of the Future

Filmed at 121 Mining Investment Cape Town February 2019

• Considering the availability of mine finance to the junior sector – What size and type of project can secure funding at present?
• Which creative sources and alternative structures are available to take a mine into production?
• Will stream and royalties financing remain as popular for mining companies if traditional debt and equity markets continue to resurface?
• How has the bank lending environment changed over the last 12 months?
• Is appetite returning for early stage – can greenfield projects be confident of finding that much needed capital in this market?
• Responses to a new era funding - crowdfunding and the rise of internet-based financing

Moderator: Andrew Newbery, Partner, Gowling WLG

Panellists include:
Henry Turner, Principal - Mining Finance, Nedbank
Randy Smallwood, CEO, Wheaton Precious
Sean Russo, Managing Director, Noah's Rule