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Lens Metals & Mining for financiers and investors

Access comprehensive data and expert insights to inform your investment decisions in an increasingly complex market.

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In a fast-moving and volatile sector, agility is key

Powerful forces are reshaping metals and mining. With critical minerals becoming essential for everything from semiconductors and advanced manufacturing to clean energy, the financial stakes are rising.  

Amid the uncertainty and volatility driven by shifting policies, tightening supply chains and unpredictable geopolitics, financiers and investors face unprecedented exposure to risk.  

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Equip yourself for success in a transforming sector

As a financial professional, you need to accurately assess both your existing investments and new opportunities in this complex and evolving environment.  

To make the right decisions, you need informed answers to key questions. What is the current market value of your portfolio? Which potential assets demonstrate strong growth potential – or are undervalued? What geopolitical and supply chain risks should you factor into your investment decisions? 

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How we can help

Wood Mackenzie’s Metals & Mining solutions aren’t just about providing access to data; they enable you to execute your critical workflows. Whether you want broad, cross-commodity insight to inform your strategic positioning or detailed, asset-level analysis to support a specific investment decision, our latest additions to Lens Metals & Mining have the answers.  

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Lens Metals & Mining Assets Valuations

Say goodbye to countless hours spent modelling assets. Lens Metals & Mining Asset Valuations lets you to tailor your valuation model with your own assumptions to assess key financial metrics for mining investment opportunities—at speed and at scale. 

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Assess your existing assets or company for market value, resilience and risk.

Combine your expertise, backed by our data, you can run valuation models with your own investment criteria and assumptions.

Conduct sensitivity analysis to see how your asset portfolio performs under various economic conditions.

Lens Metals & Mining Supply Chain

In today’s high-stakes landscape, planning capital investments demands more than data, it requires foresight. Lens Metals & Mining Supply Chain unveil the hidden dynamics to gain crystal clear visibility into risks across the metals and mining value chain.

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Invest confidently with a unified view of the value chain.

Collaborate and share your views with colleagues across your organisation.

Visualise global network of mines, smelters and refineries on an interactive map interface with map layers such as infrastructure, ports, warehouses, and more.

Screen and match concentrate specifications produced by mines and accepted by smelters or refineries from source to destination.

Frequently Asked Questions

We currently model over 500+ copper mines and currently include 150+ copper projects. Our data in Assets Valuations includes:  

  • Pre-tax and post-tax cashflows  
  • Net Present Value (NPV)   
  • Internal Rate of Return (IRR)  
  • Payback period  

Yes, you can export our valuation models from our platform once you have completed your analysis and conduct further interrogation.  

The Lens platform updates the data on a weekly basis. This means you get the latest market insights and actionable intelligence delivered straight to you, keeping you ahead of market movements and trends. No more waiting months for critical updates and you're always working with the most current data available. 

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