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What lenders need from a mining project model

Alex Portnoy and Jason Ryan on what project finance banks expect from a mining model and the functions a credit process needs.

Webinar · Recording · Presented by Alex Portnoy and Jason Ryan · 27 November 2019

When you present the financial viability of a mining project to project finance banks and investors, the model has to meet very different requirements from an economic analysis prepared by an engineering team.

This webinar sets out what a banker expects and the functions a model needs for a credit process.

What you will learn

  • How to analyse construction delay from a debt perspective
  • How to present C1, C2 and C3 costs clearly
  • How to extend DSCR and LLCR analysis with the reserve life coverage ratio (RLCR)
  • How to make the model ready for sensitivities on the main operating drivers
  • How to present the financials clearly in a cash flow waterfall

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