Mining consultancy / 03.2

Risk Management & Due Diligence

Integrated risk review designed to identify liabilities, test commercial viability and protect mining investment decisions.

01
Service overview

Local intelligence.
Independent judgement.

We take time to understand the client’s complete growth strategy and search criteria before examining an opportunity. A disciplined due-diligence programme aims to identify assets and liabilities, test project assumptions and assess commercial viability before significant capital and time are committed.

Our local presence and operating experience help connect technical findings with the political, regulatory, currency, market, operational, legal, governance and ESG conditions that influence project success in African mining jurisdictions.

Responsible-sourcing review is aligned with the OECD five-step due-diligence framework and, where applicable, recognised industry programmes and regulations including iTSCi, EITI principles and conflict-mineral reporting requirements.

02
Decision scenarios

See the advisory
work in context.

01Decision case 01

Technical and commercial due diligence

Define the investment decision, material risks and evidence required.

Client briefCFMS diligenceDecision output
02Decision case 02

Political and regulatory risk

Review licences, assets, liabilities, operations, counterparties and market assumptions.

Client briefCFMS diligenceDecision output
03Decision case 03

Currency and transfer risk

Challenge technical, commercial, legal, regulatory and ESG findings.

Client briefCFMS diligenceDecision output
03
Scope of support

Evidence for the
decision.

01

Technical and commercial due diligence

02

Political and regulatory risk

03

Currency and transfer risk

04

Economic and market risk

05

Operational and execution risk

06

Legal, governance and ESG risk

04
Engagement process

Structured work.
Clear recommendations.

01

Scope

Define the investment decision, material risks and evidence required.

02

Investigate

Review licences, assets, liabilities, operations, counterparties and market assumptions.

03

Test

Challenge technical, commercial, legal, regulatory and ESG findings.

04

Advise

Present risk priorities, mitigations, conditions and decision-ready recommendations.

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