Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference (CTMF 2025)

CTMF 2025 is about technical, financial and non-technical issues, fundamental trends and financial tools and methods used that impact raising capital in the global minerals exploration and mining industries. Hear leading experts discuss how management, advisors, analysts, asset managers and investors evaluate, use best practices and technology to anticipate, manage and reduce risk and costs of mining projects worldwide.

The agenda (view the many topics to be discussed and speakers here) will focus on identifying, analysis and evaluating risks of finding, funding and sourcing critical, strategic, industrial and precious minerals – the fundamental building blocks of our society. Also discussed will be market and other trends impacting mineral exploration and miners’ ability to raise capital and control costs, including shifting global minerals demand, near shoring of material(s), declining ore grades, regulatory policy, political winds impacting the green economy, etc. and their impact on mining and exploration with long term requirements.

Read the abstracts and instructors’ bios for the four engaging workshops on Monday, May 19, 2025:

• in the morning: Using Dynamic Discounted Cash Flow and Real Options to Assess the Value and Risk of Mining Investments: Michael Samis, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal & Founder, SCM Decisions; Vikram Jayaraman, Senior Vice President – Advisory and Operations, DRA Global and Lachlan Hughson, Founder, 4-D Resources Advisory LLC
• in the morning: Reviews and Audits of Exploration and Mining Projects for Risk Assessments and Opportunities: Abani R. Samal, Ph.D. RM-SME, CPG, and Fellow of SEG, Principal, GeoGlobal LLC and Peter Christensen, RM-SME, Principal Consultant, RESPEC
• in the afternoon, after lunch: Proposed Changes to NI 43-101 and How That Will Affect Preparation and Disclosure of Mining Studies: Greg Gosson, Ph.D., P. Geo., Technical Director, Geology & Compliance, Minerals & Metals Consulting, Wood Canada Limited and Stella Searston, MSc, RM-SME, MAIG, FAusIMM, Principal Geologist, Mine Technical Services
• in the afternoon, after lunch: Life Cycle Risks & Opportunities in Mining Environmental Management: Keeping the End in Mind: Lisa Kirk, Ph.D., P.G., Principal Biogeochemist and Manager, Enviromin, RESPEC and Affiliate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University; Mario Bianchin, Ph. D, P. Geo., Director of Mine Water Management, Mining & Energy, RESPEC, and Jordan Anderson, Engineering Manager, RE-SME

Meet many industry leaders at the four workshops. Get your questions answered. Scroll down this page to see a growing roster of people expected to be CTMF 2025. Register now.