IDENTIFY.
EVALUATE.
PURSUE.

Practara is a highly specialised advisory firm based in South Africa that helps our clients to better identify, evaluate and pursue investment opportunities in the metals, mining, and energy industries.

The Challenge

GETTING TO A FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION IN MINING IS A LONG, COMPLEX JOURNEY

The average lead time from discovery to production for mining projects is 16 years, combining both operating and nonoperating assets. — S&P Global

Concept
Pre-discovery
Discovery
Feasibility
Construct
Operate
Key Questions

THE QUESTIONS THAT SEPARATE A COMPELLING INVESTMENT CASE FROM A COSTLY ONE

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Are you spending time and resources on the right opportunities?

A productive search for mining investment opportunities doesn't begin with deal flow. It begins with a clearly defined strategic mandate; the commodities, geographies, development stages, and asset characteristics that fit your portfolio, your risk appetite, and your long-term growth objectives. Without that filter, every project looks like a candidate and none of them are clearly right. In an industry where the best assets are rarely marketed and the window of access is often narrow, an undisciplined approach to origination doesn't just waste time. It means the right opportunity passes while you're looking at the wrong one.

Our Advisory Lenses

THREE LENSES. ONE INVESTMENT CASE.

We help our clients to better identify, evaluate and pursue opportunities with robust economics, best-in-class technical integrity, and sound ESG fundamentals.

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