Consulting for commodity and investment decisions.
Core Consultants supports investors, mining companies, industrial groups, legal teams and governments with commercially focused analysis across critical minerals, ores, alloys and metal markets, projects and supply chains.
Discuss an AssignmentFocused expertise at the point a decision has to be made.
Commercial Due Diligence
Independent testing of market assumptions, project positioning, customers, competitors and routes to market before capital is committed.
Explore the service →Commodity & Supply-Chain Advisory
Bespoke market analysis and supply-chain mapping for a specific commodity, product, geography or commercial problem.
Explore the service →Mining Investment Analysis
Screening, valuation and commercial assessment of mining assets, companies and investment opportunities.
Explore the service →Expert Witness & Independent Opinions
Evidence-led market, pricing, valuation and industry analysis for litigation, arbitration and formal disputes.
Explore the service →Executive & Strategic Advisory
Independent senior advice to boards and management teams navigating investment, market-entry and growth decisions.
Explore the service →Metal Intel Research & Data
Repeatable Commodity Intelligence Modules combining independent outlooks with structured, queryable datasets.
Explore Metal Intel →Commissioned around your decision.
Our consulting work addresses a defined client question using tailored research, analysis, interviews and commercial judgement.
Standardised research and underlying data.
Metal Intel provides reusable commodity intelligence to subscribers. Where a client requires custom supply-chain mapping or a confidential assessment, that work sits within our advisory services.
A clear question. A defined scope. An independent answer.
Market and project assessments
Market sizing, supply and demand outlooks, competitor benchmarking, pricing scenarios and commercial inputs to feasibility studies. Deliverables are agreed around the investment or operating decision.
Investment screening and due diligence
Shortlists, assumptions reviews, project economics and risk assessments, with a decision brief for management or an investment committee. Specialist technical and legal work is coordinated where required.
Supply-chain intelligence and data
Asset, producer, processor and customer mapping for your product specification and geography. Bespoke datasets can accompany the analysis, with sources, definitions and limitations made clear.
Ongoing executive support
A defined advisory retainer for recurring decisions, market developments and management briefings. Scope, access and reporting frequency are agreed in advance.
From the decision to the evidence.
1. Define the decision
We discuss your question, intended use, available information and timetable.
2. Agree the scope
You receive a proposal specifying the research, deliverables, milestones and fee.
3. Build and test the evidence
We combine source research, data analysis and targeted interviews where the assignment calls for them, testing assumptions and identifying gaps.
4. Deliver and discuss
We present findings, explain the implications and hand over the agreed report, model or dataset.
Bring independent judgement into the decision.
Tell us what you are assessing, the decision timetable and where you need an independent view.
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