This report is a robust system for rating jurisdictions across multiple metrics covering Legal, Governance, Social, Fiscal and Infrastructure risks.
The World Risk Report 2019 includes:
Executive Summary:
A review of the global results and trends from the IRI, including the headlining jurisdiction ratings hierarchy and reference table, which covers the past three years of data. It also incorporates the Opportunity and Permitting indices.
Investment Risk Index (IRI):
We break down the IRI into the core areas of risk – Legal, Governance, Social, Fiscal and Infrastructure – chapter by chapter, to pick out regional trends and the individual jurisdictions that have recorded the greatest gains and the biggest YoY disappointments for each risk category.
General Risk:
Separated into Business Risk and Operating Risk, this section is centred on in-depth discussion and visual representation of Risk Level and Ease of Management, without considering geography. Business Risks include Regulation and Commodity substitution, while Geo-technical risks and Social license are examples of Operating Risks. Results include YoY comparisons to track the industry mood around headlining risks.
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INTRODUCTION
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The flip side of risk is opportunity
Mining can be a risky business and those risks are often formidable.
APPENDIX
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Appendix: Tailings Review
Technology, investors to drive cultural shift
GENERAL RISK
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General: Introduction and Methodology
The data used for the General Risk section of was collected by the World Risk Survey
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General: Operating Risk discussion
For the third year in a row, Operating Risk was considered a greater challenge than Business Risk.
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General: Business Risk discussion
For a third consecutive year, survey respondents rated the overall level of Business Risk as 'Low'.
INVESTMENT RISK INDEX
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Investment Risk Index: Methodology
The Investment Risk Index methodology is based on an in-depth industry consultation process
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Executive Summary: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
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Executive Summary: Risk is rising
The relevance of robust risk management tools has increased since the 2018 World Risk Report
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Executive Summary: Permitting Index and Opportunity Index
Permitting Index and Opportunity Index
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Legal: Coming to terms with regulatory risk
Resource nationalism is continuing to influence the regulatory landscape
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Legal: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
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Governance: Africa jurisdictions retain troubled profile
The biggest disappointment on an adjusted basis is Africa
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Governance: US takes long-term position on mineral supply
US-China trade war fuels Washington's bid to bolster critical mineral supply chains
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Governance: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
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Governance: Dig for legitimacy: entrenching ESG
Environmental and social governance was regarded by the industry as "nice to have" but not essential
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Social: LatAm struggles as Asia creeps forward
The adjusted global average in the Social category has drifted marginally southward
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Social: The evolution toward TSF performance monitoring
The industry has mapped a 10-year path toward a genuine step-change in best practice
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Social: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
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Fiscal: US takes a knock, Asia makes up ground
"if you suddenly start seeing big movements then the perception is that risk is increasing"
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Fiscal: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
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Infrastructure: Asia, Oceania show biggest shifts in infrastructure
The Infrastructure Risk Index is the only average unchanged since 2018.
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Infrastructure: Infrastructure ecosystems in mining
The way we establish infrastructure in emerging economies will increasingly dictate project approval
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Infrastructure: Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index
Hard Risk, Perceived Risk and Investment Risk Index