This document provides an overview of the global mining sector in March 2023. It discusses key commodities, top mineral producing countries, the largest mining companies worldwide, GDP per capita of major countries, top foreign direct investment destinations, and trends around data management, asset monitoring, environmental and sustainability reporting in the mining industry. The presenter is Paul Young, a senior data and AI expert with experience in accounting, academia, customer success, risk management, and emerging technologies. Contact information is provided should the reader wish to follow up.

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Global Mining Sector –
March 2023
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Paul Young CGA CPA
Senior Data and AI Expert
• CPA, CGA (1996)
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Customer Success Management
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – ESG and Sustainability Reporting
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information email: paul_young_cga@outlook.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulyoungcpa
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/youngercga1968/videos

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Agenda
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• Key Commodities
• Top Mineral Production Countries
• Top Mining Companies in the World
• GDP per capita
• Top FDI countries
• Blog – Junior Miners and Joint Ventures
• Data and Mining
• Data Management and Mining
• Asset Management and Monitoring
• ESG and Sustainability Reporting

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Key Commodities
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Top Mining Countries
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Source -
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114898/l
eading-mining-countries-worldwide-based-
mineral-production-value/

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Top Mining Companies in the World
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Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_mining_companies_by_revenue

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GDP Per Capita
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Source -
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-
richest-countries-2023-gdp-per-capita/

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Top FDI Destinations
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Source - https://www.opportimes.com/the-
25-economies-that-will-attract-the-most-
foreign-direct-investment-in-the-world/

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Blog – Junior Miners and Joint Ventures
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Blog - Are large-scale joint ventures making a comeback in the mining sector -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_are-large-scale-joint-ventures-
making-a-comeback-activity-7048293763248492544-
j3bn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
n the last few years, when public capital markets were harder to access (particularly for junior companies), it became
increasingly common for us to be spending our time advising companies on possible mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
targets (or “partners” for the less aggressive term). While alternatives such as royalties, streaming agreements,
amalgamations, offtake agreements and private equity investments continue to exist, many mining companies are now
being forced to consider M&A as a way to increase efficiencies through economies of scale and simply survive. But the
road to a happy M&A marriage isn’t always a smooth one.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e7f7304f-a900-4953-b709-
415d4e822724

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Data and Mining
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Data Management
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Asset Management and Monitoring
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ESG and Sustainability Reporting
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Blog - ESG reporting expectations on suppliers growing, report says - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-
055632b_esg-reporting-expectations-on-suppliers-growing-activity-7048296427751424000-
qyl5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
A new report finds that small and medium suppliers face growing expectations from their larger customers
to report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) survey of 121 large companies and public-sector
buyers found that already, 82 per cent require some disclosure from their suppliers on ESG, but that’s
expected to grow to 92 per cent by 2024.
https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/esg-reporting-expectations-on-suppliers-growing-report-says-
1004232333/

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ESG and Mining
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Reporting
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Here is my look at the key reporting challenges facing both the private and public sectors for 2023 and beyond.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsgkgUjqAOY
Presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/top-reporting-challenges-facing-both-the-private-and-
public-sectorpptx
Linked in Post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-young-055632b_top-reporting-challenges-for-2023-and-beyond-activity-
6995351317179240448-MpN8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Contact
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• Paul Young - Paul_Young_CGA@outlook.com