Core partnership question
The licence holder must define whether the need is for exploration funding, mine development, contract mining, processing, management capacity, market access or a complete operating joint venture.
Information normally reviewed
- Licence certificate, boundaries, term and obligations
- Ownership and authorised decision-makers
- Available geology, sampling, drilling and resource information
- Environmental, land-access and community position
- Required investment and proposed economic structure
- Operator responsibilities, milestones and decision rights
Before introduction, the parties should agree how confidential information, exclusivity, fees and the ownership of new technical work will be handled.