1. Membership remains separate

Annual membership pays for platform access and plan benefits. It does not automatically appoint GMZ to broker, place, negotiate, finance, structure or close a transaction.

2. When a transaction fee can arise

A transaction or success fee may arise where GMZ introduces a protected party, secures a mandate, develops a project, coordinates due diligence, supports negotiation, facilitates government or market entry, or materially contributes to a completed commercial outcome.

3. Indicative reference ranges

Standard mineral or commercial introductionOften 2–5%

Investment or financing mandateOften 3–8%

Mine, licence or asset transactionOften 5–10%

Operator search or complex project developmentOften 10–20%

Project substantially created and structured by GMZMay be agreed up to 20%

Government or country market entryFixed advisory fee plus agreed success component

These are non-binding commercial references, not automatic charges. Actual fees depend on value, margin, work, risk, exclusivity, jurisdiction and market practice.

4. Written agreement required

Before material transaction work, the parties should document the protected parties or opportunity, services, fee basis, calculation, currency, taxes, trigger, term, tail period, exclusions, payment date, audit evidence, governing law and dispute mechanism.

5. Fee calculation

The agreement should define whether a percentage applies to gross transaction value, net consideration, capital raised, recurring contract value, profit, commission or another measurable base. Contingent, deferred, non-cash and affiliate consideration must be addressed expressly.

6. Tail and circumvention

A written mandate may protect a transaction completed after termination where it results from GMZ work or an introduced party. The duration and scope of any tail must be reasonable and expressly stated.

7. Expenses and professional advisers

Travel, translation, laboratories, legal counsel, geological review, sanctions screening, data rooms, banking, escrow and other third-party costs are separate unless expressly included. No material expense should be incurred for a client without agreed authority.

8. Regulatory limitations

Some jurisdictions regulate securities placement, real-estate brokerage, commodity intermediation, investment promotion or public procurement. GMZ services and fees must be structured or limited accordingly, with locally qualified advisers where necessary.