Upcoming Courses and Events

29 Nov 2022 - 13 Dec 2022

Tue/Thu 4pm-5:30pm PST

29 Nov 2022 - 15 Dec 2022

Tue/Thu 6pm-7:30pm PST

The goal of this course is to help participants decide whether they want to pursue the full Executive Microcertificate, while still teaching core concepts that will be useful for any career in the industry as a stand-alone course. This is the foundation course for the program. We are going to tie together our 4 core themes – sustainability, exploration, mineral processing, and finance, into a common economic thesis.

Wed 7 Dec 2022

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (7 hours)

BRIMM107 will focus on tactics to increase information transparency in the concentrate trade, and how asymmetric information can result in complex deals that impact miners' profitability. We will talk about how off-take agreements are structured, making it challenging to price. We will end the day with solutions, both technical and relationship-based. We will quantify the value of fixing the problem and work out a couple of synthetic case studies.

7 - 23 Feb 2023

3 weeks: Tue/Thu 5am - 6:30am (PST) or 4 - 5:30pm (PST)

The goal of this course is to help participants decide whether they want to pursue the full Executive Microcertificate, while still teaching core concepts that will be useful for any career in the industry as a stand-alone course. This is the foundation course for the program. We are going to tie together our 4 core themes – sustainability, exploration, mineral processing, and finance, into a common economic thesis.

21 Mar 2023 - 6 Apr 2023

3 weeks, Tue/Thu 5:00am - 6:30am (PST) or 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PST)

BRIMM102 is all about the variables that go into mining finance. We are going to talk about modeling; we are going to talk about commodity prices and risk. Cost of capital will get covered, and how we compete for money, lag time, cycle time, and the core issues with building a balance sheet. Finally, we are going to talk about the difference between accounting and actual profits.

11 - 27 Apr 2023

3 weeks, Tue/Thu 5:00am - 6:30am (PST) or 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PST)

The goal of BRIMM103 is to capture the gap between sustainability and financial decision making. Good decisions can be both sustainable and deliver to the economic bottom line, Excellent decision making delivers to all of the triple bottom lines. This course will leave you with the ability to write a sustainable business statement in the mining industry around any decision you make for your company.

5 - 21 Sep 2023

3 weeks, Tue/Thu 5:00am - 6:30am (PST) or 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PST)

The goal of this course is to help participants decide whether they want to pursue the full Executive Microcertificate, while still teaching core concepts that will be useful for any career in the industry as a stand-alone course. This is the foundation course for the program. We are going to tie together our 4 core themes – sustainability, exploration, mineral processing, and finance, into a common economic thesis.

26 Sep 2023 - 12 Oct 2023

3 weeks, Tue/Thu 5:00am - 6:30am (PST) or 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PST)

BRIMM102 is all about the variables that go into mining finance. We are going to talk about modeling; we are going to talk about commodity prices and risk. Cost of capital will get covered, and how we compete for money, lag time, cycle time, and the core issues with building a balance sheet. Finally, we are going to talk about the difference between accounting and actual profits.

24 Oct 2023 - 9 Nov 2023

3 weeks, Tue/Thu 5:00am - 6:30am (PST) or 4:00pm - 5:30pm (PST)

The goal of BRIMM103 is to capture the gap between sustainability and financial decision making. Good decisions can be both sustainable and deliver to the economic bottom line, Excellent decision making delivers to all of the triple bottom lines. This course will leave you with the ability to write a sustainable business statement in the mining industry around any decision you make for your company.