Mining and metals data
Metals and minerals underpin the energy transition, and data about their production, price and provenance is increasingly strategic. This guide covers mining and metals data and how to source it.
Why mining data matters now
Critical minerals for batteries, grids and electronics have made mining data strategic. Production, reserves, prices and provenance data inform trading, risk, procurement and ESG.
The mining data landscape
- Production and reserves: output and resource estimates.
- Prices: commodity and metals benchmarks.
- Supply chain: flows and processing.
- ESG and provenance: responsible-sourcing signals.
Common use cases
Commodity trading and risk, procurement and critical-minerals strategy, supply-chain and provenance due diligence, and ESG and responsible-sourcing assessment.
Sourcing considerations
Official statistics, geological surveys and commercial providers all contribute, with varying coverage and methodology. Provenance and ESG data is harder and often less standardised. Licensing and benchmark methodology should be confirmed.
Delivery and governance
Trading wants frequent price feeds; strategy uses batches. Earth observation can support monitoring. Provenance documentation matters for responsible-sourcing claims.
In a managed model
A managed partner can combine production, price, supply-chain and ESG data into a coherent view for the energy transition and beyond.
Combine production, price and ESG
Critical minerals make mining data strategic, but production, reserves, prices and provenance come from official statistics, geological surveys and commercial providers with varying coverage and method. Provenance and ESG data is harder and less standardised.
Timeliness and licensing
Trading wants frequent price feeds while strategy uses batches; confirm benchmark methodology and licensing, and document provenance for responsible-sourcing claims.
- Critical minerals make mining data strategic for the energy transition.
- Combine production, reserves, prices, supply-chain and ESG signals.
- Provenance and ESG data is harder and less standardised.
- Confirm benchmark methodology and licensing.
Sources & further reading
- Geological surveys and Eurostat: production statistics.
- IEA: critical-minerals data.
- Commodity-exchange and benchmark providers.
- OECD: responsible mineral supply-chain guidance.
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