Paraguay
Strategic advisory and due diligence for a mining project involving laterites, iron and critical minerals.
About
Technical expertise, economic perspective and independent decision support.
Val-Ore Consultancy connects the technical reality of mining projects with economic value and strategic decision-making.
Founder & Managing Director
Integrated experience from technical assessment to financial outcome.
Dr. Metin AKTAN is a mining executive, UMREK Competent Person, UMVAL Competent Valuator and Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst with more than 20 years of field, project, public-sector and executive experience across the energy and mining industries.
His experience spans exploration, resource estimation, geostatistics, 3D geological modelling, open-pit and underground mine planning, feasibility studies, technical and commercial due diligence, economic modelling and mineral property valuation across coal, metallic and industrial mineral projects. He combines technical mining knowledge with financial and strategic analysis to support investment, development and management decisions.
He also brings practical experience in thermal-power fuel supply, coal trading, integrated management systems, public-private-academic collaboration, international team coordination and stakeholder management. Through Val-Ore Consultancy, he provides independent, decision-oriented support grounded in transparent assumptions, traceable analysis and fit-for-purpose reporting.
Mining Engineer, MSc, PhDUMREK Competent PersonUMVAL Competent ValuatorMAusIMMFMVA®Permanent Technical SupervisorYTK
Core expertise
Technical and economic capability across the mining-project lifecycle.
Complementary expertise from exploration and reporting through planning, valuation and executive decision support.
- UMREK-compliant reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources, Scoping Studies, Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies and Mineral Reserves
- Mineral property and mining asset valuation under UMVAL, VALMIN and CIMVAL principles
- Technical, commercial and financial due diligence for mining projects
- Resource estimation, geostatistics, 3D geological modelling, and open-pit and underground mine planning
- Project economics, cash-flow modelling, cost analysis, sensitivity analysis and scenario evaluation
- Monte Carlo simulation, commodity-price forecasting, mean-reversion models and real-options valuation
- Coal, metallic and industrial mineral projects; thermal-power fuel supply and coal trading
- Strategic planning, corporate performance, business development and executive decision support
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 integrated management systems and ISO 19011 auditing
- Public-private-academic collaboration, international team coordination and stakeholder management
- Technical reporting, board and committee presentations, professional training and industry publishing
Selected international projects
Project and business-development experience across multiple jurisdictions.
Selected advisory and business-development assignments covering gold, coal, iron, laterites and critical minerals.
Project footprintSelected project experience across five locations
05 locations
Sierra Leone
Strategic advisory for a gold-mining project.
Mauritania
Strategic advisory for a gold-mining project.
United States - Ohio
Business development for a coal project.
Georgia
Project executive and business development for a coal project.
Working principles
The standard behind an independent opinion.
Purpose, scope and data maturity are defined at the outset. Assumptions remain visible, findings traceable and conclusions usable by decision-makers.
IndependenceOpinions follow the available evidence—not a preferred transaction outcome.
TransparencyAssumptions, limitations and uncertainties are communicated explicitly.
CompetenceWork remains within professional boundaries and uses the team structure required.
ConfidentialityProject, data and commercial decision information is handled responsibly.
Capabilities and service scope
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Explore our corporate profile, core expertise, international project experience and six service areas in a 12-page bilingual PDF.
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Bring an independent perspective to your project.
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