Mining & Metals
In today’s dynamic global markets, mining and metals companies – and their partners – operate under intense commercial, contractual, environmental, geopolitical, and technical pressures.
HKA’s experts confront these challenges firsthand, bringing deep insight and practical solutions to every engagement. From exploration and extraction to processing and closure, we support clients across the entire mining lifecycle – helping to manage risk, resolve disputes, and improve project outcomes in some of the world’s most complex and remote environments.
Mining, minerals & metals insights
HKA’s world-class expert, claims, and advisory services are informed by the deep experience and insights of our experts and specialists in mining, minerals, metals and materials.
As critical minerals and metals become essential to the clean energy transition, the industry faces growing disruption from technological change, automation, digitalisation, and evolving operating models. Success now depends on effectively managing regulatory risk, ESG obligations, decarbonisation targets, and the volatility of commodity prices, inflation, and tariffs.
HKA’s subject matter experts meet the needs of owners, operators, investors, contractors, lawyers, and suppliers – at both enterprise and project level – through:
- Project set-up and development
- Economic and strategic analysis
- Dispute avoidance and resolution
- Forensic engineering and technical reports and opinions
- Valuation of damages and insurance claims
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
- Arbitration and litigation support
- Expert witness testimony
Why HKA
Solid mining & minerals experience and comprehensive expertise.
HKA’s global reputation is built on more than four decades of multi-disciplinary expertise across the mining, metals and allied industries.
From gold, silver and copper mines in Latin America and Canada to iron ore and coal operations in Australia and Africa, our people have played key roles in numerous mining projects. We have also advised on processing and production facilities, as well as critical infrastructure such as pipelines and export terminals.
With decades of global experience, HKA delivers incisive, multi- disciplinary support to the mining, minerals, and metals sector – spanning contractual, technical, and commercial expertise. From project inception to dispute resolution, our experts help clients navigate complex challenges, mitigate risk, and achieve clarity and certainty. Whether advising on project strategy, analysing claims, or providing expert testimony, we bring deep industry insight and proven capability to every engagement.
Wherever you are in the mining lifecycle – from exploration to export – HKA is your trusted partner for navigating complexity and delivering results.
Incisive support from mine to market
HKA provides incisive input at every stage – from capital project development through operations, and from mine to market – whether as single experts or integrated, multi-skilled teams. Our support spans three core service streams:
Our global team of expert witnesses – many dual-qualified in law and relevant industrial professions – have testified across multiple legal forums and jurisdictions. Our technical experts bring deep knowledge of mining, minerals, and metals, including permitting and consents, gas risk modelling, and tailings assessment. Many are leaders in fields such as process and mechanical engineering to hydrogeology, metallurgy and materials sciences. Our forensic accounting specialists, with relevant industry experience, support financial investigations, insurance claims, and pricing disputes.
We provide strategic advice to owners, investors, banks, operators and contractors to help manage and deliver projects, programmes and portfolios. This includes early-stage challenge sessions to inform risk mitigation as well as support in governance, project controls, procurement, and commercial management. Drawing on our deep understanding of the root causes of project overruns and disputes, we help clients achieve clarity, certainty, and successful outcomes.
HKA’s experience in analysing the causes of claims and disputes is unmatched. Insights from our CRUX integrated research programme inform our approach to dispute avoidance and resolution. Clients rely on our authoritative analysis of delay, disruption and quantum in the most complex disputes. Ranked as the pre-eminent consultancy for construction and engineering expert, we combine data analysis, digital modelling and presentational aids to deliver clear, unbiased findings – communicated effectively to clients, arbitrators, and judges.
Our global team of expert witnesses – many dual-qualified in law and relevant industrial professions – have testified across multiple legal forums and jurisdictions. Our technical experts bring deep knowledge of mining, minerals, and metals, including permitting and consents, gas risk modelling, and tailings assessment. Many are leaders in fields such as process and mechanical engineering to hydrogeology, metallurgy and materials sciences. Our forensic accounting specialists, with relevant industry experience, support financial investigations, insurance claims, and pricing disputes.
We provide strategic advice to owners, investors, banks, operators and contractors to help manage and deliver projects, programmes and portfolios. This includes early-stage challenge sessions to inform risk mitigation as well as support in governance, project controls, procurement, and commercial management. Drawing on our deep understanding of the root causes of project overruns and disputes, we help clients achieve clarity, certainty, and successful outcomes.
HKA’s experience in analysing the causes of claims and disputes is unmatched. Insights from our CRUX integrated research programme inform our approach to dispute avoidance and resolution. Clients rely on our authoritative analysis of delay, disruption and quantum in the most complex disputes. Ranked as the pre-eminent consultancy for construction and engineering expert, we combine data analysis, digital modelling and presentational aids to deliver clear, unbiased findings – communicated effectively to clients, arbitrators, and judges.
