The critical triad: fundability, bankability, and buildability for junior mining projects

In today’s challenging resource sector environment, junior mining companies face an increasingly complex path from discovery to production. The success of mining projects hinges on three interconnected factors: fundability, bankability, and buildability. Understanding and effectively addressing these elements has become essential for junior miners seeking to advance their projects through the project development cycle and delivery pipeline.

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Conclusion
As geopolitical uncertainty, resource nationalism, ESG requirements, and technical complexity continue to reshape the mining landscape, junior mining companies need to elevate their strategies and execution approach to project development.

The ability to demonstrate fundability, bankability, and buildability has become the new standard for separating promising projects from those likely to stall in the development pipeline.

For investors, lenders, and strategic partners, this triad provides a valuable framework for assessing project viability beyond traditional metrics like grade, size, and location. Junior miners that master the integration of these three elements will be best positioned to transform geological discoveries
into operating mines in our increasingly competitive mining sector.