Consulting analysts in mining, metals and commodities
Beresford Clarke
Principal Analyst
MSc (DIC), BSc (Hons), FGS, MSAIMM
Background and Role
Since 2003, Beresford has specialised in all aspects of PGM supply, demand and price forecasting for strategic business planning purposes. He has led numerous bespoke consultancy assignments for major industry stakeholders, new market entrants and financial institutions and provides immediate solutions for regular clients who require PGM market intelligence for decision making purposes. He also spent time producing commodity market briefings and price forecasts for hedge funds.
After spending two years working for an exploration company in Africa and completing his postgraduate studies in mineral economics, Beresford worked for VM Group as a Precious Metals Analyst, specialising in the global supply, economics, exploration and mining of PGMs and gold. Since joining SFA he has produced research on all facets of the PGM market, including end-uses, price forecasting methodologies, producer economic modelling, and has conducted a ground-up valuation of every junior PGM project on the Bushveld.
Qualifications
- MSc Mineral Deposit Evaluation, University of London and Diploma, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London
- BSc (Hons) Applied Geology from Oxford Brookes University
- Member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Fellow of the Geological Society of London
- Graduate Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK)
