Taurus Funds Management

Bespoke financing solutions for global mid-tier & junior mining companies

Investments

Whilst non-exhaustive, below are examples of our investments.

Taurus would welcome proposals from small to mid-tier global metals & mining companies nearing or currently in production interested in financing solutions. Taurus does not invest in related industries such as oil & gas, mining accommodation or service companies.

Mining Finance

Taurus provides project and acquisition finance debt to emerging mining and metals companies to finance or refinance project developments. We seek semi-annual income distributions from coupons and fee revenue and real asset return through Structured Equity for life of mine in the form of royalties, offtake of physical metal or warrants.

American West Metals & Aston Bay Holdings

Royalty and Streaming

Taurus provides royalty and stream finance to mining and metals companies contributing to the finance of project development and looks to acquire existing royalties and streams from individuals, institutions, and/or mining companies. We seek passive recurring distributions from royalty and/or stream revenues for the life of mine, with an ability to capture commodity price and project upside.

Private Equity

Taurus invests in small and mid-cap mining companies which have strong growth potential. We invest in private and listed companies; early listing is a peculiarity of the world’s mining industry. The private equity structure is necessary because liquidity is generally lower in the development stage and equity often tightly held. Liquidity generally improves as projects are commissioned, providing an opportunity to divest.

ESG

Taurus Environmental, Social and Governance Policy

Taurus is a responsible investor which seeks to enerate superior risk-adjusted returns by investing in mining companies and projects globally.

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As a responsible investor in the mining sector, Taurus supports the UN Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation’s core labour principles and is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

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Accordingly, Taurus will only invest in companies or projects which do, or will in Taurus’ belief, undertake environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) practices which are consistent with these documents and principles.

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Actively engage management of current and future investee companies and work with these people to obtain an appropriate level of disclosure of ESG-related issues,

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Actively promote the International Council for Mining and Metals principles and processes in investee companies, and

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Implement and report on ESG progress to Taurus’ investors.

01

As a responsible investor in the mining sector, Taurus supports the UN Global Compact, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation’s core labour principles and is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

02

Accordingly, Taurus will only invest in companies or projects which do, or will in Taurus’ belief, undertake environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) practices which are consistent with these documents and principles.

03

Actively engage management of current and future investee companies and work with these people to obtain an appropriate level of disclosure of ESG-related issues,

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Actively promote the International Council for Mining and Metals principles and processes in investee companies, and

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Implement and report on ESG progress to Taurus’ investors.

United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment

Taurus has been accepted as a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (the ‘Principles’): a set of principles developed by an international group of institutional investors reflecting the increasing relevance of ESG issues to investment practices. The process was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General.

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