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EvereTech is seeking a Mineral Economist to provide contract support for the  Department of Agriculture Forest Service by providing advice and expertise to the Forest Service to inform their decisions about future activities at the Idaho Cobalt Project. Work will total 300 hours. The contractor must provide the below: 

1. The contractor shall review financial statements and economic feasibility statements to determine the financial ability of the company to meet their requirements for various portions of their operations: construction, reclamation, long-term water treatment bonding. 
2. The contractor shall develop sideboards to guide development of financial trust portfolios to meet the
Forest Service’s resource protection and Public trust responsibilities for financial assurance related to
reclamation of mining operations on all National Forests in the United States. Financial trusts would be
to cover the cost of “in perpetuity” operation, maintenance and monitoring requirements. For example:
Financial Trusts must be established with enough funds to generate an annual dividend in perpetuity
without reducing the principle. The contractor shall determine an 85-95% probability of meeting that
performance objective, based on historic performance of the financial portfolio instruments any mining
company may propose.
3. The contractor shall draft language that describes who are the beneficiaries of the financial trusts, under
what circumstances the Forest Service would assume ownership, under what circumstances and time
frames they might dissolve the trust and recoup the remaining balance, and any other necessary language
to protect the Forest Service from financial liability related to long-term operation, maintenance, and
monitoring requirements of large mine reclamation.
4. The contractor shall draft letters that request mining companies to seek 3-5 proposals from national
financial investment institutions which meet the criteria developed above. The contractor shall develop
guidelines and make recommendations as to some specified stature or criteria that the investment
institutions should meet.
5. The contractor shall work with mining companies and shared neutral financial investment analysts to
evaluate the proposals and provide an assessment of the degree to which those proposals meet the
criteria established by the Forest Service. The contractor shall make recommendations to the Forest
Service as to who could serve as a neutral financial advisor.
6. The contractor shall make recommendations that outline any needed guidelines that would allow mining
companies to select any proposal our shared neutral advisor indicates would meet Forest Service
sideboards.
7. The contractor shall assist the Forest Service in any meeting with mining companies or their financial
advisors regarding the establishment of financial trusts or insurance policies.

Key skills and competencies:
•    A minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent qualification in economics or business related discipline.
•    Excellent written English
•    Other languages a key advantage
•    More than 3 years’ experience in economic  with experience in mineral analysis
•    High-level quantitative skills, including knowledge of forecasting techniques and use of software (such as Excel)
•    Ability to communicate with clients in a clear and engaging manner

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.