Metagea Advisory is an independent mining investment and transaction advisory firm headquartered in Dubai. We advise private equity firms, institutional investors, family offices, mining companies, boards and asset owners on acquisitions, divestments, due diligence and value creation across the mining investment lifecycle.
Independent judgement for mining investments and transactions
Metagea Advisory is an independent mining investment and transaction advisory firm headquartered in Dubai. We advise private equity firms, institutional investors, family offices, mining companies, boards and asset owners on acquisitions, divestments, due diligence and value creation across the mining investment lifecycle.
Our purpose is to give decision-makers a clear, commercially grounded view of an asset's risks, opportunities and investment potential.
Metagea is not a conventional engineering consultancy. We combine executive mining experience with integrated technical, operational, geological, financial, commercial and legal expertise. This enables us to assess not only whether an asset is technically viable, but whether its business plan is credible, its risks are properly understood and its investment thesis can be delivered.
Our advice is informed by decades of experience developing, operating, transforming and evaluating mining businesses across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America. Our professionals have managed large-scale mining operations, led business turnarounds, evaluated investment opportunities, structured strategic partnerships and supported complex projects in demanding jurisdictions.
Every engagement is senior-led. We examine the assumptions that underpin valuation and returns, including resource confidence, mine-plan deliverability, operating performance, capital requirements, management capability, regulatory exposure and execution risk. We then translate those findings into clear implications for investment committees, boards and asset owners.
Located at the intersection of global capital and the rapidly expanding mining markets of the Middle East, Metagea provides discreet, commercially focused advice to clients deploying, protecting and realising capital in the mining sector.
Not a conventional engineering consultancy — we combine executive mining experience with integrated technical, operational, geological, financial, commercial and legal expertise.
Every engagement examines the assumptions that underpin valuation and returns, translated into clear implications for boards and investment committees.
Developing, operating, transforming and evaluating mining businesses across the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America.
Based in Dubai, at the intersection of global capital and the rapidly expanding mining markets of the Middle East.
Metagea is led by senior mining professionals with direct experience evaluating, developing, operating, financing and advising mining assets across multiple jurisdictions. Our multidisciplinary team brings together executive leadership, mine operations, geology, finance and legal expertise to provide investors with an integrated view of risk, value and execution capability. Every engagement is led by experienced professionals — our clients receive direct access to the people whose judgement, experience and reputation underpin our advice.
Michiel Fleischeuer is the Founder and Managing Director of Metagea Advisory. He is a mining executive and investment adviser with more than three decades of international experience across mine operations, corporate leadership, business development, project development and strategic transactions. Michiel has held senior executive positions with mining companies and mining contractors across Africa, the Middle East, South America and Europe.
His experience includes leading large-scale mining businesses, managing complex operations, delivering operational turnarounds, developing new business lines and negotiating commercial partnerships in challenging jurisdictions. As General Manager of a major gold-mining operation, Michiel held responsibility for a business generating more than US$500 million in annual revenue, with substantial operating and capital expenditure programmes.
This experience gives him a practical understanding of the factors that ultimately determine investment performance: resource quality, operational capability, management effectiveness, capital discipline, stakeholder alignment and execution risk. At Metagea, Michiel leads client engagements involving mining acquisitions, divestments, strategic partnerships, technical and operational due diligence, investment evaluation and value-creation planning. He brings an owner's and operator's perspective to investment decisions, connecting technical findings with their commercial and strategic implications.
Eduardo Muñoz Riadi is a Partner at Puga Ortiz Abogados in Chile and a senior mining lawyer with more than 25 years of experience advising mining companies, investors, financial institutions and project developers across Latin America. His practice covers mining acquisitions and divestments, project development, project finance, joint ventures, permitting, environmental regulation, infrastructure agreements and complex commercial negotiations. Eduardo has advised on major mining developments and held a significant legal role in the development of Teck's Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 copper project in Chile.
Eduardo's work extends beyond legal compliance. He helps clients understand how legal structure, mineral title, permitting, contractual obligations, community matters and regulatory exposure can affect project value, transaction certainty and the ability to execute an investment strategy. At Metagea, Eduardo leads legal due diligence and transaction structuring for mining investments, advising clients on ownership and title risks, contractual exposure, joint-venture arrangements, regulatory matters, project agreements and cross-border transactions.
Kerry Barker is a senior mining executive with more than 35 years of international experience in underground and open-pit mine operations, mine development, project execution and contract mining. He has held senior operational leadership positions across Africa, Australia, the United States and the Middle East, working for both mine owners and mining contractors. His experience includes managing complex mining operations, mobilising new projects, improving production performance, strengthening operating discipline and leading multidisciplinary teams in demanding environments.
Kerry provides investors with a practical assessment of whether a mine plan can be delivered in the field. His reviews focus not only on the technical assumptions presented in reports and models, but also on the capability of the operation, management team, equipment strategy, workforce, infrastructure and operating systems required to achieve them. At Metagea, Kerry leads mine operations reviews, operational due diligence and technical assessments supporting acquisitions, investments and performance-improvement programmes.
Hugh Smith is a senior resource geologist and Qualified Person with more than 25 years of international experience in mineral-resource evaluation, geological modelling, resource estimation and technical due diligence. His career includes senior geological roles with major international mining companies, including Newmont, Barrick, Goldcorp, AngloGold Ashanti, Centerra Gold and Ma'aden. He has worked across exploration, resource development, feasibility studies, operating mines and independent technical reviews in multiple commodities and jurisdictions.
Hugh advises investors on the geological foundation of a mining investment. His work examines the quality, reliability and maturity of the geological data supporting resource estimates, mine plans, production forecasts and project valuations, and assesses whether geological uncertainty has been properly identified, quantified and reflected in the investment case. At Metagea, Hugh leads geological due diligence, independent resource reviews and geological-risk assessments.
Craig Richard Le Court de Billot is a senior mining finance executive with more than 25 years of international experience in financial leadership, business planning, project evaluation and operational performance management within the mining industry. His experience includes financial management of mining operations, budgeting and forecasting, cost control, capital planning, financial reporting, project economics and performance analysis. He combines financial discipline with a practical understanding of mine operations and the operational assumptions that drive mining valuations.
Craig helps investors assess whether a financial model accurately reflects the technical and operational realities of an asset, examining cost assumptions, production forecasts, capital requirements, working capital, cash generation, financial controls and the sensitivity of investment returns to changes in operating performance. At Metagea, Craig leads financial due diligence, project-economic reviews and investment analysis.
One disciplined process. Two sides of the investment decision.
Metagea advises both capital providers evaluating mining opportunities and asset owners seeking investment, strategic partners or buyers. For investors, we test the investment thesis, challenge the assumptions underpinning valuation and identify the technical, operational, financial, legal and jurisdictional risks that could affect returns. For mining companies and asset owners, we assess investment readiness, strengthen the investment case, identify material gaps and help present the asset, business plan and value proposition to potential investors or transaction counterparties. In every mandate, our role is to translate mining complexity into clear, commercially grounded conclusions that support informed investment and transaction decisions.
Advice across both sides of the mining investment decision. Metagea advises investors evaluating mining opportunities and mining companies or asset owners seeking capital, strategic partners or buyers. We combine technical, operational, geological, commercial, financial and legal expertise to determine whether an investment case is credible, whether an asset is ready for capital and what actions are required to protect and create value. Our services are structured around four decisions.
Helping investors determine whether an asset, company or project justifies further diligence and capital commitment.
Helping mining companies and asset owners strengthen the investment case and prepare for engagement with investors, partners or potential buyers.
Supporting boards, investors and asset owners in converting investment strategy into operational and financial performance.
Supporting clients through acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and strategic growth decisions.
Global experience. Local understanding.
Metagea advises investors, boards, mining companies and asset owners across established and emerging mining jurisdictions worldwide. From our base in Dubai, we support cross-border mining investments, transactions and strategic initiatives by combining international experience with a practical understanding of local operating conditions, regulatory frameworks, stakeholder environments and execution risk. Our team has worked across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, providing the perspective required to evaluate assets, navigate complex jurisdictions and support disciplined investment decisions.
Independent advice on acquisitions, divestments, partnerships and market-entry decisions across multiple jurisdictions.
Practical understanding of regulatory, operational, permitting, infrastructure and stakeholder risks in established and emerging mining markets.
Senior professionals with direct experience developing, operating, evaluating and transforming mining assets internationally.
