Secure compute site
Security perimeter, operator access, cooling, connectivity, continuity, and approval.
Energy & Materials / Materials
Treat mineral potential as an option until proven
The candidate land position may create long-term energy and mineral options. It does not establish subsurface rights, mineralization, a resource or reserve, recoverability, project economics, a permitted mine, or qualified battery supply.
Exploration optionality only
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Separate SPVfor exploration risk
Arm's lengthfuture offtake only if proven
Operating sequence
Validation ladder
- 00
Rights
Verify surface and subsurface ownership, authority, cadastral position, access, and encumbrances.
- 01
Geology
Review historical data, mapping, geophysics, geochemistry, and a qualified exploration plan.
- 02
Discovery
Use representative sampling, chain of custody, QA/QC, independent assays, and a geological model.
- 03
Economics
Assess metallurgy, recovery, mine plan, waste, water, power, transport, market, capex, opex, community, and closure.
- 04
Value chain
Choose the lowest-risk role among mine, process, contract, offtake, royalty, or partnership.
- 05
Qualification
Keep battery product approval separate from mineral project economics.
Capability set
Do not force colocation
Energy park
Generation, storage, interconnection, maintenance, safety, and dispatch.
Mineral project
Rights, geology, water, waste, processing, transport, labor, community, and closure.
Battery facility
Qualified inputs, cell or pack manufacturing, safety, customer acceptance, and lifecycle.
Evidence note
Local law and site review remain controlling
IFC environmental, health, and safety guidance is a useful good-practice reference, but it does not replace host-country law, permits, land rights, community processes, or site-specific technical work.
IFC Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines