Metals and Minerals

The World Bank Group supports countries in transforming their mineral wealth to create jobs, develop industries, and improve lives. With sound governance, strategic investment, and environmental safeguards, these resources become engines of economic growth. 

IFC invests across the metals and minerals value chain, backed by decades of experience financing mineral development projects across all stages from construction to production and expansion.

We uphold high ESG standards and help clients boost local development, enhance community benefits, and build long-term resilience. Our long-term, competitive financing instruments are tailored to meet project needs and include equity and quasi-equity, corporate- and project-level debt, and capital mobilized from third-party sources.  Our advisory work facilitates supply chain linkages and stakeholder development, as well as mitigates social and environmental risks in line with global best practices.  

Over the past decade, IFC has invested and mobilized around $5.3 billion in mining projects across the world. 

Read more about the World Bank Group approach to metals and minerals.