If you are reading the Mineral Consultant's Handbook, you may be aclient, an experienced minerals consultant or a younger consultant on the wayup. Whichever might be the case, it is hoped that this little handbook will beof some use. Whilst primarily designed for the newer consultant, it may well bea useful resource for others as well. The general aim has been to set out aguideline or framework for a minerals consulting business, in a format that canbe updated and added to as times and circumstances change.