Royalty model
A royalty is a contractual right to a percentage of revenue or production from a mining operation. The royalty holder takes no operating risk and minimal capital exposure.
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Gold Royalty and Streaming Companies
Royalty and streaming companies finance mines in exchange for a slice of future production. The model produces gold-price exposure without operating risk.
Streaming model
Streaming companies pay upfront for the right to buy future metal at a fixed low price. The economics resemble a long-dated low-strike option on the underlying metal.
Why investors hold them
Royalty companies trade at premium valuations to producers because cash flow is more predictable and the asset base is diversified across many mines and jurisdictions.
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