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