As part of Love Data Week 2026 - the Stanford University Libraries is hosting a virtual training for S&P Metals & Mining. This session will be led by Ryan Bontes, S&P Global Industry Specialist: Metals & Mining.

This introductory session is tailored specifically for new users of the Metals & Mining dataset in Capital IQ Pro. Our goal is to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the platform, showcase key features and innovative tools, and empower you to extract valuable insights and data for your research

During this session, you will learn how to leverage the following features:

• Metals & Mining Dashboard: Get the latest mining news, research, and commodity prices, along with updates on drill results, development stages, transactions, company financials, and real-time stock performance.
• Property Profile: Access comprehensive data on ownership, transactions, reserves, production, and news for properties and assets.
• Commodity Profile: Stay updated on exploration budgets, drilling, production, capital costs, pricing, and news for all covered mining commodities.
• Screener: Filter and sort through our mining dataset to find results that match your criteria. Screen by commodity, region, development stage and more.
• Maps: Visualize and analyze metals & mining data, company assets, and transactions with our user-friendly mapping tool.
• M&M Research Library: Access in-depth reporting and analysis from our team of experts on commodity and market trends, supply and demand, exploration budgets, and more.
• Templates: Save time with pre-built Excel templates for mining company financials, commodity prices, reserves, production, drill results, and more.

For current Stanford affiliates only, registration required. You will receive a Zoom link after registration.

This workshop is part of Love Data Week, an annual festival highlighting topics, opportunities and services relevant to data in research.