A method to assess the likelihood and magnitude of initial capital expenditure overruns of future gold mining projects using retrospective data analysis By J.P.P. Wetterhahn in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Delft University of Technology, to be defended publicly on August 30, 2018 at 14:00 AM. Project duration: March 2017 – August 2018 Thesis committee: Dr. M. Buxton, TU Delft Ir. M. Keersemakers TU Delft Drs. J.C. Blom TU Delft Dr. P. Kindt ING Bank Dr. M. Rinne Aalto University Dr. B. Lottermoser RWTH Aachen