Mining Engineering
We provide expert technical services to mining companies that includes:
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Embedded Site Support - secondments to supplement your internal engineering workforce, cover skills gaps and train up new hires
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Mine Planning and Scheduling - mine design, optimisation, long term planning, short term planning, operational scheduling
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Drill and Blast Design - design work, mine to mill optimisation
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Mining Tender Management - management of the mining RFQ and tender process, cost model development
Operational Improvement
We help identify and embed improvements through the following activities:
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Operational Readiness - development of standards, processes and procedures to ensure that ramp-up plans are met
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Management Operating System Deployment - implementation of common ways of working (based on plan, do, check and act) to enable sustained performance
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Operational and Strategic Reviews - looking at the entire value chain to identify and prioritise areas for improvement through both first principles analysis and benchmarking
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Improvement Portfolio Management - development of fit for purpose frameworks and management of your improvement pipeline to deliver tangible outcomes
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Capability Building - through the training and mentoring of your personnel
Innovation Management
We help mining companies assess, select and embed operational technologies (for example fleet management systems, simulation and analytics platforms, ore sensing technologies) with a strong return on investment through:
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Technology Strategy Development - ensuring alignment of your technology roadmap with your business strategy and challenges
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Scanning and Scouting - targeted market, competitor, technology and solution scanning to identify the best pathways forward (i.e. build, buy or partner)
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Business Case Development - to demonstrate the value proposition and build internal support
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Technology De-risking - through rapid experimentation and trials that accelerate time to impact at the lowest cost
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Implementation and Benefits Realisation - leveraging a strong management of change process to ensure the solutions are sustainable
