MINING ENGINEERING
Our Experience
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Multi-discipline mining engineering and design services
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Underground mining
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Surface mining
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Global experience
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Our Difference
Effective management of engineering design processes
Experts in coordinating design work across geographically separated work groups
Apply innovative thinking to deliver the most effective results
Our Deliverables
Detailed, accurate and timely studies
Scheduled and tailored to suit your requirements
On time and on budget
STUDY TYPES INCLUDE:
Desktop/Conceptual and Scoping
Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)
Pre-feasibility
Feasibility
Execution to mine operations
Project Risk Profiles
Project management
Due diligence
Reserves (JORC and NI43-101)
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From massive underground caving and bulk commodity surface mining to small satellite open pits and narrow vein stoping - Mining Plus have intricate knowledge of underground and surface mining techniques and can add value to your deposit.
MINE PLANNING & SCHEDULING
Mine planning provides solutions through the application of all current and relevant information. Accurate life of mine planning is essential to the operation and the future economic success of your mining project. Mining Plus uses the optimal mining software systems combined with a practical and innovative approach to:​
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Conduct surface and underground mine optimisations.
Engineer detailed surface and underground mine designs.
Develop detailed mine schedules
Demonstrate robust economics of mining projects.
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These steps produce mine designs and schedules that are easily transferable to onsite mine planning and short-term scheduling teams. Mining Plus prides itself on schedules that require minimum changes when progressing from early stage studies to operational implementation. Processes and tools have been specifically designed to convey schedule information to mine operation teams to ensure the short-term objectives are aligned with the long-term strategic plan.
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OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT
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Our practical experience enables Mining Plus to add value and facilitate the delivery of your team’s goals through the analysis and optimisation of your open pit or underground operation.
This is achieved by focusing on a rigorous process combined with innovative and practical thinking:
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Operation audits to identify areas for improvement such as fleet management, production performance, technical integration, safety & environment, and strategic business alignment to operations
Determining the status of the current workflow and processes
Measuring performance to plan and identifying areas of under and over achievement
Implementing business and productivity improvement solutions
Developing ongoing control measures to maintain peak operational performance
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MINE PRODUCTION
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Mine production solutions are delivered through a detailed understanding of the mine schedule and mine infrastructure constraints, combined with practical and innovative technology solutions.
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Mining Plus has extensive experience in drill and blast design, general production and implementation in the areas of:
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Narrow vein to large cave mining methods
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Surface/open pit design and implementation
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Operation support in drill and blasting roles