Mining Engineering and Geologic Services
- Mine design and permitting for new mines and expansions
- Exploration and reserves estimation
- Mine planning and operations optimization
- Process plant design
- Hydrogeologic balance assessments and pump tests
- Slope stability and high wall investigations
- Groundwater modeling and zone of influence
- Reclamation and rehabilitation plans
- Beneficial re-use strategies
- Expert testimony and litigation
- Mine surveying using a variety of technologies such as reflectorless total station, 3D scanning, and drones
- Air permitting
- Wetlands delineation
- Mine reclamation fill (clean fill) permitting
Mineral Processing Engineering Services
New Plant Design:
- Evaluate deposit for proper equipment selection
- Design plant to maximize product mix and production
Existing Operation:
- Evaluate & audit plant
- Make recommendations to increase production
Our 3D scanning provides as-built drawings of your facility with precise measurements and pictures, allowing you to make quicker and better-informed decisions for future expansions or maintenance. Having these plans allows:
- Alternative analyses for improvements
- Understanding of how to create a new higher revenue operating system
- Development of plant upgrade scenarios by modeling different options in Autodesk® AutoCAD® 3D software
However, to be the most successful with the process control instrumentation, we need to make sure the plant evaluation includes:
- Complete mass balance development
- Field flow measurement: belt cuts, flow meters, density
- Unit analysis and performance evaluation: crushers, screens, cyclones, dryers, classifiers, mills, flotation, calciners, magnets, feeders, and conveyors
- Flowsheet development
- Prioritization of projects based on ROI
- Project management and implementation
Exploration and Feasibility
- Geologic assessment sampling/drilling
- Bench testing
- Analytical and application testing
- Market and economic assessment
Engineering and Construction
- Process flow sheet design and pilot studies
- Detailed engineering and construction oversight
Operations and Marketing
- Plant optimization
- Plant design
- Operator training
- Quality assurance
Minerals Marketing Consulting Services
- Valuation of new mineral deposits and existing operations
- Market assessments and feasibility studies
- Mining, processing, and marketing expertise to lower costs
- Business planning, operations management, and strategic planning
- Mergers and acquisitions due diligence
- Technical feasibility studies (i.e., lab, pilot, and applications testing)
- Identifying new high-value mineral products
- Strategies to meet customer needs at the lowest possible cost
