Consultancy studies & reports
Mindset provides consultancy studies and reports on all aspects associated with the investigation, design, and economic analysis of project development. The various report types undertaken are as follows:
- Feasibility studies, including pre-feasibility, feasibility and bankable feasibility to various levels of accuracy
- Audits that detail our inspections, reviews and recommendations
- Benchmarking studies based on our extensive database
- Optimisation studies for existing operations
- Competent person reports (geological and mining) that are signed-off by our professionally registered geologists and mining engineers
- Due diligence reports
- Mining works programmes, mining right applications and prospecting right applications
- Evaluation reports
- Scoping studies
Mindset’s mining-related services include:
- Geological exploration management, including on-site management, sample logging and preparation and quality analysis
- Geological modelling and resource estimation
- Mine planning and reserve estimation
- Mine design in opencast, bord and pillar mining, pillar extraction and longwall mining
- Mine development
- Ventilation design
- Engineering design, including materials handling, equipment selection and maintenance
- Project management and project implementation
- SHEC management
- Mine management and owner’s representation
- Capital and operating cost estimation
Mindset’s mining consultancy services are customised to suit our clients’ needs. We can incorporate any of the following considerations:
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- Operational structures
- Management systems
- SHEC management
- Auditing
- Planning
- Forecasting
- Engineering management
- Maintenance planning
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- Time studies
- Identifying problem areas
- Production improvement plans
- Guidance for improvements
- Equipment utilisation
- Operator training
- Safety
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- Management
- Planning
- Health & safety
- Operational
- Equipment selection
- Engineering
- Prospecting
- Cost control
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- Budget preparation
- Labour planning
- Materials specifications
- Power & water consumption
- Operating costs
- Capital costs
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- Installation standards
- Maintenance procedures
- Repair procedures
- Artisan training
- Conveyor installations
- Dewatering installations
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- Good housekeeping
- Health & safety
- Mining operational
- Engineering
- Conveyor systems
- Transporting systems
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- Methods
- Mine layouts
- Mining systems
- Panel development
- Production scheduling
- Production capacities
- Machine capabilities
- Ventilation planning
Mindset’s associate & specialised services include:
- Exploration drilling services
- Geological and metallurgical analysis
- Mining geotechnical studies
- Ventilation layouts and designs
- Mine and land surveying
- Metallurgical studies and analysis
- Coal handling and process plant audits
- Environmental studies and compliance audits
- Civil engineering layouts and designs
- Materials handling systems and designs
- Mechanical engineering design drawings
- Electrical engineering designs and audits
- Occupational health and safety consultation
- Project management services