Consulting Services

Practical consulting across the base-metals value chain

Nine service areas, delivered individually or as a combined scope. Every engagement is led by a senior consultant with operating experience in the commodity concerned.

Mineral processing plant interior with engineers reviewing plans
Open-pit mining operation viewed from above

Mine Planning & Operational Review

Independent review of mine design, scheduling, grade control, fleet productivity and cost structure — with a practical improvement plan, not a shelf report.

  • Pit and stope optimisation
  • Reconciliation and grade control
  • Cost and productivity benchmarking
Mineral processing plant with engineers reviewing plans

Mineral Processing & Plant Optimisation

Flowsheet review, mass-balance work, recovery improvement and debottlenecking across flotation, leach, SX-EW, CIL and beneficiation circuits.

  • Metallurgical test-work interpretation
  • Recovery and throughput uplift
  • Reagent and consumable optimisation
Documented mineral sample custody at an operating site

Feasibility & Technical Studies

Scoping, pre-feasibility and feasibility study management with disciplined capital and operating cost estimation and clear decision gates.

  • Study management and peer review
  • Capex and opex estimation
  • Technical risk registers

ESG & Permitting Advisory

Environmental and social requirements, permitting pathways and responsible-sourcing frameworks aligned to lender and offtaker expectations.

  • Permitting roadmaps
  • Responsible-sourcing controls
  • Community and stakeholder frameworks

Commercial, Offtake & Market Advisory

Concentrate and metal marketing, offtake and prepayment structuring, treatment and refining terms, logistics routing and netback analysis.

  • Offtake and TC/RC negotiation support
  • Netback and logistics modelling
  • Buyer and refiner shortlisting

Contract Personnel & Specialist Secondment

Qualified geologists, metallurgists, mine planners, plant superintendents and project engineers seconded to your operation for a defined scope.

  • Short and long-term placements
  • Commissioning and ramp-up teams
  • Interim technical management

Yellow Fleet & Mining Consumables

Sourcing and leasing of heavy mining equipment — excavators, dozers, haul trucks and loaders — backed by ongoing supply of the consumables that keep them productive.

  • Fleet sourcing, leasing and short-term hire
  • Ground-engaging tools, wear parts and drill-and-blast consumables
  • Reagent supply and consumption planning

PPE & Safety Equipment Supply

Supply of personal protective equipment and site safety gear for operating and developing mines, specified to site scale and the standards that apply on the ground.

  • Site-wide PPE programmes and sizing
  • Standards-compliant specification and certification
  • Scheduled replenishment and stock planning

Health & Safety Compliance

HSE audit and compliance work against mines-act and occupational health and safety requirements, with incident management systems and training support.

  • HSE audits and gap assessments
  • Incident management and reporting systems
  • Safety training and competency support

How engagements run

Scoped, sequenced and reported

A short scoping conversation, a written proposal with deliverables and fees, then delivery against agreed milestones.

01

Scoping

We define the question, the boundaries and the data available.

02

Proposal

Approach, team, deliverables, timing and fees in writing.

03

Delivery

Site work, analysis and interim findings as the work progresses.

04

Handover

Report, quantified recommendations and implementation support.

Southern African mineral landscape