Mine Consulting Services
IMC has had the pleasure to consult for major and minor commodity producers, junior exploration firms, public sector entities, and financial institutions. Since 1983, we have diversely practiced mine engineering in the Base Metals, Precious Metals, and Industrial Minerals commodity sectors.
Clients rely upon us to be the source for unbiased and credible mining studies of all levels from conceptual to feasibility for when the client needs independent mining consultation for:
Mine design, Mine Evaluation, Exploration, Resource Modeling / Estimation, or Technical Advisory.
Our clients have long chosen us as the proven source of cost effective mine engineering services because we accomplish projects on time, on budget and to specification.
MINING FEASIBILITY STUDIES / TECHNICAL REPORTS »
- Minining Studies of All Levels with Seasoned Experience in Base Metals », Precious Metals », and Industrial Minerals » projects.
- Conceptual / Scoping Studies
- Preliminary Economic Assessments
- Preliminary and Bankable Feasibility Studies
- Management of Turnkey Feasibility Studies
- Property Evaluation for Acquisition or Divestiture Due-Diligence
- Commodity / Sensitivity Reviews
- Mergers and Trade-off Studies
- Public Disclosure with Canada, Australia, and the United States: CIM Qualified Person (QP) / AusIMM Competent Person / SME Registered Member / United States Professional Engineer (PE)
MINE DESIGN AND PLANNING »
- Open Pit Mine Design and Mine Planning
- Surface and Underground Mine Evaluation
- Optimum Mine and Mill Lifecycle Production Rate Analysis
- Production Scheduling and Strategic Planning (Short and Long Range)
- Waste and Stockpile Storage Facility Design and Compliant Sequencing
- Mine Equipment Evaluation, Selection, and Fleet Requirement Estimation
- Mine Capital and Operating Cost Estimation
- Life-of-Mine Cashflow Estimation/Analysis
MINE EVALUATION »
- Risk Analysis / Critical Flaw Identification
- Exploration Potential / Plan Forward Recommendations
- Project Conceptual or Scoping Study
- Independent Technical Reviews/Audits
- Mine Project Evaluations
- Mine Operation Assessments / Optimization Studies
- Resource / Reserve Verification
- Trade-off Studies
- Mergers and Acquisitions Due Diligence
IMC’s Consulting Project Experience Includes:
- Base Metal Mining
- Precious Metal Mining
- Industrial and Aggregates Mining
- Open Pit Mining
- Underground Mine Evaluation
- Mine Engineering
- Pits and Quarries
- Surface Mining
- Mine Design
- Mine Evaluation
- Open Pit Design
- Waste Rock Pile Design
- Feasibility Studies
- Preliminary Economic Assessment Studies
RESERVES AND RESOURCES »
- Resource / Reserve Estimation
- Review and Verification (audit) of Reserves and Resources
- Drill Hole Data Quality Analysis and Quality Control (QA/QC)
- Planning of Data Collection Procedures
- Measured, Indicated, and Inferred (MI&I) /
Proven, Probable, and Possible (PPP) Mineral Resource Classifications
EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT »
- Exploration Drill Program Planning and Recommendations
- Drill Program Management
- QA/QC Design and Implementation
- Economic Geology Feedback
- Geological/Ore Deposit Modeling
- Audit/Review Sampling, Assay Procedures, and Chain of Custody
Contract Mine Engineering and Mine Technical Support Services
Alleviate and manage mine engineering staff shortages and with our hotswap / plug-and-play on-hire engineering support whenever and where ever you need it.
- New mine take-off mine engineering setup and staff development
- Onsite / Offsite Mine Technical Support Services
- Mine planning systems Hexagon/ MineSight Schedule Optimizer (MSSO) or similar setup and tailoring
- Ongoing mine operations on-demand short-term and long-term engineering
- Engineering management on providing third-party expert evaluation, recommendation, management, and solution resolution of mine operation activities.