Strategic & life‑of‑mine planning
- Scenario modelling and phase sequencing trade‑offs
- Constraint analysis across haulage, processing and waste
- NPV optimisation of shells, phases and production windows
Mining Consultants — Brisbane & Queensland
Locate Brisbane‑based and Queensland‑experienced mining consultants across planning, geotech, drill & blast, productivity and studies. YouMine lists specialists; consultants deliver the engineering and advisory work.
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Orelogy Consulting
Specialist open pit mine planning & scheduling
Level 2, 101 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000, Australia
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OreWin (Adelaide)
Strategic studies, mine planning & ore reserves
140 South Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
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AMC Consultants (Perth)
End-to-end mining advisory, design & planning
Level 3, 1100 Hay Street, West Perth WA 6005, Australia
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Snowden Optiro (Perth)
Mining advisory: planning, ore reserves & reconciliation
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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MineGeoTech
Integrated geotech & mine planning consulting
Perth, WA, Australia
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CSA Global (Perth)
Mining & geology advisory incl. mine design and reserves
Level 3, 1–5 Havelock Street, West Perth WA 6005, Australia
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The problem
- Key technical inputs arrive late, causing redesign and schedule compression.
- Short planning horizons mask haulage or processing constraints and inflate unit cost.
- Study assumptions age out, eroding value before investment decisions.
- Geotechnical, scheduling and operations teams work to misaligned horizons.
- Ad‑hoc analysis hides persistent bottlenecks in haulage, drill & blast or processing.
Services consultants offer
Short & medium‑term scheduling
- Aligned drill, blast, load, haul and processing plans
- Short interval control and plan compliance diagnostics
- Rolling 12–24 month schedules with risk/action tracking
Geotechnical & slope support
- Pit slope review and depressurisation strategy alignment
- Monitoring integration (radar, prisms, pore pressure)
- Design criteria and acceptance notes for studies
Drill & blast engineering
- Pattern design, burden/spacing optimisation for fragmentation and wall control
- Timing and tie‑in design with vibration management
- QA/QC and fragmentation reconciliation to throughput
Productivity & cost improvement
- Haul cycle diagnostics, queueing and dispatch uplift
- Rehandle reduction and truck–shovel match studies
- Operating cost variance analysis tied to material flow
Studies & approvals
- Scoping/PFS/DFS inputs, gating deliverables and risks
- Readiness reviews before board / investment committees
- Sensitivity and mitigation modelling for key value drivers
Closure & rehabilitation planning
- Landform geometry options and stability rationale
- Cover system assumptions and erosion risk screening
- Progressive rehabilitation integrated with operations
Where consultants operate
Regions
- Brisbane (head offices)
- Bowen Basin
- Surat Basin
- Galilee Basin
- North West Minerals Province
- Central Queensland
- Far North Queensland
Commodities
- Coal
- Copper
- Gold
- Zinc
- Nickel
- Battery minerals
Methods
- Large open pits
- Underground longwall
- Truck and shovel
- Dragline operations
- Underground stoping
Delivery
- Brisbane office with site campaigns
- FIFO
- DIDO
- Remote data collaboration
Lifecycle
- Concept
- Scoping
- PFS
- DFS
- Execution
- Operations
- Expansion
- Closure
Representative outcomes
Haulage bottleneck relief
Road maintenance cadence and speed‑profile tuning reduced cycle variability and lifted effective truck hours without new fleet.
Study criteria alignment
Cross‑discipline review early in PFS tightened design criteria and avoided geotechnical and scheduling rework pre‑gate.
Drill & blast cost control
Pattern and timing adjustments maintained fragmentation while trimming powder factor and crusher oversize.
Who our consultants serve
- Technical Services Managers needing integrated planning inputs
- Study Managers seeking defendable criteria and gate deliverables
- Mine Managers targeting stable production and unit‑cost control
- Owners’ teams requiring independent design or schedule review
- Planning & Geotech teams needing surge or specialist support
How engagement typically works
- Discover: confirm commodity, method, targets, constraints, deadlines
- Gather: share models, schedules, monitoring, cost and production data
- Plan: scope, deliverables, cadence, risks and governance agreed
- Execute: analysis/design/modelling, iterations and alignment
- Close‑out: validated outputs, recommendations and implementation notes