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 — Perth & Western Australia
Locate WA‑based and WA‑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
- Critical technical inputs arrive late, forcing redesign and timeline compression.
- Short planning cycles and siloed data obscure constraints and inflate unit costs.
- Study assumptions age out, eroding project value before investment decisions.
- Geotechnical, scheduling and production teams operate on misaligned horizons.
- Ad‑hoc analysis hides sustained bottlenecks in haulage, drill & blast or processing.
Services consultants offer
Short & medium‑term scheduling
- Integrated drill, blast, load, haul and processing alignment
- Short interval control and plan compliance diagnostics
- Rolling 12–24 month horizons with risk/action tracking
Geotechnical & slope support
- Pit slope review, depressurisation strategy alignment
- Monitoring integration (radar, prisms, pore pressure)
- Design criteria and acceptance notes for studies
Drill & blast engineering
- Pattern design, burden/spacing optimisation
- Timing, tie‑in and powder factor trade‑offs
- QA/QC and fragmentation reconciliation to throughput
Productivity & cost improvement
- Haul cycle diagnostics, queueing and dispatch uplift
- Rehandle reduction and equipment 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 integration with operations
Where consultants operate
Regions
- Perth (head offices)
- Pilbara
- Goldfields–Esperance
- Yilgarn
- Mid West
- Kimberley
- South West
Commodities
- Iron ore
- Gold
- Nickel
- Copper
- Lithium
- Critical minerals
Methods
- Large open pits
- Satellite pits
- Underground stoping
- Transition (open pit to underground)
- Cutbacks & expansion phases
Delivery
- Perth office with site campaigns
- FIFO
- DIDO
- Remote data collaboration
Lifecycle
- Concept
- Scoping
- PFS
- DFS
- Execution
- Operations
- Expansion
- Closure
Representative outcomes
Haulage bottleneck uplift
Cycle segmentation and revised road maintenance cadence reduced truck delays and lifted effective hours without new fleet.
Study criteria alignment
Early cross‑discipline review tightened design criteria and avoided late geotechnical and scheduling rework pre‑PFS gate.
Drill & blast cost reduction
Pattern adjustments maintained fragmentation while trimming explosive consumption and reducing oversize at the crusher.
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 cost control
- Owners’ teams requiring independent design or schedule review
- Planning & Geotech teams needing surge or specialised 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 stakeholder alignment
- Close‑out: validated outputs, recommendations and implementation notes