Situation

• WA gold mine reporting high costs and inability to meet production targets
• High employee turnover (44%)

Process

• Optimise rostering arrangements to improve retention and morale
• Review current cost saving ideas and production initiatives, assist with new ideas
• Implement mine to mill process to improve production and quality
• Implement projects to increase production and lower cost structure
• Adjust existing process (high stockpiles) to a just-in-time (JIT) process to reduce operating costs
  

Result

• “I'd like to thank you guys for your assistance during the year. We're having a terrific final quarter and in the last 6 months have completely turned (our mine) around through our measured approach to cost cutting and recruitment, a very successful Drill and Blast QA/QC program and the Just-in-Time ore delivery strategy. Momentum played an important part in bringing those ideas and strategies to fruition.”
  Evaluations Manager
  
  

Situation

• Very large WA mine entering construction but no firm accommodation strategy agreed
• A number of concerns about ability to meet accommodation needs
  

Process

• Review feasibility study assumptions
• Review effect of changes to project schedule on feasibility study assumptions
• Assess in light of current industry climate
  

Result

• Housing gap of 300-600 units of accommodation identified, depending on assumptions.
• Gap projected not to close until 3 years after commencing production

Situation

• 360 Mt resource mine in feasibility study
• 1500 peak manning in construction
• Impact on flight costs of roster selections unknown
  

Process

• Review industry flight costs/options
• Review airstrip capital requirements for each aircraft
• Analyse costs based on a range of assumptions/options
  

Result

• Optimal aircraft identified and cost estimate prepared

Situation

• Mineral sands mining company reviewing options for improving mine life by increasing mine production from 15Mtpa to 40Mtpa
  

Process

• Review all potential strategies for mine development
• Apply as required benchmark and first principle derivation of unit costs
• Review historical reserve/ resource conversion factors
• Apply Monte Carlo financial analysis to derive NPV ranges
  

Result

• Significant improvement in project economics at lower grades enabling a resource of 600Mt and sustained output of finished product

Situation

• Base metal mine suffering low production
• Inadequate mid and long term mining plans
• Mining contractor/ client relations poor
  

Process

• Project manage the reopening of an old mine
• Review business planning processes/ recommend solutions
• Review alterative and upgraded data capture and reporting processes/ recommend solutions
• Review contract document and update to reflect current needs
  

Result

• Reopening of old mine on schedule
• New data processes capturing live data
• Revised contract document/ contract management processes