Mining Project Evaluation 2016

SRK was mandated to act as the Independent Engineer on behalf of the consortium of Lenders supporting a potential debt financing of the Gahcho Kué diamond project. Gahcho Kué is located in the Canadian North, approximately 300km northeast of Yellowknife. The Gahcho Kué project is a joint venture between Mountain...

From December 2011 to July 2013, SRK carried out a prefeasibility engineering study for Andes Iron’s Dominga Norte and Sur project. The study included resource estimation, geotechnics, mine design and production schedule, Iron (Fe)-Copper (Cu) mineral processing, power and water supply, a reverse osmosis plant and slurry pipeline for pellet...

Sourcing benchmark data can be a time consuming task, and time is a valuable commodity in consulting. Benchmarking is essential for defining early stage limitations for estimating Mineral Resources and for informing clients of key areas for improving operations. Every deposit and operation has its own unique characteristics, so the...

With mine project evaluations, the tendency is to focus on the potential resources and reserves followed by the mining and processing costs. But environmental issues related to project permitting, operations and closure can have a material influence on the overall valuation of a mining asset. Proper identification of environmental liabilities...

Preparing a cash flow model to be used in project evaluation is not just an exercise in manipulating numbers in Microsoft Excel. There are numerous complexities in compiling such a model which require a thorough understanding of the project and the commodity, from geology to mining to processing to logistics...

The valuation of exploration assets is required as a basis for the commercial terms of corporate transactions, but can also support a company’s exploration strategy when every exploration dollar must be carefully considered. In exploration it is generally recognised that while the investment risks are high, the financial returns of...

SRK was commissioned by Masan Group Corporation, in Vietnam to provide an independent oversight of Masan Resources’, Nui Phao project during construction and production ramp up. This work took place over a period of 18 months. The Nui Phao project is a polymetallic deposit, located some 80km north west of...

In 2012, Alexco Resource Corp. (Alexco) commissioned SRK to assist in completing an updated NI 43-101-compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment for their Eastern Keno Hill Silver District project. Located in a historic silver mining district in the Yukon Territory, Canada, there are approximately 30 known polymetallic silver-lead-zinc deposits in the area,...

Cerro Lindo, owned and operated by Compania Minera Milpo S.A., is the largest underground mine in Peru, currently mining more than 20,000 tonnes per day. The mine profitably develops seven volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) ore bodies. To begin mining the secondary stopes in Ore Body 5, and realise the optimal...

Cerro Lindo, de propiedad de y operada por Compañía Minera Milpo S.A., es la mina subterránea más grande en Perú, actualmente con una extracción de más de 20.000 toneladas por día. La mina desarrolla de manera rentable siete yacimientos de sulfuro vulcanogénicos masivos (VMS). Para comenzar la extracción de los...