MINING services
MINING AND MINERALS
The Great Lakes Region in Africa is known for it mineral wealth potential, including critical minerals for technological advancements, and the focus now is to develop them. The region is considered the next mineral powerhouse, contributing significantly to the GDPs.
We bring on board experience and renowned players from the mature mining industry and are committed to support this journey through exploration, feasibility studies for developments, addressing risks and sustainability issues to financial closure and through operations to decommissioning.
Comprehensive support across the mining lifecycle
We support mining projects from exploration to closure, including:
Geological Assessment
Description of regional geology, mineralization, investigations including drilling and sampling. Confirms the size, grade, and distribution of the mineral deposit, and resource risks – grade continuity, depth and metallurgy.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
Strategic Environmental Assessment; Environmental and Social Impact Assessment; legal and regulatory regime, permits and licences, Environment and Social Management Plans, sustainability issues and reporting, rehabilitation plans, and community engagement plan (including artisanal miners).
Financial Analysis
Operating and maintenance costs (mining costs, processing costs, admirative costs, royalties. Cash flow model including projected revenues. NPV, IRR, pay back years. Sensitivity analysis – price, grade, recovery, CAPEX, OPEX. Funding structure.
Metallurgy and Processing Plan
Metallurgical test work, recovery %, ore refining, lay out plan and unit operations; Process flow sheet; Plant design capacity tph; Reagent and consumable requirements; Tailings storage facility design.
Mining Methods
Evaluating mine development plans and extraction techniques and equipment needs; mining waste and tailings management plan.
Infrastructure Requirements
Roads, power supply (Grid studies and designs, Solar PV with BESS), water supply, and waste management systems; laboratories; Camps, Communication, ICT.
Implementation plan
Including timelines and timing for feasibility study, permits and licences, financial closure, construction, first mineral pour; key milestones and critical path.
Resettlement Framework and Action Plan
Including land acquisition and resettlement, livelihood restoration and Community Benefits.
Risk Assessment
Technical (Geological, design, processing energy, and water supply); climate risks; financial and economic (price, sales, tax); Geo-political (country or regional,); ESG, and regulatory risks; Enterprise risk management and capacity building.
Environmental and Social Audits and Safeguards monitoring
Physical environment (air quality, noise, vibrations, seismic), biodiversity, aquatics and water quality, groundwater, mine waste management; livelihoods, community health and safety, social risks and human rights.
Health, safety and regulatory compliance
Hazard identification, risk assessment, Mine HS inspections, monitoring and audits; permitting and licensing support, regulatory liaison, and compliance audits.
Environment, Social and governance
ESG gap and materiality assessments, governance and compliance systems, stakeholder engagement, grievance mechanisms, Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), and livelihood restoration.
Climate, GHG emissions
Climate vulnerability and adaptation assessments, greenhouse-gas inventories and emissions reduction planning.
Mine closure
Planning, design, decommissioning, compliance monitoring, reclamation and ecosystem restoration.
Due diligence
- Environmental and social due diligence.
- ESG performance reviews.
Economic Analysis
- Capital costs (proposed investments) and benefits