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MineQuest Consult
An overview of the company, its team members and its service
offering
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
About MineQuest Consult
• Started in 2009
• Goal:– To provide clients with practical and sustainable solutions to mining related
challenges
• Principal capabilities:– Mining Business Optimisation– Independent Mining Reviews – Technical and Economic Evaluation Services
• Service offering is delivered with high level of mining experience, expertise and competence, covering senior management, technical and mining business expertise and thorough understanding of mineral asset valuation.
• Mining expertise covers mainly underground mining, and includes commodities from base metals (nickel and copper), to gold, as well as platinum group metals (PGMs).
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
Our Vision & Values
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
• Vision:– To be the leading provider of innovative and practical solutions to the mining
and minerals industry, as an independent mining consultancy services company.
• Mission:– to enhance the integrity of the decision-making process, taken over the
entire mining value chain;– to promote and enable the use of innovative mining optimisation techniques;– to provide practical solutions to enhance decision-making; and– to ultimately satisfy the quest for safe, profitable and sustainable mining.
• Values:– Trust and transparency– Integrity and honesty– Core focus on our clients and people– Teamwork, ownership and empowerment
Our Service Offering
Mining Business Optimisation
• Enterprise Optimisation• Inform Decision-making• Risk & Probabilistic
Modelling & Analysis• Mining Simulations• Trade-off Studies
Independent Mining Reviews
• Due Diligence Studies• Mining Study Reviews• Short, Medium and Long
Term (LOM & Business) Planning Reviews
• Competent Persons Reports
Technical & Economic
Evaluations• Project Management• Mine Design & Lay-out• Mine Planning & Scheduling• Mineral Asset Valuation
We emphasise on front-end loading
Scoping Studies Pre-feasibility Studies
Feasibility Studies Operating Mines
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
Opportunity Identification
Analysis/Pre-
feasibility1
Planning/Feasibility
Study2
Execution/ Project Implementation
3
Close-out/ Production Ramp-
up/ Hand-over4
Close-out
5
Our Service Offering
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
Commitments(of funds)
Cost to Change
BenefitsRealisation
High
Low
R millions
Ability to Influence
value
• Optimisation of the mining processes throughout the mining value chain
• Partnered with Whittle Consulting - integrated approach to Enterprise Optimisation:– Advanced analytical, costing and operational modelling techniques – Advanced use of Gemcom Whittle software – Whittle Consulting Prober – B optimisation software (proprietary) – Efficient data base and data processing management – Extensive experience in mining optimisation and business planning challenges
• Combines knowledge and relevant information from disciplines and areas within the organisation – used to develop strategies that identify best options for value enhancement.
• Optimised Long Term Plan, Business Plan, Project or Business Case with a significantly improved cash flow profile – Risk reduction– Value add option for client– Proactive responses to future scenarios
Mining Business Optimisation
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
• Comprehensive and independent offering with regards to mining reviews
• Includes
– Due Diligence Studies– Mining Study Reviews (from conceptual to feasibility stage)– Review of short, medium, and long term (Life of Mine and Business) planning. – Competent Person’s reports
• Opinions are based on many years of operating and technical experience in the mining industry
• Review work covers a wide range of commodities
Independent Mining Reviews
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
• Includes:– Provision of project management support services– Mine design and layout– Mine planning and scheduling work.
• Economic evaluation expertise delivered with a combination of experience - senior management, technical and financial expertise and thorough understanding of mineral economics
• Latest in 3D modelling and scheduling software used, as well as
powerful mining simulation tools
Technical & Economic Evaluations
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
John Guy TaylorDirector & Principal
Consultant
Luke ZindiDirector & Principal
Consultant
Cuthbert MusingwiniAssociate
Our Team of Experts
“Value Creation through Optimisation”
Physical address:
No. 17 L’Abri
3 Panther Road
Boskruin
Randburg
2188
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 792 3395 Mobile Phone: +27 (0) 83 455 7082 Fax: +27 (0) 11 792 3395 E-Mail Address: [email protected]
Visit our website at www.minequest.co.za
Contact Details
“Value Creation through Optimisation”