Articles & News

As the ore reserves deplete and the demand for commodities increases, many open-pit mines face the challenge of expanding their operations to extend their mine life, increase production, and reduce costs. Expanding an open-pit mine is not a simple task. It involves many technical, economic, environmental, and social aspects that must be carefully planned, designed, and executed. From our experience, ore planned from logistically constrained mine expansions often is not delivered on time.

One of the key challenges in open-pit gold mining is to optimize the mine scheduling, which involves deciding which blocks of ore to extract and in what order. The quality and quantity of the ore, or the grade, is a crucial factor affecting the mining operation's profitability and sustainability. Therefore, accurate ore grade predictions are essential for making informed and optimal decisions.

Our Articles & News series brings together practical insights, emerging trends, and frontline observations from the global mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors. With a focus on disciplined project execution, operational resilience, and responsible development, we share independent thinking grounded in real project experience.

 

From digital project controls and energy optimisation to project recovery, supply chain resilience, and integrated project delivery, these articles explore what matters most to asset owners, engineers, contractors, investors, and decision-makers.

 

We take a straight-talking approach, no fluff, no theory for theory’s sake. Just practical guidance, lessons learnt, and strategic commentary aimed at helping operators deliver safer, more efficient, and future-ready assets.

 

Whether you're shaping a new development, stabilising an operation, or driving continuous improvement, you'll find thinking here that keeps you informed, prepared, and one step ahead.