Engineering design services
Crafting innovative solutions for sustainable success
Many mining and infrastructure projects face avoidable challenges because the design foundations were never fully resolved, validated, or aligned with real-world conditions. Incomplete models, generic layouts, and untested assumptions often create long-term constraints that affect performance, cost, and sustainability. TacminMadini’s engineering design services eliminate these gaps by translating geological insight, operational requirements, and environmental considerations into robust, practical, and future-fit engineering solutions. From mining models to materials handling, infrastructure, and architectural design, we ensure every element is engineered with accuracy, sustainability, and lifecycle value in mind — giving clients a design foundation they can build on with confidence.
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Transforming geological data into reliable, operationally aligned mining models
Is your planning based on geological models that reflect current reality — or outdated interpretations that quietly distort decisions and value? |
| Many mines rely on models that haven’t kept pace with geological change, grade variability, or new drilling inputs, leading to poor grade control, unnecessary dilution, and planning errors that reduce profitability. |
| We convert core logging and geological inputs into robust geological, structural, block, grade, and mining models. Continuous updates using in-pit geology and infill drilling ensure reliable grade projections and stronger operational confidence. This disciplined modelling enhances resource certainty, improves reconciliation, and supports more profitable mine planning. |
Comprehensive design solutions that optimise extraction and long-term value
Does your mine design truly unlock the orebody — or is it limiting recovery, constraining access, or inflating long-term costs? |
| Designs that fail to integrate geotechnical conditions, haul logistics, geometallurgy, and sustainability requirements often become the source of bottlenecks and long-term inefficiencies. |
| Our team delivers resilient open-pit and underground designs built on best-practice engineering, advanced modelling, and operational insight. We optimise layouts, sequences, and geotechnical controls to maximise recovery, improve efficiency, and ensure regulatory compliance. Each design balances safety, sustainability, and long-term economic value. |
Integrated civil and infrastructure designs that support full mine development
Are your infrastructure plans designed to support the mine you intend to run — or the mine you hope to run? |
| Underdeveloped or misaligned infrastructure often becomes a structural constraint, impacting haulage, water management, project timing, and community outcomes. |
| We design bulk earthworks, haul and access roads, water systems, rail interfaces, stormwater and tailings structures, and community infrastructure. Using BIM and high-resolution modelling, we produce precise, compliant, and sustainable engineering packages. Our solutions support efficient construction, safe operations, and long-term resilience. |
High-performance designs for reliable, safe, and efficient material flow
Is your materials handling system engineered around real material behaviour and throughput — or assumed values that lead to bottlenecks and instability? |
| Under-specified or mismatched handling systems are a major cause of downtime, poor utilisation, and uncontrolled operating costs. |
| We design conveyors, crushing and screening circuits, stockpiles, and storage systems using advanced simulation and engineering tools. Our solutions improve throughput, reliability, safety, and environmental compliance while supporting stable, long-term production. |
Functional, sustainable, and community-centred architectural solutions
Do your facilities support operational efficiency and community expectations — or constrain workflow, comfort, and long-term maintenance? |
Poor building layouts increase running costs, reduce productivity, and create friction with workforce needs and community requirements. |
We design RAP housing, low-cost accommodation, admin buildings, industrial workshops, and commercial structures using modern, sustainable, and community-focused design principles. Our architectural solutions enhance functionality, reduce environmental impact, and support long-term asset value. |
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Engineering design services
Project value of mining cost on some of the studies for customers
US$5Bn
Equipment size selected in capital recommendation and trade-off studies.
Mining truck payloads varying from
25-380ton
ROM production of our benchmarking studies carried out for customers
up to
60mtpa
Number of Cat 793 trucks benchmarked on some of our Clients mining operations
benchmarked
75 x 793's
Sarel Blaauw
senior partner
+61 498 785 165